Sorry it took so long to post about this, but I now have brand new hardwood floors in my apartment! Okay, so they’re not really wood. They’re laminate. But they’re painted to look like wood! That has to count for something right? I never knew what was involved in putting in new floors, and now …
Category Archive: Europe
Dec
06
Nov
27
The End of the MBA
Wow. It’s hard to believe it, but this past weekend was my very last MBA weekend. All done. Finished. Finito. Never again will I have to get up at 8:30am on a Saturday and spend all day sitting in class. Never again will I have to stay up the night before an assignment is due, …
Nov
09
A Squash Beating
But not in the way you think. I guess it was inevitable, after so much smack talking, that Maurits would get pissed off and get back into form. He came from behind in two games (one of them he was down 7-1) to win the best of three match. I won one more at the …
Nov
07
Portrait of Dordrecht
I realize I have been remiss about blogging about my life in Europe, and how it differs from America. So today I have this little story for you. We are on our way to lunch. In Dordrecht there are precious few places of sufficient quality for one to dine in. Apropos of nothing, Lynn says, …
Oct
31
More Squash
I’d like to thank Maurits for making good on his offer to come and play squash. We had two very good sets, which I feel obligated to point out that I won (2-0, 2-1). Maurits has a tricky serve and good ball control (said with as straight a face as possible), and to ensure victory …
Oct
24
Maldives
Photo set on Flickr So it’s been difficult to know how to write about this. Four weeks ago I went on vacation for the first time in 8 years with a woman other than Ann. Her name is Lynn and we have been seeing each other for four months now. If you are one of …
Oct
20
Squash
So I’ve been pretty busy lately, and haven’t played Ultimate regularly in a while. My membership at the gym has lapsed, but the one thing that I have been doing more lately is playing squash. Most Americans never get exposed to squash. It’s one of those sports like cricket or rugby which they still play …
Oct
09
My Name Won!
So I told you guys I am joining a new frisbee team based in the Hague, and that I submitted one of the suggestions for a name for the team. Well, my suggestion won! Woo hoo! I rule. Ladies and Gentlemen, please give a warm welcome to the new frisbee club from the Hague: Ultimus …
Sep
13
Beach Frisbee
I have been seriously remiss with my posting. Apologies. But as you can see from the photos taken by other people here and here, I have been very busy. Last Saturday I played Ultimate on the beach at Scheveningen from 10:30 until 5:00pm. It was a beautiful sunny day and my team won five straight …
Sep
01
Hard Lessons
So last night, while playing Ticket to Ride, I learned an important lesson that I think has applications on the world political stage. When you gang up with the other players at the table, and you screw one of the players so that he can’t make any of his routes (which, at first sounds like …