Over the years, I’ve written multiple times about the liberation of my hamlet and my town just south of the hamlet. All around April 17th.
It took…
Continue readingLooking for an app: iPhone sound
Often, I’m not sitting straight in front of my loudspeakers. One (left) sounds louder than the other, simply because I’m sitting closer to the…
Continue readingThe King’s Day.
Our King Willem-Alexander (“Not ‘Willem IV’, I am not a bovine!” – his actual words) is celebrating his b’day today. Officially it’s tomorrow. But…
Continue readingFacebook / Instagram: opt-out for Meta’s AI training.
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How and why? Here more info:
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Continue readingLondon mid May (vegan restaurants) on the Southbank? – and more
My wife and I will be in London in mid May. She will be there work-related and I’m coming with her just for fun / old-times sake (apprentice in…
Continue readingThe ‘DOX’: The German Oldtimer Index
Worth reading. And for once, the page is in English. Best ‘performing stock’: the Ford Capri.
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Quick heads-up: Paris – Roubaix today
And from what I’ve seen: it’s wet, slippery and very difficult. For a large part of the route, they’re cycling with the wind in the back.
Before…
Continue reading80 years since the April/May 1945 Liberation Ceremonies
Over the years, I’ve written small stories about the liberation of the Central and NE part of the Netherlands. 80 yrs ago now and that’s a reason for…
Continue readingVal Kilmer RIP
Dutch media outlets write about it this morning. Only 65 y/o. Sad.
Continue readingBritish hero. And a modest one
Yesterday, a guy started stabbing people in Amsterdam. He had several knives on him and he wounded people and caused havoc.
A young British…
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