We’ll go ahead and file this one under ‘Trivia’. So what does this post’s title mean? No, I’m not going to talk about Vanilla Ice. (As far as I know he has absolutely nothing to do with The Netherlands or Amsterdam.) Rather, it’s a clever play on words. Today, we’re talking about ice cubes, specifically [...]
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11 Dec
Trivia Time #2
I’ve been meaning to make these trivia posts more frequently, but I’m lazy and forgetful. (Did you notice I didn’t post at all in October? You should have. I mentioned it in November.) Anyways, for Trivia Time #2 we’re going to talk about fall weather, location and daylight. Fall Weather In the fall, it rains. [...]
1 Nov
I’m a Model of Consistency
Staci pointed out the other day that I hadn’t posted in a while, so what do I do? I wait to post even longer. Not on purpose, I just kept finding other things to do: work play tour guide to our first visitors, Andre and Amber stay up ridiculously late so I can watch the [...]
21 Sep
Trivia Time #1
For the first Trivia Time post, I thought it’d be good to cover some basic information about the area where we live. Amstelveen (pronounced Am-stel-vein) is a suburb to the south of Amsterdam. It is the international headquarters for Team McLennan, as well as professional services firm KPMG and communications technology giant Cisco Systems. It’s [...]
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