A year ago today, we loaded up the two cats and dog, our few pieces of luggage, and ourselves and headed off to the airport to begin our new lives here in the Netherlands. That said, tomorrow is our proper one-year anniversary of being here. Today was just the start of the travel.
Overall, I [...]
Posts Tagged ‘politics’
Freedom of Speech
Posted in politics, tagged culture shock, politics on May 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Bigger Than I Thought
Posted in entertainment, politics, tagged Obama, politics, tv on January 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The inaugural concert at Lincoln Memorial is being aired live on tv here. Not on CNN International, either, it’s on one of the “networks”. I’m honestly slightly surprised that it’s being aired, but it’s kind of cool that it is.
That said, why waste Herbie Hancock by pairing him with Sheryl Crow and Will.I.Am? Tsk.
I will, [...]
Thank You
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Obama, photos, politics, US on November 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Election Coverage
Posted in cultural, politics, tagged art, cultural sunday, election, Obama, photos, politics on October 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Today, while at the theater, we made a surprising discovery. On the landing outside of the room we were in was a postcard stand with a variety of free postcards. These were some of the ones on offer. Imagine my surprise. A pleasant one, to be sure. I’d meant to get one of these Obama [...]
Dinner and a Debate
Posted in food, pets, tagged food, links, Pippo, politics on October 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
G’s off to Germany today, so I’m on my own for dinner. A Dutch Flickr contact has been a dining influence for me recently, with her lovely food photos. First it was her variation of shoarma and tonight it was a version of gado-gado. I didn’t bother with the salad part and just went with [...]
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