"I didn’t know I was this geeky until I discovered the online world through my office’s 2400 baud modem back in ’93." Category Archives for Personal
If you pay me enough, I’ll sing these songs at a karaoke bar
Killing Me Softly by Roberta Flack It's not embarrassing at all. Country Roads Take Me Home by John Denver I sang this in a pub lock-in when I was working in Northern Ireland, age 22. 'Are ye Dutch? Sing us … Continue reading
My nicknames
My friend called me 'Oos' [oas] in school. It's short for Van Oosten, which is part of my surname. When I was 26, I was given the name 'Von B' while on the road with a musician, and it stuck … Continue reading
Bizarre gifts – a Plinky prompt
I stopped them before they could go through with it, but two sweet, misguided, Irish friends of mine wanted to give me an orthopedic chair for my 40th birthday. Men! * rolls eyes* They thought since I do computer work … Continue reading
Life and how to spend it
Photographer Ken Rockwell has a section on his site ( Which I read for his excellent no nonsense photography reviews and articles.) called How to Afford Anything, answering the question how he is able to afford all his camera stuff. … Continue reading
Silence no longer sexy
Having blogged ‘privately’ at VOX for a year I am now starting to feel a little claustrophobic in the safe little world we’ve created there. I think I’m ready to blog openly again. I never thought I’d miss comments from … Continue reading
New chapter in Prolific story
I will be leaving Public Broadcasting to join the cross-media news service Dag.nl in Amsterdam as an ‘Entertainment editor’. I’m looking forward to hone my skills in a new environment. And to my new 8-minute bike commute. Dag.nl is located … Continue reading
