We stayed in a lovely modern hotel next to the spa in Panticosa. The spa was lovely! The mornings were rather cold, the hotel is at an altitude of about 1400 meters, and here’s proof, the car marked -17ºC and took a little while to start!

We enjoyed two perfect sunny days skiing, allowing us to really appreciate Formigal’s spectacular views.

And just to prove I was really there, a silly pose!

We were heading out for a quite Sunday morning sailing in the Bahia de Gijon, when we came across a pod of maybe over 100 dolphins!

They were everywhere we looked. We managed to get close enough to some for them to join us and play at the bows of the boat.

What a buzz!

Great players. Great football. Great team.

Congratulations España!

Image credit to yonmacklein

I caught the tip from Gia Lyons “About” page, hadn’t heard of the tool before, so thought I’d check it out given my issues installing Windows Live Writer.

Disappointed that it is a 30 day trial, the full version is €29.95. I will give it a try and let you know what I think before splashing out!

“Computers are incredibly fast, accurate and stupid; humans are incredibly slow, inaccurate and brilliant; together they are powerful beyond imagination.” — Albert Einstein

The America’s Cup between holders Alinghi and challengers Oracle is to be held in March 2009, a New York Supreme Court judge has ruled.

Judge Herman Cahn ordered the series to take place in Valencia, Spain, or another location chosen by Alinghi.

The winner of the duel will have the right to organise the subsequent event under the more usual multi-team format.

So if this is how it stands, and I have understood things correctly, BMW Oracle Racing have basically won themselves the right to race for the cup, avoiding a challenger series!

What about all the other teams who are expecting a crack at it, and are who made this the media success the last time around? What about Team Origin‘s attempt at mediation and a compromise?

Despite their not-so-clean reputation in all of this, if it is what ends up happening, all I hope for is that Alinghi thrashes Oracle on the water, and we can return to some normailty.

Short of banging a few rather rich heads together, some common sense needs to be brought back into the process in order to ensure that the America’s Cup remains the fantastic sporting and technological spectacle it should be.

Car giant Ford has sold its luxury UK-based car brands Jaguar and Land Rover to Indian company Tata.Tata, India’s biggest vehicle maker, is paying $2.3bn (£1.15bn) for the British brands after months of negotiations over price and supply relationships.

BBC NEWS | Business | Tata buys Jaguar in £1.15bn deal

Interesting developments, given the importance of Indian IT firms not just in the outsorcing market. I wonder what sector will they take on next?

Tags: cars, manufacturing, india, outsourcing, jaguar, landrover, tata

Must.Watch.Too.Funny!

Tags: humour

Tania is nearly two, and coming out of nappies. We only started last weekend, and she’s doing great!

We were obviously a little pensive, over what can be a tricky phase, but so far, so good!

The last couple of days at nursery she’s managed to stay dry, and this morning she woke up dry for the second time! Thats two nights in a row

This has me very feeling very proud of her!

Tags: family, pottytraining, nappies

The 2009 America’s Cup in Valencia has been postponed because of a legal row.BMW Oracle Racing and champions Alinghi have been in a dispute over Desafio Espanol’s status as challenger in the prestigious yachting competition.

BBC SPORT | Other Sport… | Sailing | America’s Cup postponed over row

So, not only have we to wait until 2010 to see England play in an international football tournament (assuming we can qualify!), but now it looks like we won’t even be able to enjoy the spectacle that is the America’s Cup before then either!

This is leaving me feeling rather fed up!

Tags: England, football, AmericasCup, Alinghi, BMW Oracle Racing

if this is as safe as personal data gets in government hands, then we have just been handed the single most compelling argument against ID cards. Ever.

Chris Linfoot | A tale of two realms…

Read the full post, including the comments. A very clear take from Chris, on what is a shocking mess.

Tags: data, security, HMRC, personal, ID, theft