Category Archives: Miscellaneous

The fable of the Eagle and the Lark

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Haridasi

Once upon a time there was a lark who was renowned for her beautiful singing. Her song was judged by all who heard her to be the sweetest sound on earth. From dawn to dusk she would sing her song … Continue reading →

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Randomness vs destiny

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Haridasi

A year ago I was boondocking around Stavanger and during one of the evenings I met a German couple who was travelling around, and we shared a nice evening of talks and wine. As the evening progressed we ended up … Continue reading →

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Life is in the transitions

Posted on August 11, 2020 by Haridasi

In the US there is a notion of mentors. Apparently, these are people in your professional field you contact for coffee or lunch, and they give advice and help to move you further up the status ladder. I have never … Continue reading →

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No TV Month revised

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Haridasi

“It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.”— Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955) So I decided to go a month without tv this July. It has gone surprisingly well. I have only broken it once, and … Continue reading →

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Man’s (well, mine) search for meaning

Posted on July 4, 2020 by Haridasi

I have for over a year now had the dreaded title “ufør” here in Norway. It’s a terrible title – ufør is the equivalent of the word “disabled” in english. Which means there’s a whole species of people who has … Continue reading →

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Setting up piHole in Docker Swarm

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Haridasi

At home I have set up three raspberry pi’s in a Docker cluster. You know, just for the fun of it and to keep learning new things. Because how could I ever love doing IT stuff if I didn’t set … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 9, 2018 by Haridasi

Then darkness took me, and I strayed out of thought and time, and I wandered far on roads that I will not tell. The Two Towers, J.R.R. Tolkien

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Day 4: Say no to your poison

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Haridasi

This was the day to clean out the cupboards of a certain food you can’t resist. You just can’t stop eating when you have it around. I struggled with this one, because there weren’t anything that I couldn’t say no … Continue reading →

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Capturing the city spirit

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Haridasi

I’m on vacation in Oslo, the city I have lived in for 12 years or so. It’s the typical cliche: I didn’t know how much I loved this city until I moved to Stavanger. I knew I loved the openness … Continue reading →

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I am a little piece of Norway

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Haridasi

That’s what it says on the bag – I am a little piece of Norway. Any Norwegian know what this bag is about: Milk chocolate from Freia. It was the best chocolate, could easily be compared to the quality of … Continue reading →

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Day 3: Eat an apple

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Haridasi

Easy one, right? Not if you’re on a vacation, which I am. If I had been working, this would have been easy. Now that I’m on vacation – not so much. I have may be eaten that apple 4 – … Continue reading →

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Day 2: Have a hearty breakfast

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Haridasi

When I started reading “The lean” I googled if others had tried to follow this book – more importantly, did it work? Did people loose weight, feel more energetic, happier? I only found one blog by Jenni Dunning who wrote … Continue reading →

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Day 1: Drink water

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Haridasi

So what to do when you’re not motivated to loose weight and can’t really stand the thought of dieting? You google, of course! As a vegetarian I then googled for vegetarian weight loss books, and sure enough – Kathy Freston … Continue reading →

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That damn weight

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Haridasi

A couple of weeks ago I reached a weight level I never thought I would reach (except when I was pregnant, but that doesn’t count). So damn! What now? Twice I have lost a lot of weight (15 kilos and … Continue reading →

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Life phases

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Haridasi

I have met people that have just stopped in their personal growth. Okey, they might had some personality disorders going on, but it really is a symptom of not being able to change. In the blame-game it’s always somebody else’s … Continue reading →

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Mischief

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Haridasi

One of my first memories are of mischief. I was about two or three years old and in kindergarten. All the children was outside playing. I looked around me and made sure that nobody saw me. Then I opened the … Continue reading →

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Fast talking, slow listeners

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Haridasi

I was looking down the aisle at the ecological store I visit now and then. They have a great selection of vegetarian products and vegetables and I found tempeh and seitan for the first time. I was paying for the … Continue reading →

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Exhaustingly unexhausted

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Haridasi

I should be sleeping now, and I was tired when I went to bed. My brain wouldn’t let me sleep. It was creating sentences that wasn’t sentences, but they want to exist in this world. So here I sit, with … Continue reading →

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Hvor ble det av personligheten?

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Haridasi

Vi har vel alle hørt klisjeen om at når kvinner får barn, så går alle tanker og energi til den nye babyen i huset. Plutselig så følger man med på de underligste og lite delikate ting som fargen på avføringen … Continue reading →

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Deppa etter barselsgruppe

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Haridasi

Det hadde gått 2 1/2 måned siden jeg hadde født den lille terroristen, og endelig skulle jeg på barselsgruppe og møte andre jenter i samme situasjon. Jeg kom flyttende til Stavanger for et år siden, så på den tiden har … Continue reading →

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