Guus Bosman

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Adrian likes things

I've said it before -- Adrian can really take a liking to things he sees, and then he wants to grab them. That works fine for toys: he'll get 'angry' until he has the toy in his hands. He especially likes the blue "Happy Birthday" balloon. Yesterday I asked him, "waar is de ballon" and he immediately turned towards the balloon, pretty cool.

The other day Lelya Snezha told me that Adrian's high chair was looking towards the backyard and he got excited -- it turned out he really want to hold... the two doves outside. Yesterday in the playground he had his mind set on a big beach ball that was in another stroller at the other side of the playground.

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Four year check-up

Nora's 4 year checkup went well. She's healthy and happy.

She had some trouble with the eye tests which we'll follow up on with her ophthalmologist. She couldn't see the "stereo" letter.

There were a few more shots Nora for she didn't cry. From now on she'll only need her annual flu shot until she's ten years old.

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Leo standing in his high chair

Nora used her high chair for about two years. I had always wondered about the straps -- Nora never needed them. Well, last week we learned what they are for: Leo mananged to stand up straight in his chair, and started crawling over his table towards the big table.

So from now on he'll be strapped in.

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4 years old!

Nora turned 4 years old today.

Note: I wrote this article a few months later, due to the server outage we had in February.

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Het wrede paradijs

This book is gorgeous. The author tells the stories of tens of immigrants from Friesland to America, Australia, Africa and combines interviews with them with visits to their hometowns in Friesland. The author is a gifted writer who in beautiful prose describes human tragedy and success.

This was a gift for my birthday from my parents.

Hylke Speerstra
978-9045024899
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Dutch
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Cold morning

To be honest it was tough getting out of bed this morning. But I did anything, and at 6.20 pm I was out and about. I was back home around 7:15 am which gave me nice time to have breakfast before the "get the kids ready" cycle started. Nora was also deeply asleep when I woke her up. When I mentioned the prospect of a "prikkelkus" she woke up. Leo was such a sweetheart when he came downstairs. He waved at me later. Adriaantje was still asleep when we left.

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5 miles
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48 minutes
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The meaning of human existence

Interesting collection of essays on human evolution and related subjects.

I bought this book in a nice bookstore in Palo Alto while waiting for my coworkers for dinner.

Edward O. Wilson
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English
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Back in Arlington

I went for my regular early morning run today, first time in a while after the snow and a trip to Menlo.

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5 miles
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50 minutes
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Stanford run

My plan is to make this a healthy trip. So when I arrived at the hotel around 5.30 pm I immediately went for my first run.

I ran from the Creekside Inn to the Stanford Campus. Didn't get lost this time.

Dinner was good, not too heavy, not too much. We saw the results come in of the Iowa caucus.

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38 minutes
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Sophie's World

This book combines a history of philosophy with a novel. Both are quite interesting and while written for young adults, this was an enjoyable book.

I got this book in paperback but I read it mostly on my phone. I think I started reading it once, many years ago. The first 50 pages were a little dry but it got better later in the book. The last half was the most interesting.

Jostein Gaarder
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