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Old Reliable Run

Mon, 11/17/2008 - 8:40pm

Old Reliable Run.Sunday afternoon we ran in the Old Reliable Run in Raleigh, a 10 kilometer race.

It was the first time Sasha ran a 10k race and she did well. I wasn't very happy with my own result, but after a week of no training and a terrible cold I couldn't expect much. It's very nice to be running a race together.

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dailylife

New passport

Sun, 11/16/2008 - 10:21am

New passport.This week I received my new Dutch passport.

It was quicker than I had expected, it took only about two weeks for my passport to arrive back home after I applied for it in the Consulate in Raleigh.

The new passport is valid until 2011, and it's issued by the Ambassador in Washington DC which is kind of cool. I received my previous passport back also.

The consul told me that the size of the holes in invalidated passports is defined by government regulations. All Dutch consulates worldwide were required to purchase expensive hole-in-passport-makers issued by the Dutch government; commercial products don't make the right type of holes.

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guusbosmannl

OpenBSD 4.4

Sun, 11/16/2008 - 9:59am

I upgraded the server to OpenBSD 4.4 yesterday.

They now have a sysmerge tool that helps in upgrading the /etc directory. It worked well, but I think it's somewhat overkill for my simple system. Using their patch files for /etc has always worked in the past, and I think I'll stick with that next time.

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dailylife

Birthday presents

Sat, 11/15/2008 - 7:18am

Birthday presents.So last week I celebrated my 30th birthday. Thanks everyone for the many cards, calls, presents and messages! One loving family member sent me at least four electronic Happy Birthday cards.

I received a lot of nice presents. This weekend I'll go the Barnes & Nobles to use some of the gift certificates. And by the way, Snel en Woedend is a nice translation of Fast and the Furious.

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dutchusa

Frisian English connection

Fri, 11/14/2008 - 6:47am

Frisian.Gerben sent me an article about the history of the English language, and its roots in the language of Friesland, where Ettie and Gerben live.

"Modern-day Friesians put bûter on their bred, with a slice of tsiis, to make a tasty miel".

See the article below, or read more here.

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northcarolina

Shade Tree replacement

Thu, 11/13/2008 - 7:37pm

In the summer when my parents were here we went for a cup of coffee at Shade Tree, and realized what a great coffee they served there.

Unfortunately, they closed a month or two ago. Bull City Rising has good news though: there is a new coffee shop coming into its place.

This should make »

dailylife

First Christmas signs

Wed, 11/12/2008 - 9:36pm

Lunch.Today at lunch in Honey Baked Ham I heard the first Christmas music of the season.

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dailylife

30th birthday

Sun, 11/09/2008 - 8:10pm

30th birthday.Tomorrow will be my 30th birthday. The end of my twenties. I will now be a "thirty-something".

Yesterday we celebrated in our house with a nice party. It was a lot of fun to prepare and great to see everybody.

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dutchusa

Seeking higher ground

Sat, 11/08/2008 - 12:44am

Seeking higher ground.Yesterday's New York Times had an article about the Netherlands.

"The Netherlands, a Low Country, Seeks Higher Ground".

The fake satellite photo of a tulip-island is funny.

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politicsnews

Election Night in Durham, NC

Tue, 11/04/2008 - 6:27am

Possible places to go to tonight around Durham, NC:

Downtown Durham Barack 'N Roll Celebration. Starts at 8.30 pm.

Duke University's Public Policy Institute has an election night. From 9.00 pm to 1.00 am.

John McCain Election Night party in Holly Springs (the closest I could find).

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