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Father to a tweenage child, Husband to a Dutch wife. And I will complete my todo list in this life or, more likely, the next.
Father to a tweenage child, Husband to a Dutch wife. And I will complete my todo list in this life or, more likely, the next.
Also saw people blame the fire at the Vondelkerk on immigrants, rather than, you know, the €129 million spent on fireworks. Or even waiting until actual experts investigate the cause.
January 3, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Also saw people blame the fire at the Vondelkerk on immigrants, rather than, you know, the €129 million spent on fireworks. Or even waiting until actual experts investigate the cause.
My New Year’s resolution, after years of having the same one, I’ll be changing this year. 1920x1080 it is.
January 1, 2026 at 11:04 AM
My New Year’s resolution, after years of having the same one, I’ll be changing this year. 1920x1080 it is.
Saddened to see the Vondelkerk in Amsterdam, where we got married, on fire last night. www.nu.nl/jaarwisselin...
Amsterdamse Vondelkerk verwoest door brand, geen verder instortingsgevaar
De Vondelkerk in Amsterdam is tijdens Oud en Nieuw in brand gevlogen. Daarbij zijn voor zover bekend geen gewonden gevallen, maar de kerk zelf is zwaar getroffen. De muren blijven overeind, maar delen...
www.nu.nl
January 1, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Saddened to see the Vondelkerk in Amsterdam, where we got married, on fire last night. www.nu.nl/jaarwisselin...
Not sure where I saw it but someone called this ‘stealworkers’, which made me chuckle.
December 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Not sure where I saw it but someone called this ‘stealworkers’, which made me chuckle.
Then watch Retribution and you’ve got Liam Neeson’s homage to ‘Planes, Trains and automobiles’
November 27, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Then watch Retribution and you’ve got Liam Neeson’s homage to ‘Planes, Trains and automobiles’
I’m still a little disappointed we didn’t get the cheese. For a brief shining moment, I believed in the Wedding Cheese.
I honestly think the Dutch should start this tradition up.
Who agrees? 🧀🇳🇱 (5/5)
I honestly think the Dutch should start this tradition up.
Who agrees? 🧀🇳🇱 (5/5)
November 27, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I’m still a little disappointed we didn’t get the cheese. For a brief shining moment, I believed in the Wedding Cheese.
I honestly think the Dutch should start this tradition up.
Who agrees? 🧀🇳🇱 (5/5)
I honestly think the Dutch should start this tradition up.
Who agrees? 🧀🇳🇱 (5/5)
a candle. So it’s probably good to pause here for a quick lesson in Dutch for the uninitiated:
Kaas = Cheese 🧀
Kaars = Candle 🕯️
To the untrained ear, they sound similar. Well, that’s my excuse.
Of course, a candle symbolizes light and love. It makes perfect sense for a church wedding. But...(4/5)
Kaas = Cheese 🧀
Kaars = Candle 🕯️
To the untrained ear, they sound similar. Well, that’s my excuse.
Of course, a candle symbolizes light and love. It makes perfect sense for a church wedding. But...(4/5)
November 27, 2025 at 8:34 AM
a candle. So it’s probably good to pause here for a quick lesson in Dutch for the uninitiated:
Kaas = Cheese 🧀
Kaars = Candle 🕯️
To the untrained ear, they sound similar. Well, that’s my excuse.
Of course, a candle symbolizes light and love. It makes perfect sense for a church wedding. But...(4/5)
Kaas = Cheese 🧀
Kaars = Candle 🕯️
To the untrained ear, they sound similar. Well, that’s my excuse.
Of course, a candle symbolizes light and love. It makes perfect sense for a church wedding. But...(4/5)
It actually made a lot of sense. We’d even visited a cheese factory on our first date! So I was ready. I was prepared for this noble, sturdy, slightly nutty and, I assumed, heavy tradition.
Then came the big day. My mother-in-law walked in. She wasn't holding a cheese wheel. She was holding. (3/5)
Then came the big day. My mother-in-law walked in. She wasn't holding a cheese wheel. She was holding. (3/5)
November 27, 2025 at 8:34 AM
It actually made a lot of sense. We’d even visited a cheese factory on our first date! So I was ready. I was prepared for this noble, sturdy, slightly nutty and, I assumed, heavy tradition.
Then came the big day. My mother-in-law walked in. She wasn't holding a cheese wheel. She was holding. (3/5)
Then came the big day. My mother-in-law walked in. She wasn't holding a cheese wheel. She was holding. (3/5)
I imagined a giant 120kg wheel of Edam 🧀. I figured we’d be eating it for the first 6 months of wedded bliss.
Guests would visit, and we’d say, “Ah, yes, have a slice of the wedding cheese.”
I’m not even a huge cheese fan, but hey, the Dutch are big on dairy farming. It seemed logical. (2/5)
Guests would visit, and we’d say, “Ah, yes, have a slice of the wedding cheese.”
