I would like to dedicate the following card to everyone who has helped me in one way or another, even just by stopping by my corner of the Web. Click to enlarge.

Card generated by Apple iCards and modified slightly

I have now decided on my new year’s resolution: I will no longer travel unless I absolutely must.

“I shall care less about my appearance”

Any other resolutions?

The forum uk.philosophy.atheism of UseNet was noisy today. One guy called Jim Hawkings expressed the sadness and anger in a way I can embrace:

“Is God willing to prevent evil but not able? Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able but not willing? Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?”

Sri Lanka shoreline, before and after the earthquake. Picture from the BBC.

On December 17th I wrote:

Today I am celebrating my 23rd birthday at the Zermatterhof. I received a surprise card from Florida Santa and Mrs. Renoir and I will soon add some pictures from this day.

I promised to post pictures from my birthday, so here goes a bunch. On the right: A photo of me on the Sunnegga; Bottom left: Me, my sister and my father; Bottom right: A basket received from Florida Santa and Mrs. Renoir.

I found an awkward way of spending the days of my holiday. I decided to dig up my school material even further, reaching writings and drawings from (at extremity) the 1^st grade, back in 1988-9. I will be bringing it to permanent storage in my place, where it will possibly be of use one day.

The experience of seeing things which you have no recollection of is astounding. I rediscovered some of my old addiction to World Wrestling Federation and I even salvaged many exams of mine, notebooks and cards from school friends with whom I still keep in touch. That’s why I strongly recommend undertaking of this task to anyone else who is still able.

Today I am celebrating my 23rd birthday at the Zermatterhof. I received a surprise card from Florida Santa and Mrs. Renoir and I will soon add some pictures from this day.

Yesterday I was crowned Mr. Fitness 2004 for a competition that has run since April this year. All the individual results are and previous prizes are on this site.