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Being a dog lover and an Obama supporter I must say I like the new addition to the whitehouse.According to some newspapers:Mr Obama had promised his two daughters a puppy during the presidential campaign. He had also pledged to the wider public that they would find a rescue dog.However, the search for a puppy was complicated by the fact that Malia is allergic to dogs and the Obamas chose a breed

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Well, it's funny what you read in the papers. According to most Dutch newspapers we dutchies like grey cars best, followed by black and then, after a big gap, other colored vehicles.Now, I've taken the liberty to copy results of a poll and measure that against the statement of the newspapers. What seems to be the case = most people that voted there like black cars most, followed by

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I would like to wish everybody a wonderfull spring but then I just found out that spring start's on 20th of march here in the netherlands but official spring is not here before march 21st.So you just have to wait one day longer. Interested in the topics?Here some links:Click on the language for a Wikipedia page on spring in DUTCH or ENGLISH

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Like I said many times before:If you want to be worshiped you need to be someone in the USA.Latest evidence : Obama Sushi rools :-)They do look nice though....Click here to read the original article on Geekologie.have fun,Andre

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It's here and I couldn't be more exited about it. Spring, the time of the year that all those bold and ambitous plans of the year are being made.This year I will of course:- build a new porch in the garden and add a pergola- plant a tree- create a new and exciting water feature- renovate the upper floor of the house- build a garden infornt of the house- grow fruit and begatables- find a solution

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It seems to be a sign of these times. Everything is collapsing and there's nothing one can do about it.Economies and people crashing I can certainly handle but now my new Iphone crashes on me as well. Seems it has problems with some apps and the sync with Itunes (or the other way around). Anyway, all basic apps like phone, Itunes, Calendar etc work well. All downloaded apps (games, news, etc)

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It's a very very magnifient piece of work that works quite well !After having spend a saturday on my iphone I will go to bed and have very pleasant dreams. I noticed that after using a Treo for years I need to practise typing on screen in place of buttons but that improved fast and typing became easier by the hour.Now I can start hunting for apps and hidden treasures. I found a great remote app

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Just installed Blogwriter lite on my Iphone and typing my first blogentry on it :-)If all goes well it wil publish it now...Update (approx. 60 min later.... Weblog tools works well but the free version has no picture adding possibility... so I've uploaded my first pic taken with the Iphone here :-)

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Well dear readers Sorry for not writing anything this year so far. Life has been quite challenging and I did not even have time for ... well, whatever.Here we go again with somwething that occupies my thoughts since I ordered it two days ago.... My new Iphone.....Delivery details are:Being delivered : saturday Feb. 28thDelivery time: between 10:39 and 13:39.Update:It's 11:14 and I'm actiually

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beste wishes to all of you !May all your wishes and hopes come true!Love,Andre

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Well, that was 2008 and will not miss it one bit.As in most years good and bad things have happenened and I'm still very very satisfied with allmost everything and thankfull for having health, love and the best husband in the universe.This year we had to say goodbye to Janny, my beloved mother in law and late night chatting companion. I'd like to say thanks for having had the pleasure of knowing

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So, it's autumn and all seems to be grey and misty here in Amsterdam. Even the cold, wet weather can't take the cities loveliness away :-).....I'll wrap up the last summer bloomers from the garden today and prepare for winter. The first winter flower bulbs are in and I need to put them in the ground.There's someone who doesn't not mind any weather as long as he's outside...... check the foto and

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It's amazing .... watch more here....

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Did you ever ask yourself what the future will bring? Should you want to find out where on the time/space horizon you are then this might help ! What it basically tells you is that only the moment is specific that you think about the future or observe something that might lead to a future. Everything before and after that is increasingly uncertain.My advise would be not to think about a possible

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well, it has been one of my photoshop weekends again. I'm trying to find out how to best produce a coffee-table book so I've collected some pictures for that. Still no luck with the book but here already the pictures :-).... enjoy....

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One of my many addictions are online test. Just having done the "What Your Taste in Art Says About You Test" I found out what the name of one of my favorite Art-styles is. It's Ukiyo-e. The explanation I got about my personality ( as goal of this test) has also made me smile and I must say I agree with it. here it is:Simple, Progressive, and SensualPeople that chose Ukiyo-e art tend to be more

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Our holiday was as relaxing as we hoped but it's good to be back in our beloved Amsterdam ( and to have Internet connection again:-)..... Here's some info about Hejlsminde where we spent the last week...Hejlsminde is a small and cosy holiday and harbour town, which is situated by the Little Belt.Hejlsminde is situated by the Little Belt, with a view of Funen, in a scenic area near forest, beach,

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A few hours, some car filling with clothes, food and us to go and we'll be off for a week to Heijlsminde.Relaxation here we come.Updates, stories, foto's will be posted here in about 8-10 days.....Until then.... enjoyAndre

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It is a dilemma that vague state of "common sense". According to wikipedia it's :"Whatever definition one uses, identifying particular items of knowledge as "common sense" becomes difficult. Philosophers may choose to avoid using the phrase when using precise language. But common sense remains a perennial topic and many philosophers make wide use of the concept or at least refer to it. Some

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The Igloo Satellite Cabin from Icewall oneThe Igloo Satellite Cabin is designed to provide safe, reliable accommodation in remote areas. It has been used for over 25 years in conditions ranging from the tropics to polar icecaps. Units can be flown by helicopter fully assembled, and often fully equipped, to locations inaccessible by road transport. Igloos are ideal short-term accommodation

