Month: June 2008

The Armpits Of The World

There are places in the world where no one comes. Ever. I’m not thinking of remote areas of Antarctica or unclimbed summits in the Cordilleras de los Andes. Nor do I believe there are bits of jungle in deep, dark Ruanda that will never be seen by human eyes. No, I’m thinking of the armpits […]

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I’ve Got It Covered

Came home today to five consecutive moments of utter joy and excitement. Moment of joy and excitement #1: There was an envelope in my mailbox from Leading Edge Magazine, and that could, and did, mean only one thing: my contributor copy was here, containing my short story Diamond Sharks. And indeed, when I opened the […]

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Graduation Night

A moment of private cheer and happiness (and, admittedly a bit of gloating). Not only is my wife bright, blonde, and beautiful, as of tonight she is also a certified masseuse. She passed her final exam earlier this evening. I’m almost as happy as she is herself. And proud, very proud. Back to our champagne […]

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Silly Subtitle #1

All foreign shows on Dutch TV are subtitled instead of dubbed (unlike in France or Germany, where, for instance, ‘the actress who always does the voice of Courteney Cox’ is a celebrity in her own right). Often, subtitlers get it wrong. Sometimes, they get it wrong in a funny way. Whenever I catch them at […]

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