And in case you are European you should do the same within the next days … see this webpage for details.

Hello my fellow Europeans!
In case you haven’t decided which party you should vote for (and you should vote for one) in the European Parliament election (July 4th/5th/6th/7th), here comes your geek tool to find out …
The EU Profiler (blessed by the European Union Democracy Observatory) is your solution!

There are things in this world you wouldn’t believe … Ryanair is having an election on what kind of “Fat Tax” they should introduce in their price scheme … be aware of the fact that the question of whether to have such a tax at all has already been answered by a previous election …
Feel free to r read more and vote here.

Thanks for all the good wishes and such things …
Even though I am not in Berlin these days, there will of course be a party! Most likely I will make up for it in July, maybe August!
For those in and around Geneva, there might be one next weekend … details will follow.
Those who forgot, will have their chance to compensate by bringing large and expensive gifts ;)

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
`’Tis some visitor,’ I muttered, `tapping at my chamber door –
Only this, and nothing more.’

more …

You may ask yourself why? It’s Edgar Allan Poe’s 200th birthday today!