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New Bakfiets
I picked up our new bakfiets last Friday, a customised bakfiets.nl CargoBike Long from WorkCycles, which I wrote back in February. After a week of biking on the new machine, I’m pretty impressed with it. According to Eloïse, it’s “helemaal … Continue reading
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Keeping Our Cool
Air-conditioning, ah… Something of a rarity in private residences in this country, but with the current minor heatwave we’ve been experiencing, more of a practical necessity than luxurious decadence. They say the current hot spell will continue until after the … Continue reading
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Lightning Strikes Twice
It’s taken me a while to write this entry, as it’s about something quite different to the usual trivia that I either extol or grizzle about. Can lightning strike in the same place twice? It appears so. The story begins … Continue reading
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New Garden, New Furniture
We’ve placed an order for some brand, spanking new garden furniture from Unopiù. This Italian garden furniture shop doesn’t have many branches outside of Italy, but we’re lucky to have one within walking distance, on the far side of the … Continue reading
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Dropping Like Flies
News has reached me in the last few weeks of the death of two of my former Google colleagues. Both of them were software engineers. At least one died of an illness. It’s not yet known what the other’s cause … Continue reading
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