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Bowling Berkerijs
Since the beginning of 2023 we were saying we should go bowling with the family. Now with the easter holidays and no hockey training or matches going on we finally managed to find an evening to go and play a few games among the four of us. We went to bowling Berkerijs as it is nearby. We know the owners but this doesn’t play a big role as this is simply a very nice bowling alley. We went early Friday evening which was a good idea as it was not completely crowded and there were no birthday parties going on.…
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No Ordinary Genius. The Illustrated Richard Feynman, Christopher Sykes (ISBN 978-039331393-2, W. W. Norton)
I came across a reference to this book in another book I read about Feynman and it ended up on my list. I bought it last year and then decided end of 2022 to start reading it while I was also reading The Discoverers to add a bit of light reading in the mix. Christopher Sykes is a documentary film maker and he made 2 documentary films about Feynman. For these documentaries he interviewed Feynman, his family and friends and colleagues. The book has the structure of a biography and is similar to Genius by James Gleick but content wise…
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Jan de Volksschilder
Last week our daughter was away with school so we took the opportunity to go to Jan de Volksschilder in Keerbergen. The restaurant is known for its variety and quality of spare ribs. As our daughter is vegetarian this is not the first choice to go for dinner with the whole family. But as she was away and because our son loves spare ribs with thought this was a good occasion to go for dinner here. It was in the middle of the week so there was room even though we had made a last minute reservation to be sure…
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Pizza at Luciano
To celebrate the end of the indoor hockey competition of our son we went for Pizza at Luciano in Keerbergen with the team. We come here every now and then when we want to eat pizza. From the places in the neighbourhood this is our favourite pizza restaurant. And they also have other Italian food in case you are not in the mood for pizza. We were with a large group and we started with Antipasto della casa which has a nice mix so especially for a group of people it will always have something for everyone, meat, calamari, vegetables.…
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Die Hard 2
Watched the second Die Hard movie a few weeks ago again after a long time. I really liked it when I watched it originally in 1990 or so. It is really Die Hard 2 in the sense that is again taking place on Christmas Eve and more or less confined to 1 one building. In this case it is Washington Dulles Airport. So less confined than in Die Hard 1 where all the action really takes place in one skyscraper. McClane is picking up his wife at the airport so this is also very similar to the first movie. And…
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Karl Marx
Who rushes behind with wild bluster ? A swarthy fellow from Trier, a vigorous monster. He walks not, he hops not, he leaps on his heals And raves, full of rage, as if he wanted to seize The broad canopy of heaven, and pull it down to earth, His arms extended very wide in the air. With angry fist balled, he rants ceaselessly, As if ten thousand devils held him by the forelock. ― Friedrich Engels
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Knowledge
‘The known is finite, the unknown infinite; intellectually we stand on an islet in the midst of an illimitable ocean of inexplicability. Our business in every generation is to reclaim a little more land, to add something to the extent and solidity of our possessions.‘― Thomas Henry Huxley
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John Wick
Watched the first John Wick movie a couple of years ago. Came across it on Netflix while searching for Keanu Reaves. I hadn’t heard about it at the time but of course today it has become a well known franchise. This weekend chapter 4 came out in the cinema here and I decided to catch up on the first 3 films first. As it had been a long time since I had seen the first John Wick I decided to watch it again. The role fits Keanu Reaves well as the emotionless, almost robotic killer. In the first movie we…
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First k on Stromer ST3 Pinion
Early this week the odometer on the Stromer crossed the 1000km mark. It took a bit longer than expected due to a lot of bad weather. Too much rain when it was close to freezing. Not the ideal conditions for going +40 km/h on 2 bicycle tyres. Instead of enjoying a relaxing bike ride I had to spend time in traffic jams again. The covid times are definitely long gone on the roads. In a way it is a bit unexpected as many people can now partly work from home. More people working from home, more people taking the bike…
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