When I walked this morning towards the train station in South Amsterdam, I realized that I heard for the first time this years birds singing. It was a merry song they were singing. As if the announced the arrival of spring. Sure, I know that is only February and that winter can strike hard back…
Month: February 2009
Suddenly facing the past…
There are of those moments that you are suddenly confronted with the past… the past that goes back beyond the time you can remember. My mother needed the code of her mobile phone. She knew it was written down somewhere. While I was looking through everything I found something. I took it along to my…
Career man
While waiting enjoying a cup of coffee at a gas station, I did read in a newspaper that Dutch women think that career men are the funniest and the nicest. I find that strange and I can come up with some reasons which are not a compliment for the women who think so. First one:…
Java…
Above is the source code of a “Hello world” program in the programming language Java. It is kinda a tradition that when you start to learn a new language that the first program you make is a “Hello World”-program. A “Hello World” program is a very simple program that writes “Hello World” to the screen….
Moderation
Today I have moderated a posting here on my blog. This for several reasons. First, one look at my blog may show that the English language is required here. My none Dutch speaking friends and colleagues should be able to read what is written here. But okay, I can live with that. Secondly, I dislike…
Eluana Englaro
Today I heard in the news that after being for 17 years in coma Eluana Englaro passed away. Personally I am happy for her and for the people close to her. First I think that the change that she would ever wake up again was very small. Would that ever happened, the change of her…
Giving up voting rights for looks?
It stroke me with complete unbelief when I read today that 18% of the Dutch women would be willing to give up the right to vote for looking younger. So looks are more important that the basic right to select the kind of government our country will lead? Sure this research was “just” done among…
Snow again?
Strange it is… Last weeks when I traveling from Haaksbergen back to Amsterdam, it is always snowing… this already for several weeks. I mean this week we had some very nice sunny days, especially for this time of year. Days that one almost could feel the spring in the air…. Again it shows that nature…
Funny pictures…
On my old blog that I had some years ago I also posted funny pictures… I will start to do that again. It is good to have something to smile and laugh about… Sanne, first picture is a little bit dedicated to you.. (I think I better start running :P)