Author Archives: gary

Been thinking a bit about the CIS cup final on Sunday. It could be said that Dundee United were the quintessential Scottish team i.e they bravely stood up to a much bigger enemy and gave their all, just to snatch … Continue reading →

While the eyes of the world were firmly fixed on Hampden this weekend for Dundee Utd’s participation in the CIS cup final, the attention in Sweden was on another event. Saturday saw the climax of this years Melodifestivalen which is … Continue reading →

Just watched United lose the CIS cup final to Rangers. Absolutely gutted. I was watching it on a really bad connection that was probably being broad-casted from the dark side of the moon. Unfortunately it was the dark side that … Continue reading →

Today is international Pi day (3/14 in the American way of writing dates). I’ve always been fascinated with Pi. It’s not only the tastiest sounding mathematical constant, it also always pops up when you least expect it. Everyone learns in … Continue reading →

Saturday was super-duper weather so we took the chance to get out of the house and take a long walk from the city and through the national park Djurgården. It’s unbelievable weather for Stockholm in March and the crocuses were … Continue reading →

Hahahahahahaha….  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7287984.stm Hahahahahaha… (cough) hahahaha…

On the 1st of March, Maria’s mum sent over two martenitsa for us to wear… Martenitsa are red and white threads that you wear around your wrist throughout March or until you see the first blossoming tree, you then break … Continue reading →

After a superb, “real man’s food” dinner of a big steak me and the lads (Henrik and Jan) headed out to 5emtio-4yra in Medborgasplatsen last night. Was a great laugh, especially on the dance floor where the three of us … Continue reading →

It’s tradition in Scotland that on February 29th every leap year, a girl can ask her boyfriend (or perhaps just a stranger) to marry her. I’ve managed to survive to lunch time so far…

The rise of the new media (blogs, social networks etc.), has led to a new line of work for the PR departments of most big brands. The question is how do you defend your brand against people crtiscising it online … Continue reading →