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  • Oops? But Also I’m Okay. I Think

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Two Hundred Sixty] When you get out of the habit of writing for any reason, getting back into it is a chore. So. Hi. I’m BAAAAAAACK! And totally writing five or six or seven or how many days has it been since i posted? But first the news: Ministers, experts wrestle…

  • QnA With Rain: OpenShift

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Two Hundred Fifty Nine] Q: You do meditation things every day. How do you do this? Do you have an app that leads through it? A: Headspace. I love it. Q: Awesome. Let’s say I want an ‘openshift for complete dummies’. Got a suggestion? A: There’s no openshift for complete dummies,…

  • Some Rules Are Meant To Be Broken Sometimes

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Two Hundred Fifty Eight] You absolutely may not run into the street without looking both ways. And you may not cross the street without holding a grown-up’s hand. And you absolutely must not panic and break all those rules when you see a spider the size of your FACE. GIRL TWIN.…

  • Because Success Is One Step Beyond Failure

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Two Hundred Fifty Seven] I watched Dance Dreams Hot Chocolate Nutcracker aka Debbie Allen Hot Chocolate Nutcracker in the United States. Because #branding Behind-the-scenes at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy and their award-winning version of The Nutcracker, which blends a variety of dance traditions. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8741182/ And I cried at the end.…

  • Happy THIRD Birthday, Twins

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Two Hundred Fifty Six] You two are SO BIG! I can’t believe that we induced three years ago yesterday and then you were BORN. Forty. Five. Minutes. Apart. By the way, twins don’t normally do that – there are a LOT of twins born via Cesarean, and, typically, when twins are…

  • The Expansion of the Leadership Project

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Two Hundred Fifty Five] The Leadership Project is one of four sections within the Farmer Project and I did this whacky thing the other day, see, cause I finished it. Mostly. I still have a few ongoing goals and I’d love to become a Distinguished Toastmaster, but otherwise, I finished. What…

  • Frankly, My Dear, I Don’t Give A Damn

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Two Hundred Fifty Four] Yes, I forgot to write yesterday until it was time for bed, past time for bed, in fact, and then, instead of staying up even later, I took a deep breath in, let it out, accepted that I wouldn’t write today’s post today, and went to bed.…

  • And This Is Black Friday

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Two Hundred Fifty Three] Black Friday is an informal name for the Friday following Thanksgiving Day in the United States, which is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. The day after Thanksgiving has been regarded as the beginning of the United States Christmas shopping season since 1952. And, yeah, it’s even here in the…

  • Now Where Is My Turkey?

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Two Hundred Fifty Two] Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and Liberia, and the sub-national entities Leiden, Norfolk Island, and the inhabited territories of the United States. It began as a day of giving thanks and sacrifice for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding…

  • I Can Haz Sleep?

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Two Hundred Fifty One] For seven days, sure, I was ruminating every night because of that whole small claims court thing, but then on Monday night ALL THREE KIDS woke up in the night for Entirely Separate Reasons which required attention and for BOTH Papa AND Mama to wake up and…

  • What Are You Doing For Thanksgiving, Leander?

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Two Hundred Fifty] Planning the twins’ birthday. We celebrated Thanksgiving MAYBE twice before the kids arrived, once after First Minion arrived and not at all since the twins arrived three years ago on 30 November. Which is fine – it wasn’t really our jam before we moved over here anyway except…

  • Time For Vodka Tonics w/a Twist of Lemon

    [Dutch Lock Down Day Two Hundred Forty Nine] TRIGGER WARNING This article or section, or pages it links to, contains information about sexual assault and/or violence which may be triggering to survivors. Oke, so remember When Life Hands You Lemons? It’s storytime. But first the news: Christmas options limited as infection rate stabilises, Rutte warns More…