Uh oh… The iPhone has been calling me. At first the voice was distant and quite easy to ignore, but now it’s rather like a siren call: “Haaaarlem. HAAAAAAAARleeeemmmmmm. Buuuuuuy meeeee.” And they will soon be available in Sweden soon. Oh my, oh my..! Do I simply abandon my trusty N95 as the sleek 3G iPhone bursts on the scene in the land of Abba, Volvo, Saab, and brawls over laundry time? Oh my, oh my..! What to do, what to do?
If it has more than 32GB of hard disk space, I’m toast…
It’s a whoppin’ 24C in Stockholm at the moment. For those of you who don’t know it, this is pretty much as summer you’re likely to get here. I’m baffled by the great weather, but in a pleasant way. The office crew and I headed down to Djurgårdsbrun and had lunch, and I even managed to follow that up with an unnecessary double-scoop of Daim ice cream on a waffle cone. It was all that and then some.
Thanks to the kind folks at TechWorld, my partner in crime, Buck, and I will be heading to town to check out Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. They’re even throwing in some free movie treats on top of it all. I’m an Indiana Jones fan from way back, so it should be fun.
Well, I sure hope you folks in the Stockholm area have had a chance to go out and enjoy this weather. It’s fantastic and it would be a shame for you not to take part in a day like this. After all, this is Sweden, so the possibility of next week’s temperatures dropping down to around 8C is quite possible. I’m not kidding.
I’d better get ready to end the day. Lucky for me, there weren’t many phones and computers to fix today. 
Laterz.
Well, today is the day of the International Compact with Iraq here in Stockholm. This should be quite an interesting day. Over 100 countries are taking part, which is a good thing. However, I can’t help but think of one thing: the traffic.
How will little, charming, lovely Stockholm handle the motorcades of so many cabinet level folks from around the world, including the one and only Secretary Rice (WARNING. I’m a Condi fan. Love it or like it, I can’t help but admire where she’s come from and what she’s become. She’s black, female, and grew up in the southern US. When it comes to beating the odds, she’s a super lottery jackpot winner in my book)? I don’t know how many of you have seen the motorcades of heads of state, but they can be a tad bit intruding. Typically it’s because traffic is stopped so they can drive quickly through towns and cities to their destinations. And there are surely good security reasons why this is the case, but that won’t stop the frustration. In any case, this out to be an interesting day.
Stay tuned! 
