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The Little Gym
Eloïse has joined the Amsterdam branch of The Little Gym. We went along to the open day on Saturday and liked what we saw, so, after a free lesson today, we enrolled her. She gets to clamber up and about … Continue reading
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Visitors
It’s been all hustle and bustle here lately. Brian and Victoria came over from California for the annual Google Sysops hamburger. Amsterdam’s Hard Rock Café was the somewhat unlikely setting for the meet-up, which featured not only ex-Google employees, but … Continue reading
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Free To Be You And Me
In a new report published by the press organisation, [Reporters Without Borders], The Netherlands has managed to achieve equal first ranking on the list of countries with the greatest press freedom. It shares the top spot with fellow Europeans, Finland, … Continue reading
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All Quiet On The Eastern Front
It’s been quite long time since I blogged about anything. There’s no particular reason for that, really. I’ve just not felt like blogging whenever I’ve considered doing so. Nevertheless, an update seemed in order, so here goes. The recent family … Continue reading
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A T60 It Is
Whilst in the US, I took receipt of the new laptop that I’d had sent to Sarah’s folks’ address. It’s an IBM Thinkpad T60, following on from my last laptop, a T43. I’ve been a Thinkpad user for the last … Continue reading
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