I’m not even a huge cheese fan, but hey, the Dutch are big on dairy farming. It seemed logical. (2/5)
November 27, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I imagined a giant 120kg wheel of Edam 🧀. I figured we’d be eating it for the first 6 months of wedded bliss.
Guests would visit, and we’d say, “Ah, yes, have a slice of the wedding cheese.”
I’m not even a huge cheese fan, but hey, the Dutch are big on dairy farming. It seemed logical. (2/5)
Guests would visit, and we’d say, “Ah, yes, have a slice of the wedding cheese.”
I’m not even a huge cheese fan, but hey, the Dutch are big on dairy farming. It seemed logical. (2/5)
Have you heard about the Dutch 🇳🇱 tradition of giving cheese at a wedding? No?
Neither had I.
But back before our wedding, my future mother-in-law told me she was getting us (or so I thought) a cheese for the ceremony. I was immediately charmed. (1/5)
Neither had I.
But back before our wedding, my future mother-in-law told me she was getting us (or so I thought) a cheese for the ceremony. I was immediately charmed. (1/5)
November 27, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Have you heard about the Dutch 🇳🇱 tradition of giving cheese at a wedding? No?
Neither had I.
But back before our wedding, my future mother-in-law told me she was getting us (or so I thought) a cheese for the ceremony. I was immediately charmed. (1/5)
Neither had I.
But back before our wedding, my future mother-in-law told me she was getting us (or so I thought) a cheese for the ceremony. I was immediately charmed. (1/5)
I remember seeing the video of this for sale in, I think Hong Kong or Singapore. The title was translated to ‘the man who came from England’.
August 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM
I remember seeing the video of this for sale in, I think Hong Kong or Singapore. The title was translated to ‘the man who came from England’.
Good call, but check as the festival is on I think so might be busy. Also I missed Liverpool off the list 🤦🏼♂️
August 7, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Good call, but check as the festival is on I think so might be busy. Also I missed Liverpool off the list 🤦🏼♂️
+1 for York. But there’s so much.
Edinburgh. North Yorkshire coast - Holy Isle. If you’re looking for outdoors, then you’ve got the Lake District, Peal District or the Dales. If you’ve got transport then a drive around Scotland is nice. City break then Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, Newcastle.
Edinburgh. North Yorkshire coast - Holy Isle. If you’re looking for outdoors, then you’ve got the Lake District, Peal District or the Dales. If you’ve got transport then a drive around Scotland is nice. City break then Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, Newcastle.
August 7, 2025 at 10:29 AM
+1 for York. But there’s so much.
Edinburgh. North Yorkshire coast - Holy Isle. If you’re looking for outdoors, then you’ve got the Lake District, Peal District or the Dales. If you’ve got transport then a drive around Scotland is nice. City break then Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, Newcastle.
Edinburgh. North Yorkshire coast - Holy Isle. If you’re looking for outdoors, then you’ve got the Lake District, Peal District or the Dales. If you’ve got transport then a drive around Scotland is nice. City break then Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, Newcastle.
July 31, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Reposted
If you were ever thinking about unhooking yourself from US tech…
Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
www.disconnect.blog
July 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
If you were ever thinking about unhooking yourself from US tech…
God forbid I sit down mid task.
July 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
God forbid I sit down mid task.
Reposted
How does the right tear down progressive societies? It starts with a joke | George Monbiot
How does the right tear down progressive societies? It starts with a joke | George Monbiot
Whether it’s bloodshed at Glastonbury or starving people on benefits, their ‘irony poisoning’ seeps obscene ideas into the range of the possible, says Guasrdian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
July 10, 2025 at 6:03 AM
How does the right tear down progressive societies? It starts with a joke | George Monbiot
Yojimbo on the big screen at the Eye film museum in Amsterdam was definitely worth it. Funny than I recall.
a black and white photo of a samurai holding a sword in his hand .
Alt: A black and white image of Toshiro Mifune as the Ronin from ‘Yojimbo’ the 1961 movie by director Akira Kurosawa.
media.tenor.com
July 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Yojimbo on the big screen at the Eye film museum in Amsterdam was definitely worth it. Funny than I recall.
Perhaps he should have used AI to help with the emotional and mental load of advising the staff he’d just fired.
July 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Perhaps he should have used AI to help with the emotional and mental load of advising the staff he’d just fired.
It sounds like an interesting article to be fair. Perhaps the the AI is just quoting the article from the future. You’ve not written it yet, but if this hallucination then inspires you to write the actual article. What does that mean? 🤔
July 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
It sounds like an interesting article to be fair. Perhaps the the AI is just quoting the article from the future. You’ve not written it yet, but if this hallucination then inspires you to write the actual article. What does that mean? 🤔
Finally some good news:
The end of the Universe could come much sooner than expected | BBC Sky at Night Magazine
The end of the Universe comes sooner than expected, but fortunately it still takes a very long time, says Heino Falcke, black hole expert.
www.skyatnightmagazine.com
July 3, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Finally some good news:
Oops. I realise there is at least 2 spoilers mentioned here.
May 16, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Oops. I realise there is at least 2 spoilers mentioned here.