The days have turned (reasonably) warm and rainy, and the sun is just breaking through the thick clouds over the Oslo fjord outside my office window. Quite lovely, really. And while the streets are still slippery with wet ice, there's no snow, and with luck this weather will last us a good while. If at all possible, I'd very much like to skip winter, thank you very much.

Time to go grab that extra tall Latté. I don't really drink coffee -- never have -- but I make this one exception. Besides, it's an opportunity to grab some fresh air, and God knows there's a scarcity of that in these offices...both actual and metaphorical. Hmm. Right; time to see if Dag and/or Nico are thirsty.  ¶ 10:30