Condolences

It seems like recently things are getting worse. No sooner have we mourned those of the Madrid blasts, than news reaches me that an old schoolfriend Amir's sister, Nadia died last friday. Thoughts are with him and his family at this hard time.

Not wanting to only relay bad news, I scoured the press to find something that might cheer people up. Or at least take their minds off things. So for those of you that like 'alternative' cinema, this one in Norway should be right up your street. It's made up of ice, and is a drive-in for snowmobiles - no, really.

And for those of you that regularly use instant messenger services at work in the UK beware that companies are to obliged to record all data sent through them. And for those of you in Spain there's no reason to be smug, as it's more than likely that your company is already recording all conversations (70 percent of companies record, and 63 percent archive, compared to just 20 percent and 9 percent in the UK.

On a final note, Carlitos had to hand in his thesis today, so I'm sure they'll be some celebration in the bar tonight.

As the Monty boys say, "always look on the bright side of life".