Category: personal

It DID happen

So here I am in Melbourne. Once again there are problems that might prevent me from going home. Once again this is because of Telstra. Our Melbourne branch is in the process of moving offices, which means that new phone lines need to be installed before the move, and one of the analog lines needs… Continue reading It DID happen

It is happening again. I just know it.

Tonight I fly to Melbourne for 2 days. It won’t be two days. It never is. If I am back in a week it will be a miracle. Telstra is involved. I wish that Telstra was a person, so that I could murder them.

good-bye Stimpy

poor little kitty This afternoon I buried Stimpy, my beloved pet and friend of 11 years, at her favourite spot in my Dad’s garden. She led a very happy life and was loved by everyone. Stimpy has lived with me since March 1993, when she was 5 weeks old. Being so young, I think, she imprinted on me… Continue reading good-bye Stimpy

Notes

I am in the middle of a weeklong training course called Developing IBM Lotus Domino Applications: Foundation Skills. At the end of this week, assuming that I pass the exam, I will be a Certified Notes Specialist. I don’t expect to have any problems – the course is not difficult, possibly because the general concepts are… Continue reading Notes

the new beckham

In 1981, when I was six, I was the left fullback for the Colo Cougars Under 7’s soccer team. We had good forwards and so the ball never came to our end of the field. A game of soccer consisted of myself, the other fullback and the goalie making mud pies in the goal box.… Continue reading the new beckham

How times change

I lost all of my hard disk data due to a power surge in December. On Wednesday the data recovery man who had supposedly been working on my disks for over 3 months informed me that he had given up. He has returned the disks and now I am back to square one. Mostly. I… Continue reading How times change

Undutchable

Henk and Bea, the in-laws, returned to The Netherlands* this afternoon, after a 2 week visit. We had a great time, somehow relaxing yet doing something every day. There were only three days that I didn’t swim somewhere, usually at a beach. We ate a lot. I learned a bit more Dutch, and got used… Continue reading Undutchable