Excerpt from the IronGuides newsletter, november 2009 Triathlon is a sport of endurance, defined as the ability to withstand sustained hardship or stress. It is the state [...]
November 1, 2009
After almost 29 years on this planet, you should have learned some basic lessons. Like, don’t mix your drinks… But no, here we are again. In order of appearance: beer, wine, wodka, more wodka, and tequila shooters to finish. Oouchh! And now I’m paying the price, not surprisingly. Great night, though! Good vibe, great costumes, cool crowd [...]
October 26, 2009
I went to court today – in a law suit against a software supplier for my company. Not a particularly cool experience, and one I hope can be avoided in the future. The actual court session was not as bad as I’d imagined, it was a rather informal fact-finding mission. I did most of the talking [...]
October 12, 2009
Just when the Dutch banking world had settled down after the disastrous sale and subsequent government bail-out of ABN Amro to Fortis Bank, followed by the massive bail-out to cover toxic assets of ING Bank, another Dutch bank has failed today. Classic run on the bank The independent DSB Bank, a relatively small bank with balance sheet [...]
September 8, 2009
Henry David Thoreau’s classic Walden is a continous source of inspiration. It is a rare gem of a book which offers endless new treasures upon each consecutive read. I would like to quote one of my favourite passages, from the chapter “Sounds”. There were times I could not afford to sacrifice the bloom of the [...]
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November 17, 2009