Kim
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Eternal energy pixie icon by Graham Higgins.
Eternal energy pixie icon by Graham Higgins.
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It’s snowing in Leiden.
I can’t recall it ever snowing this early in the season.
#whatishappening #snow #smeeuw #Leiden #Netherlands
I can’t recall it ever snowing this early in the season.
#whatishappening #snow #smeeuw #Leiden #Netherlands
November 20, 2025 at 8:15 AM
It’s snowing in Leiden.
I can’t recall it ever snowing this early in the season.
#whatishappening #snow #smeeuw #Leiden #Netherlands
I can’t recall it ever snowing this early in the season.
#whatishappening #snow #smeeuw #Leiden #Netherlands
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November 17, 2025 at 5:40 AM
(piqué sur www.linkedin.com/posts/eduque... )
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You can't be too careful about the risk of assault and buttery
Kinda unbelievable that you can get age ID'ed for buying ... butter knives ... in the UK, as I just did.
November 15, 2025 at 6:29 PM
You can't be too careful about the risk of assault and buttery
A neighbour was dismayed by the firework debris in the local playground. So I went out before dinner with my #Leiden council-provided litterpicker and cleared it up, including two unlit firecrackers, some sharp plastic bits, and over 100 matches, some also unlit.
Roll on the ban! #litterpicking
Roll on the ban! #litterpicking
November 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
A neighbour was dismayed by the firework debris in the local playground. So I went out before dinner with my #Leiden council-provided litterpicker and cleared it up, including two unlit firecrackers, some sharp plastic bits, and over 100 matches, some also unlit.
Roll on the ban! #litterpicking
Roll on the ban! #litterpicking
There are many different flavours of kruidnoten these days: all kinds of chocolate, salted caramel, spicy, truffle cinnamon roll, red velvet, etc. So I don’t know why this bothers me, but it does. Kruidnoten bars -- they’re the right shape but at the same time they’re not! #Sinterklaas
November 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
There are many different flavours of kruidnoten these days: all kinds of chocolate, salted caramel, spicy, truffle cinnamon roll, red velvet, etc. So I don’t know why this bothers me, but it does. Kruidnoten bars -- they’re the right shape but at the same time they’re not! #Sinterklaas
At least we'll always have drop bears.
Michael Archer, no stranger to media hype (see: resurrecting thylacines), has invented the "drop croc" based on the solid palaeotological evidence of…fossil eggshell. There's no evidence that any terrestrial croc could climb, let alone drop out of trees like a leopard. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Evidence of ancient tree-climbing 'drop crocs' found in Australia
Scientists say the crocodiles hunted like leopards by climbing trees and killing prey below.
www.bbc.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
At least we'll always have drop bears.
Time Breaker is a quick game from Looney Labs. Players navigate the mixed up time streams on a small tile grid.
Arresting the Time Breaker is easy; returning to HQ before your opponents nick them is hard. But forcing other players into chaotic time travel is the best part!
#boardgames #GamesMeet
Arresting the Time Breaker is easy; returning to HQ before your opponents nick them is hard. But forcing other players into chaotic time travel is the best part!
#boardgames #GamesMeet
November 9, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Time Breaker is a quick game from Looney Labs. Players navigate the mixed up time streams on a small tile grid.
Arresting the Time Breaker is easy; returning to HQ before your opponents nick them is hard. But forcing other players into chaotic time travel is the best part!
#boardgames #GamesMeet
Arresting the Time Breaker is easy; returning to HQ before your opponents nick them is hard. But forcing other players into chaotic time travel is the best part!
#boardgames #GamesMeet
Ulterior Design is a quick game from Ao/NZ. The goal is to collect trendy Decor cards for an award winning home. The fun part is guerilla decorating your opponents homes to make them look average!
“Minimalism is a scam invented by Big Small to sell more less.” — drachii #boardgames #GamesMeet
“Minimalism is a scam invented by Big Small to sell more less.” — drachii #boardgames #GamesMeet
November 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Ulterior Design is a quick game from Ao/NZ. The goal is to collect trendy Decor cards for an award winning home. The fun part is guerilla decorating your opponents homes to make them look average!
