“Mr. Rupert Murdoch, And How I Got To Know Him.”
Mr. Rupert Murdoch, and how I got to know him. In the early 1970s I worked at the Willow Garden Restaurant, Wentworth Hotel***** in Sydney. The restaurant was high fashion at the time, with visiting customers of the Jet-Set category. The Maître d’hôtel, called me one day and told me that he had to seat […]
“Waterworld”, a new way of living?
Updated page March 30, 2025. So why don’t we build a waterworld? The project’s name “Conshelf”, was a series of undersea living and research stations undertaken by Jacques Cousteau’s team in the 1960s. The original design was for five of these stations to be submerged to a maximum depth of 300 metres (1,000 ft) over the […]
At the age of 75, a new TIME ZONE starts in your life.
Recently, the 17th of august, I had my 75th birthday. my new TIME ZONE started. My first taught was that I am getting old, and life seemed to have passed so quickly. Starting to remember happy young days as a kid, growing up to a teenager, and later starting my first own business at 21. […]
Never underestimate the impact of solar storms!
The power of Solar storms are real! In 1921 a powerful solar storm occured, if the same would happen today, it could leave 130 million people without power. Other affects would be water suply and other infrastructures dammeged. An even stronger/larger solar storm/flare took place in 1859, when thousends of telegraf station was destroyed by […]
Are we fooled by the costs of plastic bags?
Are we fooled by the costs of plastic bags? The World Health Organization (WHO) suggests that all plastic carrier bags should be taxed to help a cleaner planet. This is probably well thought out, but at the same time can be used as a cover to move large sums to accounts that we will never […]
The horizon and its mysticism
The answer lies behind the sea line. Have you ever been on the open sea, without seeing land in any direction. Then you know the mystery of the horizon’s meaning. Where the contrast between sky and sea that forms a clear line with an infinite spherical shape but at the same time is only a […]
Why are there so many riots and disturbance, in the world?
Is riots anything new? No, it has been “popular” ever since when too much freedom has been given to people, but in different ways. I remember the 60s and 70s when gangs of raggers went around the city and smashed everything, they could with their iron chains, without direct reason. However, in recent years this […]
Should online shopping be subject to extra environmental tax?
Should online shopping be subject to extra environmental tax? Is it just the economy and convenience that is driving the expansion of #onlineshopping? Instead of walking 500 meters to a store to buy something, we order via the internet and get the same product delivered to our home for a cheaper price. A delivery truck […]
Fixing the economy in EU, before its to late.
Having been through many financial ups and downs ever since I became a business owner in the 70’s, I thought I had seen it all. But the developments in recent years within the #EUeconomics walls have awakened my thoughts that the crisis is here to stay. Too bad solutions from a large Power Sector. #curtbergsten […]
Groundwater extraction has caused the tilt of the earth!
I’m back with the latest observations on sea level rise. !7-06-2023. It’s not just the glaciers that are to blame. I have always been opposed to the consumption of the critical groundwater table, during periods of drought. The following are excerpts from a number of scientific data that I think may be of interest. It […]
