The Day of My Mortality
In honor of my Birthday the Swiss Weather Gods said unto the Swiss Weather Lookers,
"He’ll no doubt want to take the day off for his birthday and climb the mountains around Zurich. This can not be allowed as he needs to write his dissertation."
It’s been snowing in Zurich every day or night since Monday, and [...]
The Laughing Lemon
I tend to write a lot of drivel about heading into the Alps, there’s no method behind it all, it’s just what floats around in my head. But it seems like a good time to digress and focus on more important topics. I’ve often thought about taking up chocolate science as a career, but much [...]
The Gonzo New Year
Editor’s Note: The following was recieved this evening from an undisclosed location in the postal code of Zurich, Switzerland. The return address was scrowlled with GONZO and sent C.O.D. We accepted the charge, of course, for our man in Zurich has always come through on deadline, but this may be his last submission [...]
Dude, Who Brought the Tear Gas?
So, the World Cup seems like a big deal over here in Europe. Especially so if you’re a Swiss soccer (excuse me, football) fan and you were in Zurich last Friday watching the Swiss team beat South Korea. I watched the game on an open air screen just off the Limmat river, the same one [...]
