"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
Lex van Rossen, R.I.P.
Lex is dead. I knew he was ill, but it’s still a shock. Lex shot the cover photo of my book. I’ve always been disappointed with the way the print came out and I have been meaning to fix that … Continue reading
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
I don’t go to my P.O. box very often, which is why I only picked up this card today,. It was sent from Toronto (or, as the senders says on the back of it ‘New York without the dirt’) for … Continue reading
Three thoughts of an evening
People still use Corel Draw? My next book will be called ‘A small favour…’ ‘Use drag and drop!’ ‘I don’t know what you mean…’
Pride (ITNOL)
Things I’m proud and not so proud of this week Finding out the hard way why Metformin states ‘do not mix with alcohol’. Coming 6th (25+ teams) in Haarlem pub quiz. Not getting a lot of questions right. That glorious … Continue reading
Abroad mind
Regrets, I’ve had a few, but none so big as the one where I kick myself for not having lived and worked abroad in my lifetime. I envy my cousin who was born in Africa, schooled in Indonesia and Denmark, … Continue reading
Lovely day for an eviction
At the metro station this morning the ticket machine only accepted the exact fee. The guy at the cornershop didn’t want to give me any change. The station is full of machines that never work. They’re either broken, or haven’t … Continue reading
Moonlighting serenade
It seems I’m only happy when I work two jobs. Any other time is ordinary, nine to five just isn’t good enough. For the past couple of weeks I’ve been wearing several hats at the same time and I feel … Continue reading
Day trip to Rotterdam
The otters at Blijdorp Zoo weren’t happy with the European wild cat in the adjacent cage. They took out their aggression on each other and the visitors and made a wonderful spectacle. At the Oceanium, I watched a diver punch … Continue reading
How to keep a dog when you can’t
This is Gibson. He’s ‘my’ dog. I share him with a lot of other people who have ‘adopted’ a puppy. Gibson, a golden retriever, will be trained to become a guide dog and we’re paying for his education: (7.50 € … Continue reading
