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While only strongly advised ATM, I’m wearing a mask 😷 inside grocery shops again. It will be mandatory next Saturday, plus stricter access rules for crowded places with a QR code app or printout, to nudge people into vaccination, which is far more practical than holding out 🇳🇱
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I suppose I can unsubscribe from Dr Who podcasts now, since one glance at episode 1 of series 13 was enough to be no longer interested in the show.
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I did my third long run in preparation of a marathon on November 28, 2021. A marathon under 4 hours is feasible, as is one under 3h45'. The reason it was so much easier this time is that I ate more protein for recovery. It did wonders, slept like a rose, woke up ready to go! 🏃
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Finished reading: Het beste van Bommel / 2 Heer Bommel overtreft zichzelf / druk 1 by 📚
Zeer vermakelijk, als je begrijpt wat ik bedoel.
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Making my small town garden winter-ready. Still time to do some planting before December.
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I can see myself doing this exercise weekly. I guess this will be the only one to share, for now, because I already feel self-conscious about it. Still, I’m curious if it’ll get better over the months to come. Hopefully, by next year, I’ll be able to join NaNoWriMo with a plot.
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No idea if this will generate a plot for a story, but I’ll try it tomorrow.
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Currently reading: The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classic Collection) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 📚
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How to write a story…
I have no clue. It’s a nice notebook, though. Maybe I need stickers to improve my storytelling chops. No clue who sells those, stationery shops? Are those still around?
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Read an article in my local free newspaper about a recent war movie on Netflix, The Forgotten Battle (Slag om de Schelde). It’s about the WW II battle for the river Scheldt after D-day. Here’s a good YT review for you (spoiler free, even though it’s based on real events).
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Did a 10 mile hike along my hometown’s harbor and sluice with its drawbridge. Very industrial and noisy, not really for tourists, although, there’s a separated single sidewalk, and, partially, separated bike lanes on each side of the road for the 5000 people who work here.
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I suppose today will be a show of strength of character, as with a very tired body I’m going to run a 10 km race in Utrecht, the Netherlands, called Maliebaanloop. It’s 4+ hour of travel for a 50 minutes 🏃 race. I expect to be exhausted when I come home.
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I’m doing a kind of dress rehearsal for a marathon, by doing a 32 km long run today, 10 km race tomorrow. I didn’t sleep well, woke up at 4:30 am, for a run starting slightly before 7 am, in the dark. The sun’ll rise after 8 am. To say I’m nervous is an understatement 🏃
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Chimney with industrial heritage status. I’m sure many oldtimers’ memories will be sparked by the smell of cleaning alcohol, which its factory produced until the early 2000s.
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Another shooting in my hometown. Luckily, this time I wasn’t near the incident. I suspect the Belgian maffia has been busy eliminating bad actors in their Dutch crime ring, or something. One man died yesterday after being shot in the head Tuesday.
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Just back from my yearly flu-shot. Also, two shootings, one only a few hundred meters away. It happened while I was walking to the GP’s office. Today was a day of shootings/shots in my little hometown 🤔
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Wow, Apple iTunes and Juice Receiver as suggested free podcasting apps, back in 2010. Both are kinda defunct, 11 years later. How things chance in podcast-land, and keep changing. Also notice, no https, anywhere.
