Europe
Things I Miss
We have about three hours before we head to Newark to go back to the Netherlands, so I thought I’d jot down a quick list of things that my vacation home has reminded me that I miss: Heat in the Read more…
Brian
Lost the Crown
Yes, it’s sad but true, Ken and I rekindled our frisbee golf rivalry with a round on the Princeton University frisbee golf course. And I lost. In spectacular fashion. Finishing seven strokes behind. It started off close, but on the Read more…
Europe
Summer Vacation – Part 1
It was a little weird at first. But only a little. Stepping off the plane I ran into a wall of hot humid air. It was kind of like a warm smack in the face saying, “Hey, welcome back. You’re Read more…
Europe
Rotterdam and the Gentse Feesten
Busy weekend. (Skip all this shit and go straight to the pictures) First we decided on Friday night that it would be fun to stay in a hotel in Rotterdam, so Ann called up and got us a room at Read more…
Europe
Visit to Antwerp
Go to photo gallery. Last weekend after Leiden we spent Sunday walking around Antwerp with Ian, Anja, and Anja’s friend Karin. Ann has a special affinity for Antwerp since she went to college and lived there for three years. Don’t Read more…
Entertainment
The 25th Hour
Five stars. This was a great movie. Just to give you an outline, the film follows the final day of freedom for Monty (Ed Norton) before he goes to prison for dealing. The story is extremely well crafted, revealing enough Read more…
Europe
Visit to Leiden
Ann and I took a trip to Leiden this weekend where we were shown around by our friend Ove Kahler. Leiden is home to the largest university in the Netherlands, and has a beautiful old city center. While we were Read more…
Entertainment
War of the Worlds & My Thoughts On Spielberg
I have to agree with my friend Jen in her assessment of War of the Worlds. It’s generally a good movie and worth seeing, but the major value of the movie is not as a science fiction story, but as Read more…
General
Google Earth
I just downloaded this yesterday and damn is this thing cool. Google Earth is now free. Simply put: Google Earth puts you in control of the earth. Type in any location you want, and you will immediately start to zoom Read more…
Europe
Russian Family Visit
One of the events on our program was a visit with a Russian family for dinner. There were only six families, so we had to visit in groups. My group of four intrepid RSMers traveled to the second to last Read more…