Viareggio Railway Station
Originally uploaded by JHG Hendriks

This is my most viewed picture yesterday.
Unfortunately I can image why that is.

Therefor I wish it wasn't viewed do much :-(

Lek
Originally uploaded by JHG Hendriks

Walk 20090620
Originally uploaded by JHG Hendriks

Walked 10 miles today.
The town of Vianen was friendly enough to welcome me in style.

As far as useless things go:
http://www.facebook.com/jhghendriks

I should have read the information leaflet
Originally uploaded by JHG Hendriks

Do not operate gardening equipment while insane.

"Het is stil aan de overkant!!"

The Dutch cricket team beat the English yesterday during the first match of the ICC World Twenty20.


As The Sun says: "That's Holland, the country of orange shirts, tulips and sexual liberation. And now we can say the country of cricket."

Now hopefully the Dutch soccer team will manage to lose from Iceland tonight and my sports weekend is perfect.

The Dragon
Originally uploaded by JHG Hendriks

This monument for mothers-in-laws, as it is affectionally known, the Dragon was a gift by Bosch van Drakesteyn.
Opened in 1903, it is a memorial to his wive and twin daughters.
It was designed by Jules Dony.

Silent Wings
Originally uploaded by JHG Hendriks

Memorial at Den Dungen, the Netherlands, to commorate the holding area for the air fleet of gilder planes for the attack on Arnhem during Operation Market-Garden in September 1944.

Taking a shower
Originally uploaded by JHG Hendriks

During the queen's procession in Apeldoorn for Queen's Day a car run into the crowds near the queen's bus.
Not sure if it is an attack or an accident, but the fact is that cars oughtn't be there.

Fourteen wounded.
CPR is taking place.

Leffe Blond for the Queen
Originally uploaded by JHG Hendriks

Dutch news told me that Swine Flu isn't the proper name for the flu, as it is a combination of swine, human and bird flues.

Or as I will coin it "The Flying Pig Flu".
And they told us it could never happen.

Let me tell you about my English classes back at school, and especially the part covering reading English Literature.

My teachers told us that we ought to read more English literature, because that was good for our development.
It was never actually explained why this is.

So, what happened?
Most of my classmates hated the fact that they had no free choice in what books to read, and thus decided not to, and only read extracts. During their oral exam they got random questions about random books on their lists. Enough of the questions were covered by the extracts to get a passing grade.

I however, had read ALL the books on my book list. I even had a favorite genre, namely "Alternative Realism", which includes Nineteen-Eighty Four, Slaughterhouse Five, Animal Farm, The War of the Worlds, On the Beach, Frankenstein, Brave New World and others.
I was so enthusiastic about them that I bought booklets about them, which contained synopsis and reviews and everything about them. I brought them to school to show them to the teachers, and discussed some of the books with them.
Comes my oral exam, where the teacher tells me that I know too much about Alternative Realism, so will not ask any questions about them. Which means I only got questions about books I didn't particularly liked.
I got a passing grade, but barely.

What did this teach me?

People who actually listened to the teachers and actually read books, get screwed.
And cheaters get rewarded

Sometimes I want to go find my English teachers and tell them that I am now proficient in English.
And that I still enjoy reading English books.

And that all of that is DESPITE them.

Language classes in my time where really great in getting people to fake reading books.

"This message is from Home.nl messaging center to all Home.nl Email
owners. We are currently upgrading our data base and e-mail center. We are
deleting all unused Home.nl email to create more space for new one. To
prevent your account from closing you will have to update it below so that
we will know that it's a present used account.

However USC has been receiving complaints from our customers for
unauthorized use of the Home.nl Email. As a result wear making an extra
security check on all of our Customers mailbox in order to protect their
information from theft and fraud.

We send this Email last two week and some of our customer is still refuse
to updates their own account, u have to send your account information now
for we to updates your account

Warning!!!Any Home.nl Email owners that refuses to update his or her Email, within two
days of receiving this warning will lose his or her Email permanently. You
are require to send us the below information"

The hints:
- Send from a GMail account, not a home.nl one.
- It's @HOME, not Home.nl
- It's in f**cking English! Hello, ".nl"?
- The slaughter of innocent syntax and spelling.

"We send this Email last two week and some of our customer is still refuse
to updates their own account, u have to send your account information now
for we to updates your account"
Wow. I haven't seen spelling this autorciously since my own highschool exam.
Yes, I sucked at English. Big time. Worse even.
Well. Maybe not as bad as some people.

Facebook game:
http://apps.facebook.com/inthemafia/

Missing:
Diamonds: 8, 9, 10, Q, A
Hearts: 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K, A
Clubs: 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K, A
Spades: 8, 9, 10, J, K, A
Sculptures: Rat, Rooster, Monkey, Tiger, Snake
Poker Chips: White, Brown, Red, Purple, Gold
Cufflinks: Silver, Gold, Jasper, Onyx, Pearl
Cigars: Turquoise Cigar

Extras:
Cigars: Gold, Royal
Horses: Golden Miller (2)

CliniClowns
Originally uploaded by JHG Hendriks

Played a couple of games today and won both.

The first won was a joined Arkham Horror victory, where we used 4 Elder Signs, of the possible 5.
Someone being able to buy the last item in the unique item deck, combined with someone with a retainer card, is a powerful combination whgen you start the game with 2 Elder Signs.

Also the combo Power Box (?, you may exit from any gate when you leave another world) and the spell "Find Gate" is very good. Although not in my hands...


Second game was Roborally. Wow haven't played that game for years now.
Played on 4 boards and won with a comfortable lead. At least 3 turns before the #2 player, and at least 4 before the others.

Dinner
Originally uploaded by JHG Hendriks

Macaroni, tomato sauce and cheese.
Fish fingers and spinach.
Bacardi Razz and Fanta Zero.

Early last December I underwent a physical at the company.
Due to my diabetes I get tested quite a lot throughout the year but not my lung and heart function.

The ECG showed Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW), which is caused by a bundle misfiring between the heart's chambers.

In January I had a new ECG made by the hospital's cardiologist and that didn't show the WPW, making the cardiologist assume that the misfiring bundle is a slow-bundle. And more testing was recommended.

Two weeks ago I had a heart echo made and also did a cycling test.
Both tests showed up negative, although a comment was made about my BMI...

Today I again spoke to the cardiologist and decided not to do anything.
If I ever get a run-away heart then I have to get back in touch for further testing and possible treatment.

So...
Apart from being a plague rat atm, I appear not to be heartless after all.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolff-Parkinson-White_syndrome

OPRUIM