Monthly Archives: February 2010
Dank Je Voor De Liedjes
Today was a real treat, as I had front row, centre seat tickets to see Mamma Mia in Carré. And not just two of them, either, but also a third, so that Eloïse could enjoy it, too. It was another … Continue reading
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Love All
An unusual experience for us all today, as Sarah and I drove to Ahoy in Rotterdam to watch a tennis match, of all things. Our bank had given us tickets for one of the semi-finals of the ABN AMRO World … Continue reading
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In The Twinkling Of An Eye
It seems as if it were only yesterday that I was registering my daughter’s birth in a stuffy office somewhere in Sunnyvale, California (if I remember correctly). How can it be, then, that I’ve already had to renew her passport? … Continue reading
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Reports Of My Ethernet Big Disk’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
It turns out that my first dedicated network drive, a LaCie Big Ethernet Disk, wasn’t dead as I suspected after all, merely in a state of suspended animation for the last eighteen months. I’ve regularly returned to this LaCie drive … Continue reading
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The Winter That Won’t End
I wouldn’t normally blog about the weather. Even by my standards, it doesn’t get much mundaner than that. How old and farty can you get? Today, though, I feel compelled to remark on the winter we’re having. I can’t recall … Continue reading
Posted in Life, The Netherlands
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