Liviu Ionescu (ilg)

Poem: Dylan Thomas – Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Jul 2, 2019

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Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightning they Do not go gentle into that good night. Good men, the…

History: Did Germans rule Britain?

Dec 2, 2018

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Liviu Ionescu (ilg)

in History

Most of us heard of the Tudors, the House of York, even the Lancasters (thank you, Shakespeare), and learning that a German family ruled Britain for the last 300 years, was, at least for me, a surprise.

My Remos G-3 Mirage has a new owner

Oct 22, 2018

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Liviu Ionescu (ilg)

in Flying

Today, my very old friend, the Remos G-3 Mirage airplane, who took me beyond the Polar Circle in 2007, left to his new owner, M. Piaud Richard, in France. I really hope that Richard will give my Remos more flight hours that I could give in the last years.

Yamaha P-125 digital piano

Jun 28, 2018

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Liviu Ionescu (ilg)

in Music

I’ve been always fascinated by pianos; when we were kids, my cousin Lucy had one, and I remember listening her play in total admiration, but never believed I’ll ever have one. Until yesterday.

Book: Douglas Adams – The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Mar 14, 2018

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Liviu Ionescu (ilg)

in Books

In 1990, after the fall of the Berlin wall and the end of the communist regimes in Eastern Europe, I was able to travel and soon moved to Salzburg Austria, working for a high tech firm.

Fun: Deep Thought’s Answer to … Everything

Mar 12, 2018

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Liviu Ionescu (ilg)

in Books

Douglas Adams, or when science fiction meets British humour: Long time ago, in a far, far away place in the galaxy, a group of hyper-intelligent pan-dimensional beings decide to build the most powerful supercomputer, that can answer any question.

Book: Ursula Le Guinn – The Left Hand of Darkness

May 15, 2016

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Liviu Ionescu (ilg)

in Books, Uncategorized

It took me two attempts to read this The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin. The first time it was among some Asimov titles. Asimov’s accessible style made Ursula’s elaborate writing quite a challenge, and I could not go past the few chapters.

Asimov: More ‘best of’ titles

May 15, 2016

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Liviu Ionescu (ilg)

in Books

After the robot stories and the reference ‘foundation’ series, I decided to also take a look at other Asimov titles, usually mentioned in ‘Best of Asimov’ lists.