Monthly Archives: January 2015

Digitizing vinyl

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Wilson

Finally -at home with a sick child- I find the time to digitize some old records, turning vinyl into bits. A few months ago I bought a Stanton USB turntable for the job, but hadn’t used the cable, until now… WOW! … Continue reading →

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Amsterdam Arizona

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Wilson

Cactus Country… is it me or is it suddenly everywhere? I am (we are, carcrazy son of 9 included) very excited with the prospect of traveling to the USA this summer. Arizona! to be exact. This is the first of undoubtedly many posts … Continue reading →

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First impression of welcome

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Wilson

As you may know, we rent out a guest room through Airbnb. This week a guest made a wishlist for Amsterdam, and our room was on there. They booked, so maybe us on the bottom of the list doesn’t mean … Continue reading →

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The Theory of Everything

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Wilson

The other night I saw The Theory of Everything, the film about the life of star-scientist Stephen Hawking, well-known for his findings on black holes and the nature of time. But to most people I would say, he is the famous-but-peculiar-looking professor leading a … Continue reading →

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Blog Sold Out Three Times

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Wilson

The WordPress.com stats prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. {And they have a way with words ;-)} Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 9,200 times … Continue reading →

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Mega minature

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Wilson

  My son (9) grew the mushrooms. Supposedly edible stropharia. The first one became a big one, the rest, did not. A joy and a frustration. Before clearing the styrofoam box from the centre of our living room, I decided to capture the … Continue reading →

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BARADISE

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Wilson

IF in the neighborhood and IF wanting to go out in the storm, you could visit the PARKLIGHT project in the Frankendael park in Amsterdam Oost-Watergraafsmeer. Sixteen light artists have contributed to an exciting walk through the park, and this neon sign is … Continue reading →

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Keeping an eye open

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Wilson

The other day I read an article in the newspaper Next about ‘The inflation of the word inspiration’, written by Lonneke van Genugten: (in my words): From the divine world of the arts inspiration has moved on to the common … Continue reading →

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