“Minimalism is a scam invented by Big Small to sell more less.” — drachii #boardgames #GamesMeet
“Minimalism is a scam invented by Big Small to sell more less.” — drachii #boardgames #GamesMeet
A sad indictment on the youth of today. I’m the only adult up this early, but all the (proto-) teens are out and they’re on their laptops. Not a single boardgame is in play. Everyone is either studying for tests or doing homework! #GamesMeet
November 8, 2025 at 7:13 AM
A sad indictment on the youth of today. I’m the only adult up this early, but all the (proto-) teens are out and they’re on their laptops. Not a single boardgame is in play. Everyone is either studying for tests or doing homework! #GamesMeet
Just passed various tables on my way to bed. Lots of dice are being rolled in the galaxy, the Netherlands is in danger of flooding again, mysterious teddy bears are about, and there’s much disbelief that only one person in the game knows a schooner is a glass. #GamesMeet
November 7, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Just passed various tables on my way to bed. Lots of dice are being rolled in the galaxy, the Netherlands is in danger of flooding again, mysterious teddy bears are about, and there’s much disbelief that only one person in the game knows a schooner is a glass. #GamesMeet
Setting sun over flat lands, Noordoostpolder (inspired by @ancientorso.bsky.social)
November 7, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Setting sun over flat lands, Noordoostpolder (inspired by @ancientorso.bsky.social)
The marooned #lighthouse Oud Kraggenburg; completely surrounded by fields due to land being reclaimed from the Zuiderzee in 1940. The lighthouse didn’t need to be tall because it was just there to guide ships into harbour.
November 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The marooned #lighthouse Oud Kraggenburg; completely surrounded by fields due to land being reclaimed from the Zuiderzee in 1940. The lighthouse didn’t need to be tall because it was just there to guide ships into harbour.
I may have lost track of things a bit :) and I’m going to be in a car for the next two hours so I’m leaving Vatican Cow in charge of the condiments
November 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I may have lost track of things a bit :) and I’m going to be in a car for the next two hours so I’m leaving Vatican Cow in charge of the condiments
I’m taking a break from my previous post, which triggered a multi-country war over sandwiches, to register my distress at the fact that train station info screens now display white text on a dark blue background instead of dark blue text on a white background. Why #NS why?
November 7, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I’m taking a break from my previous post, which triggered a multi-country war over sandwiches, to register my distress at the fact that train station info screens now display white text on a dark blue background instead of dark blue text on a white background. Why #NS why?
Mild cultural consternation at the breakfast table this morning. One of the German guests took the apricot jam and spread it over their cheese sandwich.
I kinda want to try it now but maybe it’s safer to stick with the hagelslag.
I kinda want to try it now but maybe it’s safer to stick with the hagelslag.
November 7, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Mild cultural consternation at the breakfast table this morning. One of the German guests took the apricot jam and spread it over their cheese sandwich.
I kinda want to try it now but maybe it’s safer to stick with the hagelslag.
I kinda want to try it now but maybe it’s safer to stick with the hagelslag.
Yesterday, some of our German visitors were apparently treated to the sight of a man running out of a church completely naked, cheered on by his mates.
This is #Leiden so the answer is undoubtedly, "students". 🤦 Anyway, lovely mild weather for this time of year, ay?
This is #Leiden so the answer is undoubtedly, "students". 🤦 Anyway, lovely mild weather for this time of year, ay?
November 5, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Yesterday, some of our German visitors were apparently treated to the sight of a man running out of a church completely naked, cheered on by his mates.
This is #Leiden so the answer is undoubtedly, "students". 🤦 Anyway, lovely mild weather for this time of year, ay?
This is #Leiden so the answer is undoubtedly, "students". 🤦 Anyway, lovely mild weather for this time of year, ay?
NRC main page: "The man who believed presidential power should know no bounds.
[He…] believed that American military superiority was the panacea for geopolitical problems. The series of wars that Dick Cheney helped to unleash continues to damage the US's standing to this day."
Etc.
[He…] believed that American military superiority was the panacea for geopolitical problems. The series of wars that Dick Cheney helped to unleash continues to damage the US's standing to this day."
Etc.
De man die vond dat aan presidentiële macht geen grens zat
Dick Cheney (1941-2025): Dick Cheney, vicepresident onder George W. Bush, meende dat de Amerikaanse militaire overmacht de panacee was voor geopolitieke problemen. De reeks oorlogen die Cheney hielp o...
www.nrc.nl
November 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM
NRC main page: "The man who believed presidential power should know no bounds.
