A Horse Is A HHHorse

Yesterday, while going through my Google Reader listings (handy for keeping track of lots of websites without having to remember to visit each and every one) I saw a news story with the title: Horse genome unlocked by science.
I know the word genome; I know how to pronounce it. However, now that I’m trying [...]

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Things I’ve Seen …

I’m assuming this is a small, portable grill, painted like a football (soccer ball) in the classic Dutch orange. I saw it yesterday sitting on it’s lonesome on the terrace along the Nieuwegracht.

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Canine Family

I think this may be the best thing I’ve ever seen, while walking through any city. Even better than bumping into James Earl Jones one Monday morning in Manhattan. We saw them yesterday while we were out along the Oudegracht, enjoying the botenparade (boat parade) that was part of Culturele Zondag (Cultural Sunday). At first, [...]

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Found Objects

Odd things I’ve found recently:

While prepping a bunch of carrots in order to make this recipe, I noticed the odd man out of the bunch. I’ve seen too many “evil twin” episodes of the X-Files recently to be completely comfortable with this discovery. That said, I’m very comfortable recommending the recipes found on [...]

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Far-Travelled Trash

Pippo and I went for a nice walk this morning. The sun was shining once again, after four or five days of grumpy weather, so it seemed the perfect time to do a bit of wandering and get a bit of exercise. Pippo, ever the dirty hippie, had to stop and smell every flower, [...]

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Zondag! Zondag! Zondag!

I was flipping through one of the free papers we get (the Stadsblad, if you’re interested) when I saw this ad. Oh yes, monster trucks have made their way to Europe! Of all the things to import, I think this is one of the strangest ones. Of course, I did see a great big Hummer [...]

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Culture Shock

I took this picture on Wednesday, which was Koninginnenacht (Queen’s Night), when the festivities begin. They were setting up the stages — and beer stands — in the Dom Plein, the area by the Dom tower and cathedral. In fact, that’s the cathedral in the background. In fact, those trucks are parked where the nave [...]

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There Be Giants There

Tonight at the Potdeksel, we ran into one of the regulars with whom we often chat. He was asking if we knew Paul, another regular. We didn’t know Paul by name, so we asked for a description. His response? “The tall guy.”
We had to laugh.
Our response? “Could you be a  bit more specific?” After all, [...]

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Morning Surprise

Garbage is picked up on Tuesdays and Fridays. This morning, I heard the garbage truck approaching and realized I hadn’t put the trash out, so I quickly pulled it out and went to set it outside. Perfect timing, because the collector reached our house just as I put the bag out.
The reason I’m [...]

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