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Up In Smoke
Finally. The moment everyone who cares about their lungs, their children’s lungs, their clothes, their hair, their nostrils and their tastebuds has been dreaming about, has arrived. The Dutch cabinet today ruled that all hotels, cafés and restaurants must be … Continue reading
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Frogs
The last few days, our garden lawn has been jumping with frogs. Eloïse and I have great fun every day now, walking around looking for them. We generally find around half a dozen, ranging from thumbnail size babies to good-sized … Continue reading
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Play Ogg
The Free Software Foundation has launched its Play Ogg campaign for a “legally, ethically and technically superior audio alternative to the proprietary MP3 format”. Even though Ogg Vorbis truly is legally, ethically and technically superior to MP3, I doubt this … Continue reading
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Willemspark Yesteryear
I’ve been browsing through the Gemeentearchief‘s Beeldbank (the municipal archive’s image bank) and was delighted to find old photos of the Koningslaan, Oranje Nassaulaan and Prins Hendriklaan. Amongst the photos are pictures of the original drawings and planning submissions for … Continue reading
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A Moment’s Rest
Geoff headed back to California yesterday after an enjoyable visit, affording us 36 hours of respite before Sarah’s folks arrive from Providence. That means another early day for yours truly to pick them up from the airport tomorrow. The car … Continue reading
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