Category Archives: Life
Hello John, Got A New Motor?
I went down to the Audi dealer today and was relieved to discover that the new steering-column has fixed the fault I found last week. The steering wheel position can now happily be adjusted vertically, not just horizontally. The arrival … Continue reading
Off-line Auctions
Well, that was a new experience. Sarah and I had been along to De Zwaan, a Dutch auction house on the Keizersgracht, earlier this week, after our friends Felix and Bonnie suggested that we might find some things there that … Continue reading
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Feeling Taxed
Sarah and I are in the midst of gearing up for our 2005 taxes. Submitting tax returns in one country just wasn’t enough fun, so this year we’ll be filing taxes in both The Netherlands and the USA. I’m happy … Continue reading
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Wake Up And Smell The Coffee
My Jura Impressa Z5 is working out very well. It’s amazing how something as simple as high quality coffee can improve one’s experience of life. The several cups per day of great coffee that this machine has been churning out … Continue reading
MythTV Stuff Ordered
After much dithering, I have finally ordered nearly all of the hardware needed to build our MythTV box, an open source equivalent of the TiVo, with which we had so much fun in the US. I’d been enamoured with the … Continue reading
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