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Just a week to go and we'll be staying in Denmark for a week. Last year we found a wonderfull holiday home there so we rented it again this year.Denmark is one of my favorite holiday spots due to the untouched nature and the nearness to water on all sides. Here some pictures from last years vacation to give some impressons:

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"Dashain", the longest and the most auspicious Hindu festival in the Nepalese calendar begins today, celebrated by the Nepalis of all caste and creed is being observed throughout the country on Tuesday.The 15 days of celebration occurs during the bright lunar fortnight ending on the day of the full moon.Dashain is celebrated with great rejoice, and goddess Durga is worshiped throughout the

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Why test an offline weblog editor when I'm online 99% of the time ? Since our friend Coleen is in Kathmandu and doens't have a reliable internet connection I;m tryin our some offline weblog editors to send here the best one. So, this is the first test with Qumana. Lets see how it will go....UPDATE - This offline blog editor does not work for me. I've tested a few more but none of them made it

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This is a design from 8 years ago but I just found it and need to find out if it's available somewhere...it's just a great concept:A light reactive window blind inspired by photosynthesis, 2000 DigitalDawn is a reactive window blind with a surface that is in constant flux, growing in luminosity in response to its surroundings. It digitally emulates the process of photosynthesis using printed

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Autumn is about to enter the garden and I've invested a few days to get everything in shape for the colder seasons. The last week we've paved the rest of our city garden and rearranged some of the flowers in pots to be planted in the ground. Main reason being moist for the plants and us forgetting to water plants frequently. Here are some pictures of the result:Hope you like the results....Andre

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and yet another word cloud... this time from this site's content.

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It's amazing! In march 1996 I got to know Frans and never looked back. Now, after TWELVE AND A HALF year I can tell you the secret of love:Never give up, never surrender and you'll always find your way to love !!!It maybe interesting to know the statistics of this life we spend together:I could tell you all kinds of good advise or nice tips about staying in a good relationship but there's a song

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Being lucky twice in one night doesn't happen often... but it does !Just looking for some animated gif's I stumbled on this amazing wordcloud generator.The pictures on both sides are random creation with the content of this weblog.Next to having random wordclouds you can edit them online in the applet menu. Adjusting color, font and basic layout. Even maximizing the amount of words. All by

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Just by accident I found bluebison.netThere are wonderfull children color pages and stories there. You can download 2 stories there for free and dozens of coloring pictures.The stories are

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Today something very interesting happened. Our friend Colleen has arrived in Kathmandu and we had a Skype video call. Now, that might seem very usual in the connected digital age but talking to friends face to face that are almost 4 timezones away just gives me a big smile in my face :-) ...Just the fact that we have come so far that we finally can see our friends and family when talking to them

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Did you ever wonder " what time is it in Kathmandu at this moment ?Well, I did. Since our friend Colleen is in Kathmandu I've tried to remember that the time difference between Amsterdam and Nepal is GMT +5:45 . To make it easier I've added a world clock that just gives me three local times. Kathmandu , Ithaca ( NY time - where Colleen comes from and most of her fanbase is) and Amsterdam ( where

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The time of saying goodbye to the summer memories has come again to prepare us for the colder time that ends the year. For me that means starting to clean up all of those summer plants and collect the last harvest of berries, fruit and tomatoes. The nice thing is that the clematis hasn't given up just yet and still gives some nice flowers to admire.It has been a good harvest this year:around 12

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As for a lot of people around the world my day starts with a quick scan of the news around the internet. Most days that means that I start my day with death, distruction and other bad news.Of course there is other news around thats report about the good things happening around the globe but that news is harder to find.To make it easier for you I've found a site thats not about religion ( most

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Attention all decks !My dear friend Colleen Boland is on the verge of departing to Kathmandu, Nepal to help the"house with a heart" . That house is a wonderful initiative of a women helping abandoned children and their mothers. Or better said helping mothers so they don't have to abandon their children.Click here for the " house with a heart " website.I know that Colleen will help that initiative

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Dear reader,Should you ave missed me the last 3 month then please accept my deepest apologies.I've been busy with the rest of my life and didn't make any time for this blog.That will change and I'll start updating this site at least 3 times a week now.... promise.Thanks for staying with me....Regards,Andre

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And again it's sunday. Time for the second garden special.The hot april summer weather has left us and temperatures havedropped between 5-10 degrees Celsius and rain has come back to(hopefully) make the garden grow even more.Here the lates pictures:Clematis variationsAnemone coronaria (poppy anemone, Spanish marigold)Hemerocallis - daylily "Stella de Oro" Cotton Lavender or Gray Santolina (

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... he's so silly

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here it is

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There is nothing more rewarding to me then spending time in my garden. It's about keeping all those plants and little trees alive and that can be quite a challenge.To have some idea where I go with my garden I've decided to start documenting it here with a weekly sunday special. So, here we go:Our garden is about 6x6 meters and is surrounded by a wodden fence. When we got this place the garden

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Amusement comes in so many flavors.Where for example would you start if someone asks you to look for life?I've chosen the google search because if I start looking for anything I usually start there.The result brought a smile for a moment...Search results:1. live and cooking ( a dutch TV show)2. a group of people that love to study science and technology3. a dutch site about secondlife ( the

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Welcome to the first sentence in my first weblog.This weblog is started as an digital diary. Content is not decided upon yet but that will follow soon.Anyway, good to have started... let's see where it will lead us :-)....

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