[He…] believed that American military superiority was the panacea for geopolitical problems. The series of wars that Dick Cheney helped to unleash continues to damage the US's standing to this day."
Etc.
[He…] believed that American military superiority was the panacea for geopolitical problems. The series of wars that Dick Cheney helped to unleash continues to damage the US's standing to this day."
Etc.
Now the dust has settled, here’s the Dutch election result:
D66 26 (+17)
PVV 26 (-11)
VVD 22 (-2)
Green/Labour 20 (-5)
CDA 18 (+13) JA21 9 (+8)
FvD 7 (+4)
BBB 4 (-3)
Denk, SGP, PvdD, CU, 3 each
SP 3 (-2)
50+ 2 (+2)
Volt 1 (-1)
NSC 0 (-20)
(1/5) #NLpol
D66 26 (+17)
PVV 26 (-11)
VVD 22 (-2)
Green/Labour 20 (-5)
CDA 18 (+13) JA21 9 (+8)
FvD 7 (+4)
BBB 4 (-3)
Denk, SGP, PvdD, CU, 3 each
SP 3 (-2)
50+ 2 (+2)
Volt 1 (-1)
NSC 0 (-20)
(1/5) #NLpol
November 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Now the dust has settled, here’s the Dutch election result:
D66 26 (+17)
PVV 26 (-11)
VVD 22 (-2)
Green/Labour 20 (-5)
CDA 18 (+13) JA21 9 (+8)
FvD 7 (+4)
BBB 4 (-3)
Denk, SGP, PvdD, CU, 3 each
SP 3 (-2)
50+ 2 (+2)
Volt 1 (-1)
NSC 0 (-20)
(1/5) #NLpol
D66 26 (+17)
PVV 26 (-11)
VVD 22 (-2)
Green/Labour 20 (-5)
CDA 18 (+13) JA21 9 (+8)
FvD 7 (+4)
BBB 4 (-3)
Denk, SGP, PvdD, CU, 3 each
SP 3 (-2)
50+ 2 (+2)
Volt 1 (-1)
NSC 0 (-20)
(1/5) #NLpol
28km into the New York Marathon and Sifan Hassan is back with the leaders after catching up 18 seconds over a couple of k. smh. 😄
November 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
28km into the New York Marathon and Sifan Hassan is back with the leaders after catching up 18 seconds over a couple of k. smh. 😄
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It's the Netherlands so of course you can vote in a windmill.
October 29, 2025 at 12:58 PM
It's the Netherlands so of course you can vote in a windmill.
The chairperson of my polling booth actually got a measuring tape out. Their polling booths are 99cm wide. The ballot is 1 metre wide. I had to stand on tippy toes to reach my candidate. 😂 #Leiden
October 29, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The chairperson of my polling booth actually got a measuring tape out. Their polling booths are 99cm wide. The ballot is 1 metre wide. I had to stand on tippy toes to reach my candidate. 😂 #Leiden
48’ Sherida Spitse is subbed off, as planned. 19 years in the oranje shirt, 248 caps, 46 goals, a pillar of Dutch football.
A guard of honour forms to see Spitse off the field, and the Canadians join in.
#NEDCAN 1-0
A guard of honour forms to see Spitse off the field, and the Canadians join in.
#NEDCAN 1-0
October 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
48’ Sherida Spitse is subbed off, as planned. 19 years in the oranje shirt, 248 caps, 46 goals, a pillar of Dutch football.
A guard of honour forms to see Spitse off the field, and the Canadians join in.
#NEDCAN 1-0
A guard of honour forms to see Spitse off the field, and the Canadians join in.
#NEDCAN 1-0
30’ Oooh, New Zealand mentioned! 😂 Wellington to be precise. The Dutch commentator was recalling matches in Chicago and Wellington, and said Chicago was called the windy city but for windy (in tones of some awe) you should actually be in Wellington.
#NEDCAN 1-0
#NEDCAN 1-0
October 28, 2025 at 8:23 PM
30’ Oooh, New Zealand mentioned! 😂 Wellington to be precise. The Dutch commentator was recalling matches in Chicago and Wellington, and said Chicago was called the windy city but for windy (in tones of some awe) you should actually be in Wellington.
#NEDCAN 1-0
#NEDCAN 1-0