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Fire Extinguishers and other facts about Visitors
So, people that know me, know I work in this open air museum in a replica of a prehistoric farm
explaining about life in prehistory to whatever visitor stumbles on my door. There is a lot explaining
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Work
Lately work's been frustrating me, and it is not about the work itself. I love my job, I always will. I love being outside, and talking about history and be largely able to decide what I do myself, as long as I talk about it with people visiting.
I love it when I can show how normal history can be, how normal the people were, and that they too ( Read more... ) -
The Joy and Wonders of Public Transport
In Holland we have a saying "Het gaat als een trein" 'it goes like a train" meaning things go nice and fast ( Read more... ) -
Spirituality
There are people in this world that thin of themselves as spiritual, that consider themselves open and the rest of the world as closed. It is like they float.
Not me.
You could say I would prefer to keep my feet firmly on the ground, but I thing it is closer to the thruth to say I am knee deep in heavy clay. My fascination for the wurms in the ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: The Kids' Section
Pfttt.. the mere idea I would have had only one favorite movie as a child is hillarious. I love all kinds of stories, and I did when I was a child as well.
I loved Ronja the robber's daugther when I was a child, and I do now, when I see it. It is such a lovely story.
I loved the Goonies, which I think now is a great adventure, but it does not touch ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: Passing Time
Boring meetings. I do not recall having ever been in one.
Most of all i guess it is due to the fact that most meetings I am in include my boss, and as he makes Basil Fawlty appear reasonable and well behaved meetings may be frustrating on an astronomical scale, but never very boring.
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Once upon a time...
Once upon a time I was ruler of Medieval Times ( Read more... ) -
Friends
I found out what it is that annoys me about most of these sites, including LJ.
Here it comes
You've only made 2 friends.
You've made * only* 2 friends, like it isn't enough somehow. And then it is followed by the message "Make more friends" as if that is what friendship is. Just add a few names to a list and bam you are popular, never mind if you've ( Read more... )
