The Great Unknowns
The virus response in the US, UK, and NL are all controversially underwhelming. I don’t know what to think. I don’t like the idea of being …
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The virus response in the US, UK, and NL are all controversially underwhelming. I don’t know what to think. I don’t like the idea of being …
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A few months ago, we packed up and moved back to the Netherlands. It’s been a decade, so I signed up for an intensive, four-day-a-week Dutch language …
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In a few weeks, I will turn 40. This year, I have found myself thinking a lot about where I’ve been.
My first birthday (year “0”, if …
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I just saw this on TV. It's hilarious:
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Somewhat literally:
Thousands of bananas have been washed up on two Dutch islands in the North Sea after several containers fell off a cargo ship in a storm, officials say.
They say beaches on Terschelling and Ameland islands were littered with bunches …
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So, while living in Germany I experienced the joys of the modern global marketing machine. But in Germany I had the advantage of doing most of my shopping at a large and fully-stocked mega-mart.
My experience in the Netherlands has been more … diverse …
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Quick Re-cap (or "How I Spent My Summer Vacation, 2007 Edition"): We left Toronto at the end of July, in an arduous weekend of painting, packing and more packing, spent August traveling around the midwest US (Kansas City, Indianapolis, Ohio) then up …
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