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5k run in May
Yesterday I went for what I thought would be a 4k run building up the distance again after not having run for a while. Work has been very busy lately with an endless sequence of meetings to attend and no time for lunch runs anymore. Come to think about it, lunch has been replaced by lunch meetings most of the days. As my planned circuit ended up being 4.7k anyway I pushed on to complete the full 5k and earned the 5k Strava trophy for May. Looking at my trophies I saw the last registered 5k trophy was from August…
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Hamiltonian words
“I have very long admired Ptolemy’s description of his great astronomical master, Hipparchus, as a labor-loving and truth-loving man. Be such my epitath.” ― William Rowan Hamilton
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Dok 14
Today we met with friends in Cadzand to celebrate the ‘lentefeest’ of their youngest kid who recently turned 12. There were a few speeches and gifts and then we went for a late lunch on the beach at Dok 14. For me the weather was almost perfect. In the sunshine it was just warm enough to walk outside in a shirt with long sleeves. You can be outside and not too warm yet to exercise. A few degrees warmer would be even better because then you can sit outside without feeling cold. Today we had lunch inside so it didn’t…
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Brasserie Klein Zoersel
Yesterday we went for a family dinner to Brasserie Klein Zoersel in Malle to celebrate some may birthdays in the family. The place is well known and the location is quite unique with the terras at the back looking out over the natural reserve ‘s Herenbosch, pond included. We sat outside on the terras next to the outdoor bar. The bar has a look vaguely resembling a mountain chalet. This all adds to a relaxed atmosphere and although the restaurant is located next to a big road we didn’t hear any traffic on the terras at the back. It was…
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FIH Pro League Games Belgium – Spain 21 May 2022
2 earlier attempts in 2020 and 2021 to go and watch the Belgian Red Pathers and Red Lions hockey teams play failed due to covid. Last weekend we finally managed to actually go and watch a couple of games. As a bonus Merijn got elected to be in the line up so it was an extra special event for him. Both teams played against Spain so we expected nice hockey from both sides. The Panthers played first. In the last 2 years their level has improved a lot. They missed the last olympic games but if qualification matches would be…
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Tilburg D1 plays in Hoofdklasse next season
From the beginning of the season in the promotie klasse the ambition of Tilburg has been to achieve promotion to the Dutch hockey ‘premier league’ known as hoofdklasse. They were well on track as they were at the top of the league with 2 games to play. We went to watch the game of Tilburg D1 against Leonidas from Rotterdam as Hannelore is a big fan of Maddie Hinch. Tilburg lost that game unfortunately, Tilburg ended up second and Rotterdam achieved direct promotion to hoofdklasse. The consequence was that Tilburg had to play play offs against Oranje Rood in a…
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Von Ryan’s Express
Von Ryan’s Express is WWII war movie from 1965 starring Frank Sinatra and Trevor Howard. Frank Sinatra plays Colonel Joseph Ryan, an American pilot who is shot down over Italy and taken to a POW camp that is occupied mainly by British soldiers. Their commanding officer has just died after having spent time in a sweat box, making Ryan as the highest ranking officer. The British are planning an escape but Ryan prefers to sit out the war as Italy is about to surrender in a matter of weeks. He tries to make a deal with the Italian camp commander…
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Hockey Match Leonidas D1 – Tilburg D1
Last Sunday we went to watch this game of Tilburg D1 away at Rotterdam. Since it was announced that Maddie Hinch was returning to the Netherlands to play in the promotieklasse with Tilburg we had the plan to go and watch her play. Unfortunately Tilburg D1 always play their games on Sunday at approximately the same time as we are playing so it never worked out so far. Now that our own competition ended on May first there finally a chance to go and watch the legendary Maddie live. It was a one and half hour drive to Rotterdam but…
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Enter the Dragon
Enter the Dragon was Bruce Lee’s 4th movie and his first and last Hollywood picture. It was to be his big break through in the West but unfortunately he died before it premiered. Compared to his earlier movies this one has more of real story and also co stars John Saxon and Jim Kelly playing an important role in the movie. It is a mix of the spy movie and martial arts genres in a Hollywood production. So in that respect it is a more classical movie with a plot driving the action instead of the other way around like…
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Long Way Down
In 2007, 3 years after the Long Way Round, Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman Long Way Down went on a second motorcycle trip together. This time they went all the way from John ‘O Groats to Cape Town in South Africa and they called the trip Long Way Down. They had the BMW R1200GS at their disposal this time which people say is less heavy and nimbler compared to the R1150GS they rode on Long Way Round. The other team members like Claudio, Jimmy and Russ and David also joined again. Compared to Long Way Round this trip is even…
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