October 2008
16 posts
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The Stirling’s Last Night in The US Right before they left for China, Christiaan asked the kids and grownups what they were looking forward to as they got ready to fly back to Yanji. Here’s what…
WatchI love Hulu. If you have not already been hooked, take a quick look. Most of my favorite shows are right here. And they don’t even pay me to say that. They should.
“There’s no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years the...”
– Quentin Crisp
“I put my instant coffee in my microwave oven and almost went back in time.”
– Steve Wright
Mariana Lipsyncs to Jack's Sweet Tunes →
NEW VIDEO: Mariana Lipsyncs to Jack’s Sweet Tunes
Mar “Sings” from Christiaan VandenHeuvel on Vimeo.
Day at the Glen →
The kids and I had a great time a few weeks ago (when Kristina was off to her God Chicks conference in Southern California) at the Dublin “Day at the Glen” fair/carnival.
Mariana spruces up her shoes →
Mariana thought it would be a cool idea to bedazzle her “plain ol’ gym shoes” with some… duct tape. I gotta give her: it’s creative. So, after a few days I…
Gearing up for Halloween
When I lived in Holland I had heard of Halloween but we didn’t celebrate it there. Instead us kids were excited to dress up (totally optional) and carry a lantern door-to-door in the early evening hours of November 11. The Holiday is called Saint Martin (Sint Maarten). The day is celebrated in parts of Belgium (Flanders) and some parts of the Netherlands and most areas of Germany and...
Voter Frustration →
I am so appreciative of the right to vote. I lived in the US for about 15 years without the ability to vote at all, but have been able to vote in several elections now. In a month, it’ll be able to vote in a presidential for the very first time! That sounded pretty exciting, but I have been so frustrated with all of the candidates and their parties. Either candidate sounds like more of the...
Newsweek Article Made Me Think
I guess I am more naive than I thought. I just read this article in Newsweek magazine. Even though I am not planning at this time to vote for Obama, race has absolutely nothing to do with it!! The following quote was just baffling to me:
“I’ve never forgotten that he is a smart, articulate black man with a smart, articulate black wife,” says Linda Wright, 34, a nurse’s...
That Netflix Box in my house is getting more and... →
Netflix is adding more than 2,500 titles from Starz Play. The first titles are now live on the Netflix website and include an impressive number of recent releases. Okay, I’m locking the doors now. See you in the spring!
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