Category:Personal
On this 5th day before Christmas we are blessed with snow. Many believe it brings peace and tranquility… But does it really?
I had the privilige of goin’ to my 1st ever winter BBQ. Got invited by my friend Gert. Great fun: a BBQ when it is -12 degrees Celsius outside. Al little pre Christmas fun, just 6 days before Christamas.
Only 8 days before Christmas. Time to make plans for the Holidays if you haven’t already. How will you spend your christmas? I’ll be spending mine in a very special place with a very special bunch. They’re the best crew you can have! And if you’ve got no place to go and feel a little left out… We’ve got room for you
We must be getting close to Christmas. The radio is playin’ those same 20 joyfull songs over and over again. Some I actually like, but most are just too corny.
And everybody gets those obnoxious Christmas lights out. There is that many lights out now that I almost missed those 2 beautiful shooting stars the other day. I don’t think they were pointing me to the Promissed Land, but it was way more spectacular that what I see on the streets these days. Wondering if my wishes will come true though.
This morning, there was a truck driver that put on some extra lights in the spirit of Christmas. Or maybe he was unhappy that I was overtaking one of his colleagues at the maximum allowed speed while he wanted to go faster, and flashed his lights at me. Anyway, it gave me such a warm fuzy feeling inside. So I flashed mine back at him. Did you red lights work great with white? Trucker driver must have liked it too, ’cause he played a little tune on his horn and even danced with me for a while.
It’s another 10 days ’till Christmas… Maybe there is still enough time to get it right.
But I’m not complaning. ‘Cause I’m happy with those few people out there that care about me and love me. You know who you are… And you’re getting the most precious gift I have to offer: a place in my heart and a warm welcome to my home any time you like.
I joined the girls of Miss Fashion yesterday for their fashion show at X Beach in Koksijde. For some strange reason I ended up in a Dodge Viper 90 feet up in the air…
Wondering if I’m going complety nuts or if this is midlife crisis?
Thanks Karin for lettin’ join the fun and shooting these pics. And Melissa… Thanks for holding my hand on the way down 😉 Photos of the fashion show are still to come.
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the 1st man walking on the moon. Although I wasn’t born in 1969, it still is a defining moment for me: I remember bein’ mesmerized by photos from the Apollo missions. Those images triggered my interest in space exploration and eventually helped trigger my interest in science and technology, I guess.
It is amazing how much we’ve accomplished in those 40 years, and yet we still have a long way to go…
Like the enchanting song of the Sirens, I can’t resist its call…
I feel I’m getting older. 5 or 10 years ago, I never suffered from jetlag. In less then a day, I would adapted to the new timezone I was in. But not anymore: I feel tired right now. Really tired despite the fact that I had a pretty quiet day. Fortunately, I know there’s a cure for the malady called old age…
It has been 3 years since I’ve been away on holidays. My world has changed a lot in those 3 years. I had to fight for my survival and for some of the things important to me. I lost my self confidence and almost lost my faith.
This trip to NYC is a lot about reconnecting with my faith I guess. Another big step towards bein’ me again.
I look forward to my 1st Springsteen show in this tour. It’s gonna be an emotional roller coaster, I’m sure. And there is nobody there to catch me when I fall (I miss my baby sisters and my big brother already). That kinds frightens me!
As I boarded the plane for Newark (a NorthWest Airbus A330) those famous line of Sinatra’s New York New York popped in my head: If I can make it there, I can make it anywhere. I’m hopeful, but also full of doubt…
Listing to:
Frank Sinatra – New York New York
Bruce Springsteen – Leap of Faith
Billy Joel – New York State of Mind
Dixie Chicks – Long Way Around
Bruce Springsteen – Working on a Dream
Bruce Springsteen – Devils & Dust