It started with 5 Gay weddings on the boat of the City, performed by Mayor Job Cohen, the first couple see movie are friends of a friend. AT5 is a local broadcaster but this news item could be seen all over Europe. These ‘mixed’ marriages are made up of Dutch and American same-sex couples. I know that [...]
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in a land far, far away… my vacation ended.
Chicago And Beyond – My Vacation 2009 can be found on Picasa. From the original 805 photos over 400 ended up in this file. Have a look and give a comment.
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Tolerance, a Real Dutch Treat
The popular idea of the 17th century Dutch settlement New Amsterdam is that its inhabitants muddled around for a while, then made room for the English so the real history of the 13 colonies could begin. “That is not true,” says Russell Shorto, writer of The Island at the Center of [...]
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As most of you know I’m not going out much, but last night I met fellow blogger James from Sydney, Australia. He’s on tour now for 7 weeks and he still has some time to go, in a way I envy him.
When he made a remark on Dutch cuisine, and I knew he was coming [...]
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In remembrance of Jack Thomas Dawson, husband of my best friend Josh who died July 3, far to young.
I never met him, but the stories Josh told about him and that twinkle in his eyes when he talked about him, made him feel like family. And in a way the GLBT community is family.
“On the [...]
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Kent & Jamie is written by Josh Thomas, author of Murder at Willow Slough (2000) and Andy’s Big Idea (2002). I came into contact with Josh after reading ‘Slough’, a lot of email contact followed and what started as a “Birthday Card” for Andy’s Big Idea turned into a cover. So I can say without [...]
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Green Fingers, I don’t really have them, even though my little Japanese rock-garden is doing extremely well. I don’t have to water them, the rain takes care of that. My friend Josh who lives abroad in Smallville – Indiana is a far better gardener then me. In the summer he has more tomatoes he can chew, so [...]
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