Monthly Archives: February 2012

Day 261 – February 23, 2012 – Down with the sickness…

Number of days in Amsterdam – 261 Number of days without a bike theft – 257< Days since it last rained – 1 A sickness has entered our house. It’s the insidious sort of sickness that finds its way into … Continue reading

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Day 261 – February 22, 2012 – An open letter to Anthony Bourdain…

Number of days in Amsterdam – 260 Number of days without a bike theft – 256< Days since it last rained – 1 0 Amsterdam is like a European version of Bangkok. There’s a very high threshold for bad behavior. … Continue reading

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Day 260 – February 21, 2012 – Why don’t we get things started?

Number of days in Amsterdam – 260 Number of days without a bike theft – 256 Days since it last rained – 0 1 Quick quiz: Who is the most amazing creative mind of the 20th Century? Nope. Try again. … Continue reading

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Day 259 – February 20, 2012 – Career Opportunities…

Number of days in Amsterdam – 259 Number of days without a bike theft – 255 Days since it last rained – 0 Confession – We may have been harboring a fugitive. Or almost a fugitive, anyway. You see, evidently, … Continue reading

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Day 258 – February 19, 2012 – The People in My Neighbourfood…

Number of days in Amsterdam – 258 Number of days without a bike theft – 254 Days since it last rained – 0 Like yesterday, today was all about the experience of food, but whereas yesterday was about seeking, foraging … Continue reading

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Day 257 – February 18, 2012 – High geekery and culinary acquisitions…

Number of days in Amsterdam – 257 Number of days without a bike theft – 253 Days since it last rained – 0 The weekends continue to become what feels like family time for the three of us. It’s not … Continue reading

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Day 256 – February 17, 2012 – Where’s my flying car?

Number of days in Amsterdam – 256 Number of days without a bike theft – 252 Days since it last rained – 0 Technology amazes me. Now, when I say that, I’m not acting confused are bemused about all these … Continue reading

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Day 255 – February 16, 2012 – The music is just right…

Number of days in Amsterdam – 255 Number of days without a bike theft – 251 Days since it last rained – 0 One tradition that was pretty strong in our old lives was the Thursday night dance in the … Continue reading

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Day 254 – February 15, 2012 – Feeling Undutchable…

Number of days in Amsterdam – 254 Number of days without a bike theft – 250 Days since it last rained – 0 A friend loaned me a copy of The Undutchables: an observation of the netherlands, its culture and … Continue reading

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Day 253 – February 14, 2012 – Be my Valentines…

Number of days in Amsterdam – 253 Number of days without a bike theft – 249 Days since it last rained – 0 With a total relocation and shift if life like we’ve experienced, everything becomes a first. There are … Continue reading

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