My colleague Hans, who is a big fan of Pink Floyd, invited me and some other people to come along to a performance of Pink Project in the city of Beverwijk. Pink Project is a Dutch group of artists who since 1984 have the goal to play Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” in the same spirit…
Month: February 2011
Rib-eye with oyster sauce
Because of Marion’s birthday I promised to cook something nice for her. I thought she would go for fish, but I was wrong. She decided to go for a rib-eye… So I bought two very nice rib-eyes (and ouch… they were not cheap). Only a little salt and black pepper for the rib-eyes. In olive…
Tron
Yesterday evening Marion and I have been to the movie “Tron: Legacy” in the Pathe cinema (Amsterdam). The movie we watched yesterday is a follow-up to an movie made in 1982. In the 1982 movie a computer scientist is literally abducted into the world of a computer and forced to participate in gladiatorial games where…
Small things that matter…
Now Marion is taking a nap on the couch in the living room, I have the opportunity to write something down that is on my mind almost the whole day… People tend to give each other expensive gifts… for birthdays, for Christmas and other celebrations. And there is nothing wrong with that. After all the…
A weekend to relax and to rest…
Last two nights of the working week I didn’t sleep too well. This without real reason. Every now and then I have this. Nothing to worry about. So last Friday at work I was tired and nothing went the way I wanted it. By mails from Marion I understood that she also was tired and…
A nice unexpected mail… about crocodiles? *wink*
Today I found a very nice and very unexpected message in my mailbox… Dear Rob, I hope you don’t mind me contacting you out of the blue. I am writing from the BBC’s Science Television Department where we’re in the process of making a major new documentary series about dinosaurs. In this context I am…
Artis again
Yesterday I have been with some colleagues to Artis again. Artis is a rather old zoo in Amsterdam that was opened in 1838. I always like to visit a zoo. The known and unknown animals. The mostly nice atmosphere. And if you go with a nice group it only makes it better. As said, Artis…
Mother Maiden – Within Temptation….
Just love it…. Awesome again!!!!