Author Archives: ianmacd
Summer In The City
My God, it’s hot in this town. The weather has been amazingly good for well over a week now. Hot summer days with no rain whatsoever pass by, one after another, the evenings as humid as the days are sunny. … Continue reading
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Picture Postcards
Lots of people have been nagging us to put up some new photos, so we finally have. Since the move, we haven’t been diligent about taking photos whenever a good opportunity presented itself, but we’ll try to be more discplined … Continue reading
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Catching Up With Time
I’d forgotten to change the time on my digital camera from PDT to CEST, so all of the photos I’ve taken since getting here have timestamps and EXIF headers that are nine hours off. Rather than live with this, I … Continue reading
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Planes, Trains And Automobiles
It occurred to me today that, in her short young life, Eloïse has travelled by plane, train, boat, car and bicycle. Not bad for a girl who has yet to celebrate her fourth month on Earth. The Belastingdienst (the Dutch … Continue reading
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Enjoying Life
Whereas in Mountain View, it would take me until 11:30 to get out of the house and bike in to work, we can’t seem to leave the house until some time after noon over here. The day is half-gone before … Continue reading
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