Lifecruisers Ship Party January 5 - 2008

THE PARTY GOES ON (I felt asleep for the 3rd time lately - grrr - Even missed the Champagne)

Rosa was hungry too


Welcome to Lifecruisers Ship Party
- if you charming and beautiful ladies need an assistent strong hand, you know where to adress.

When in Buenos Aires, it's a Swede, known all over the Nordics, Evert Taube that wrote a hymn for the Famous virtous Carl Michael Bellman (1740-95) - called Rio de la Plata. This is not a statue of either of them - but it's from Boca, Rio de la Plata, and a tribute to our captain.

What to wear? Need to find a proper Mens shop
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Is this Tie OK? Too Large or Small?

Well, Anna migth be better dressed

When waiting for the Real Thing Ladies, can you please nip to this. As you can see, it's Privado. For you only.

Here to Click for opening - for free

Friday August 31 - 2007 -

One year of blogging

My first blog was posted on August 31 in 2006. For a very simple reason. One year after I may say: I do not regret this step into the Cyber World at all. Never have I met so many interesting and genuine people from all over the Globe in such a short time. I’m overwhelmed by all the nice, wise, cheerful, interesting and witty comments given to my posts during this year. And all the fun I’ve been so lucky to take part in. I’ve done 272 posts in my first year. And received several thousands comments.

During this first year Anna, my wife, and I have had the pleasure to meet in blood and flesh two of my blogger friends, with their respective “better half”, RennyBA and Mrs Lifecruiser.
They are all unique persons and personalities. You can read about our meetings in several of my posts.

On this occasion, it is very hard to highlight some specific comments or blogs I’ve read.
Butt, I do think Mrs Lifecruiser’s idea of Cyber Cruise is worth a special gift – A x-mas card – a real one stamped from Santa’s Post Office in Dröbak. The Cyber Cruise – still going on has been very serious, informative, creative, high quality and at the same time: Fun, fun and fun. My anniversary gift to all Cuber Cruisers and readers: I plan to post from Buenos Aires/Argentina – and from Holland and Riga –

later this year- Have to go there, before posting, right?)).

I still have two more x-mas cards, with the stamp from Santa’s Post Office. When in the Office, I asked for one stamp for Norway, one for Europe and one for The World. Well,
as the first one goes to Sweden (Europe), then there is one for Norway, and one for the World left. So how to choose? I did not think twice. I made a simple decision:

Go back from my first post. http://toraa.blogspot.com/2006/08/oslo-august-31-2006-this-morning-i.html. Then look for the first comment from Norway and the first from the World.
Guess what? The result was revealed in my debut post:
Here it is: RennyBA – Norway and Expat Traveler – The World and Vancouver, Canada.

You know, our Cats have been frequent readers of Gattina's Cats on Tuesday, and they ponder out a special prize for her. (Shhh - a secret: Gattina and I have a date when we are 80 - if not before).
Next time I need other criteria for premiums. Maybe: animals, flowers, history, wildlife, architecture, sport, family, friends, kids, nature, boats, literature, movies, leisure, food, macro, daily life …. I write all the themes on a sheet of paper, put them in a Jar, and ask Anna to pick up 3 themes. For each theme there will be blogger names, also to be picked from different, smaller jars. Let’s see if it’s gonna be you next time.

Thank you all for a wonderful year - it's been like a never ending Samba. So do it then;))

PS. The winners will receive their cards in their respective snail-mail boxes.

TORs - August 30 - My last post

Dear readers,

the headline is correct.

This is my last post.

Sorry. I'm fond of you all.

It's been a blast.

But time changes.

I have been a blogger for one year Friday August 31.

Everything has an end.

I'm not able to change that.

My last story is from our Canoe tour last Saturday.

In the Wilderness and the sound of Nature and the paddles.

1) Friday, August 24 - 2007 - Norway, South East:

Radio/TV/Internet: Weatherforcast for Saturday, August 25: Variable - may be showers, may be Sunny, may be windy, may be chilly, maybe maybe maybe...

2) Still Friday early evening:

To cold to sit out at the Platform.

We lit up the fireplace - old newspapers and wood. Cold and humid. At least we tried to have a pleasant time in front of our tiny fireplace. But fire? No, only smoke. You know, not up into the chimney - but directly down and into our small "livingroom". Smokealarm - piiiiiip .

At least the 3 of them worked according to product descriptions. Not bad. But it's a hell for your ears to stop that noise ----

3) August 25 - Saturday:

4) 6 am: Sunny - 14 C

5) 7 am: Sunny - 15 C - some wind

6) 8 am: Sunny - 15 C - still windy

7) 9 am: Sunny - temp? We slept again

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8) b11 am: Sunny - 20 C - hmm - what to do?

9) 12 am: Sunny - 20 C - Brunch

10) 12:30 am: Sunny: 20C - Canoe on top of the Car

11) 1:30 pm: 20 C - changing wind directions - Started canoeing in the wilderness - on the Lakes

Then: 4 hours completly incorporated with the nature. Only the sounds of birds, some amphiums - queck-queck, insects, jumping fishes - splash, a moose, flowers, waterfalls, wild blueberies, partridgeberries, cloudberries, crowberies, windsounds from the leafes of the different trees.....

12) and a beach for our own - skinny dipping - *giggles*

13) 6 pm: Shopping - the tiny grocery store did not have our cats fav's

13.5) 6:30 pm: 17 C - Time for Cat feeding and some moister lotion

That was the end of my year as a blogger.

Please enjoy our tour into to unknown:

Here you can see Anna's Croc - to the left. But where is Anna?

In the Lake of course. To cold for me to swim. Besides, if we both were in the water at the same time; who could take this photo?

Anna, prepared for the return to "civilisation":

Returning over the lower lake. Can you feel the silence and the sound of nature?


Well, this was my last post in my first year as a blogger. Goodbye.

PS. See you in my second year as a blogger, I hope. Starting August 31-2007

The Power of Schmoozing

RennyBA

A real network evangelist and very close friend honored me with

The Power of Schmoozing award!

Here is what it’s all about:

Schmoozing as defined by Dictonary.com is the ability to “converse casually, especially in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection”. When it comes to blogging, schmoozing is your ticket to making new friends, getting yourself noticed and building a reputation. Some bloggers are gifted with the ability to effectively schmooze and others not so much. Mark and his friend Danielle wanted to recognize those bloggers who exhibit strong schmoozing skills. In order to do so they created the new Power of Schmooze award! They suggested to reward five bloggers friends who also are masters of the schmooze. Here is mine:

This was in fact a lottery – ’cause I at once found at least more than 35 candidates– and, if I have understood the rules, can not mention Renny and his 5 choices – then I asked my grandson to help me – 35 names in the bowl - and this is the result:

Mar
Sailing - Cybercruiser - TdF - Chile - Barcelona - hugs

Claudie
Mon copine de Touluse - a veritable cybercruisere . It was fun that the young man from Columbia won today

Ginnie
My "heart" to you. The woman who lives on both sides of the pond. Fascinating

Gattina
Ingrid, you have brought me into a fascinating blogger world.

Jen
One of my favourites. Need I say more?

PS. I’ve checked it out afterwards --- yeah those 5 have all have met another blogger. Am I right? I do think so - check their blog stories.

PS2. Do not shoot me – your name was in the bowl, but this time – Sebastian did not pick up yours. Hugs to you all;))