Posts Categorized: Life

Upside

Back in November 2013 there were municipal elections in Leeuwarden, on account of some municipal re-divisions. As I was still officially living in Amersfoort, I wasn’t eligible to vote. Tomorrow there are municipal elections in pretty much the entire country. Since I’m officially living in Leeuwarden now, I forced to sit this one out. There’s… Read more »

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An Inconvienent Day for Respect II

We are facing the same problem we had six years ago: May 4, the national Remembrance of the victims of World War II, is a Sunday. Back then, when I was still able to get pretty worked up about religious silliness, I wrote about how the city of Staphorst moved the ceremony to May 3rd,… Read more »

Over jou

Zoals de grote Drentse filosoof Daniël Lohues ooit al zong: Jij bent cool Jij bent tof Want je doet niet net alsof ‘k weet het zeker vanaf nou Doe mij maar jou

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2013 in Review

The year 2013 has been quite a year, for several reasons. But before we get to that, here’s the annual list-a-polooza. Books I’ve Read Wil Wheaton — Just a Geek: Unflinchingly honest tales of the search for life, love, and fulfillment beyond the Starship Enterprise (2013-12-13—2013-12-17) Clockwork Phoenix 4 (edited by Mike Allen) (2013-11-06—2013-12-12) Buffi… Read more »