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Today I completed a bunch of small tasks I was procrastinating for a long time. It was just enough to get started with one, that all the others followed suit.

Today WordPress turns eighteen. It has been such a big part of my life, that I cannot even find enough words to express the gratitude toward this community. What a journey!

For the last few weeks we have been knocking down a couple of episodes of “The Wire” every night, before going to sleep. There are shows that work so well even after more than a decade, and others that don’t age well. I’d watch Parks and Rec every day, and The Office too. Game ofContinue reading “The Wire”

Being stuck in the car, in a parking lot, under the pouring rain, it can be frustrating. But not today. Today, being out there, was lovely.

The other night we watched Eurovision 2021 on TV. It felt good watching many different countries sharing a stage and spreading messages of peace and togetherness. When I was a child there was a show called “Jeux Sans Frontières” and I remember watching it with my parents. Eurovision 2021 gave me the same feeling ofContinue reading “Eurovision”

This morning we got up late but we quickly packed and left the house. We drove an hour north to eat a famous rotisserie chicken and so we did. The day was gloomy, which ensured us a quiet spot on the empty patio of the restaurant. I know chicken is not exactly the most excitingContinue reading “Saturday out”

Today I had a long argument with someone I deeply care about. It was like a heavy storm, in the summer: brewing for hours, and pouring down heavy In the late afternoon. I t started with me getting annoyed for a remark in the morning, and it kept growing little by little until we bothContinue reading “Winning an argument”

COVID-19 restrictions are being lifted, and tonight, for the first time in over a year, we had dinner outside with friends and family. My initial worries about feeling awkward turned out not to be true, and it felt good to have a glimpse of normality after such a long time. In two weeks from nowContinue reading “A Glimpse of Normality”

I dedicated some time today cleaning up my YouTube subscriptions. Over the years I had collected so many channels I could not even count them. However not many of them were longer interesting to me, but somehow it felt weird to unsubscribe. I felt like I was going to miss them, even though I haveContinue reading “Letting subs go”

A few quick ones out of the gate: I’m back to daily blogging. I’ll blog in english. I’m committing to two experiments for the next two weeks: one is blogging daily, the other is decluttering. Wow, so much to unpack here, uh? Well, let’s get started. Blogging in 2021? The actual question I got fromContinue reading “Back to blogging”