Entertainment
Arimaa
This is why it’s important to hang around people younger than you. Jamie, one of Lynn’s two charming sons (who were staying with us this week) introduced me to a new board game. He actually showed it to me when he was here last time, but since I lost my Read more
Brian
Until My Jetpack is Ready
Somehow I got into reading about how the military is investing in “micro flight” devices, one thing leads to another, and I’m at a website looking at pictures of what I now know I have been saving all my money for. It’s not for retirement. It’s to get me one Read more
General
Books that Changed Me
It’s funny, I never used to read non-fiction. I was solely an entertainment reader. My dad pointed this out to me a few times and tried to get me into reading some more educational books while I was in high school. I steadfastly refused to “get serious” with my reading Read more
General
Final Fantasy XII
It’s always a let down at the end. Â You just can’t spend nearly 80 hours (79 hours and 54 mintues to be exact) playing a game and then expect to be satisfied by the ending. I mean when’s the last time you played any game for eighty hours? Well, for Read more
General
Friends Who Can Cook (and build their own computers)
It’s always nice to be invited to dinner at friends’. Especially if, as in the case of Tamara and Doug, they have a beautiful place in the country and really know how to cook. Yesterday we had the pleasure of driving to a part of the Dutch lanscape that we Read more
Brian
Feel Like Dancin’
I just couldn’t help myself. If this doesn’t make you laugh then I don’t know what will. I’m memorizing every move in this video so I can bust up the dance floor next time I’m at “Het Paard” or Danzig. Now I just need to get me some white pants Read more
General
Harry Potter VII and naked old people
Sometimes you just have one of those perfect summer days. They start with sleeping in, then slowly waking up with a lot of repositioning, cuddling, and half-asleep kisses. Then they continue with lunch on your sunlit balcony looking out at the trees in the neighbor’s backyard. Followed by a ride Read more
Europe
Visit to the Kröller-Müller Museum
 Photoset on Flickr Lynn and I went here this past weekend. It was an hour and a half away from the Hague, but the weather was (uncharacteristically) beautiful and we had a nice drive out to the east of the Netherlands. In the Netherlands, the eastern part of the country Read more