February 2016

By admin , 29 February 2016

Monday morning run

The alarm woke me up and I was disoriented for a moment. Got up, went for a run, felt great all day.

By admin , 26 February 2016

First run after sickness number 8

I went for a run after a hiatus of almost two weeks. Illness number 8 this year hit us pretty hard. It was a slow run but it was good to be on the road again and I managed to complete my 4.5 miles distance which feels good. 52 minutes.

By Guus , 14 February 2016

Het wrede paradijs

This book is gorgeous. The author tells the stories of tens of immigrants from Friesland to America, Australia, Africa and combines interviews with them with visits to their hometowns in Friesland. The author is a gifted writer who in beautiful prose describes human tragedy and success.

This was a gift for my birthday from my parents.

By Guus , 11 February 2016

Cold morning

To be honest it was tough getting out of bed this morning. But I did anything, and at 6.20 pm I was out and about. I was back home around 7:15 am which gave me nice time to have breakfast before the "get the kids ready" cycle started. Nora was also deeply asleep when I woke her up. When I mentioned the prospect of a "prikkelkus" she woke up. Leo was such a sweetheart when he came downstairs. He waved at me later. Adriaantje was still asleep when we left.

By Guus , 8 February 2016

The meaning of human existence

Interesting collection of essays on human evolution and related subjects.

I bought this book in a nice bookstore in Palo Alto while waiting for my coworkers for dinner.

By Guus , 8 February 2016

Back in Arlington

I went for my regular early morning run today, first time in a while after the snow and a trip to Menlo.

By Guus , 2 February 2016

Stanford run

My plan is to make this a healthy trip. So when I arrived at the hotel around 5.30 pm I immediately went for my first run.

I ran from the Creekside Inn to the Stanford Campus. Didn't get lost this time.

Dinner was good, not too heavy, not too much. We saw the results come in of the Iowa caucus.

By Guus , 1 February 2016

Sophie's World

This book combines a history of philosophy with a novel. Both are quite interesting and while written for young adults, this was an enjoyable book.

I got this book in paperback but I read it mostly on my phone. I think I started reading it once, many years ago. The first 50 pages were a little dry but it got better later in the book. The last half was the most interesting.