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Category: Adventurer

  • You Can Call Me Al

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Fifty Four] By the kickass Paul Simon featuring the hilarious Chevy Chase! “Why am I soft in the middle, now?Why am I soft in the middle?The rest of my life is so hardI need a photo-opportunityI want a shot at redemptionDon’t want to end up a cartoonIn a cartoon…

  • Dancing on the Ceiling

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Fifty Three] By the incredible Lionel Richie! If you see somebody hangin’ aroundDon’t get uptightThe only thing we want to do tonightIs go ’round and ’roundAnd turn upside down, yeah

  • Moving Back to the States: Shit Just Got Real

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Fifty Two] We are officially under contract! Many contracts, actually. Our house here in Groningen is officially under contract to be bought and can I just take a minute to – SQUEEE!! ! – cause we did not even go on the MARKET. We told our friends. Who told…

  • You’ve Got A Friend

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Fifty] By the incredible Carole King. Winter, spring, summer or fallAll you have to do is callAnd I’ll be thereYou’ve got a friend

  • Moving Back to the States: Contracts

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Forty Eight] Things are moving SUPER fast over here in Leander land, but I’m not willing to post about them until they’re under written contract. So there are things that have happened verbally, but are not yet officially official yet, but I promise I’ll let you know as soon…

  • Moving Back to the States: Packing The Things

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Forty One] I’ll probably be putting that “Moving Back to the States” in a lot more titles over the coming months. Because … we’re moving back to the States. Right now it’s all about sorting the hell out of stuff No pressure. But first the news: Coronavirus vaccines available…

  • Really Moving Back to the States

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Thirty Six] This morning I have practiced my Dutch by filling out the Lijst van Zaken (list of stuff we’re taking or leaving or is up for debate) and the Vragenlijst Over de Woning (questions about the house) and have quite a few things planned this weekend to prep…

  • Posts

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Thirty Five] A friend reached out the other day, “Hey, you still managing? Haven’t seen a blog post in a bit. Not that I cyber stalk you or anything.” And they’re right. I’m not okay. This whole OMG WE’RE MOVING TO AMERICA IN AUGUST thing is really running me…

  • Escape Room: Escape Tales The Awakening Part II

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Twenty Three] And here’s Part II!! ! Where we totally don’t finish the game. But I think we got the hang of it. And DanPopNYC totally dropped by and was totally amazed. Also, at the end of the video, I dropped the officially official big news. So if you…

  • Escape Room Streams!

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Twenty Two] Yeah, that’s right. #PLURAL I didn’t escape room stream for weeks and weeks then I played the same game two nights in a row. Here’s part one. This is a new brand, Escape Tales, which is a “Story Driven Escape Game”. “an escape room style card game…

  • Leander

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Twenty One] I know I know – so so sorry. #NotSorry It’s a really intense time over here in #LeanderLand these days. And, yeah, still not time for the big reveal, but in the midst of all the chaos, my partner is flying to the States for work. For…

  • A Group Of Cockroaches Is An Intrusion

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Four Hundred Twelve] What have you learned this week, Leander? A lot, Warriors. Cockroaches have been around since the time of dinosaurs! A cockroach can live almost a month without food. A cockroach can live about two weeks without water. Some female cockroaches only mate once and stay pregnant for life! A cockroach can live for up to one week…