What is a hero? THIS is a hero!

08:23 mareku 0 Comments

Macro Kroon
Macro Kroon
He is the first guy to receive the highest military honor of the Netherlands - The William Knighthood Cross - in 55 years. Marco Kroon truly is a hero - saving soldiers in Afghanistan. This was really a big thing here: live tv coverage, Queen, cabinet, prime minister the lot - and that is how it should be: someone who defends our freedom, sacrifice himself and who is outmost couragous deserves our utmost respect.

Meanwhile in a lake nearby

07:38 mareku 0 Comments

What r u looking at?
What r u looking at?

Google Wave is stunning!

08:29 mareku 0 Comments

Google Wave snapshot inbox
Google Wave snapshot inbox
I am very impressed with Google Wave. It really will change radically the way we communicate. It's difficult to oversee all the new possiblities right now - but I my mind is already full of new ideas and concepts. So this the day that email, word, chat etc. died and Wave was born... If you see one video this week - make sure it is this one!

Ruben without his head :-§

07:02 mareku 0 Comments

Sorry Ruben...
Sorry Ruben...
As much as I like Ruben, it seems that I really liked his Ducati 748 more... ;-)

what is it with guys hugging?

05:15 mareku 0 Comments

Hug
Hug
It seems like a new craze: hugging. People are hugging all the time. Some sociologists pointed out that African-American boys and men have been hugging as part of their greeting for decades, using the word “dap” to describe a ritual involving handshakes, slaps on the shoulders and, more recently, a hug, also sometimes called the gangsta hug. It could have some sexual menaing but pro-hugging students say it is not a romantic or sexual gesture, simply the new “hello”. The high-five is, like, boring. So "Hugg" ! :-)

Finger painting with your iPhone

04:53 mareku 0 Comments

Cover newyorker
Cover newyorker
This weeks cover of the New Yorker is painted with an iPhone app (brushes) by Jorge Colombo. Maybe I will give it a try too...

New Enduro Motor suit

09:01 mareku 0 Comments

off road jacket
off road jacket
Dakar pants
Dakar pants
To ease the "pain" from my unfortunate motor accident I gave myself a treat in buying a Rev'it enduro suit. It is great with three layers so it is always right for what ever climate and has plenty of handy pockets.

Summer in Amsterdam...

05:02 mareku 0 Comments

Rain
Rain

Woningnet supervisory board

05:04 mareku 0 Comments

WoningNet
WoningNet

Today I was elected member of the board of supervisors of WoningNet, an IT and marketing data company for housing societies.  I hope I can contribute to make this great company even better. :-)

Sunday's best: Top ten Detective TV shows

03:28 mareku 0 Comments

Foyle's War
Foyle's War

What is it with Detectives that they are almost always single elderly men? Most of them have problems with their (ex) wives. Hardly any of them have children. And most of the times the seem very unhappy in their private lives. Maybe that is necessary to fully concentrate on the job (or it makes a better story ;-) ). While watching the Dalziel & Pascoe series, I was wondering what the best Detective TV shows were:  

  1. Foyle's War - because of the stories and settings.
  2. Dalziel & Pascoe - This is one show where it is difficult to guess who done it right from the start (it takes me about 10 minutes :-)) )
  3. Wallander - because it is swedish...
  4. Morse - Because of John Thaw, and his car of course
  5. Columbo - Nice stories
  6. McCloud - Who doesn't want to be Sam McCloud?
  7. Frost - Nice social settings
  8. Midsommer Murders - Because of its English county sides and festivals
  9. Tatort - still going strong after almost 40 years. I like especially Hansjörg Felmy as
    Kommissar Haferkamp
  10. Poirot - Little outdated, but nice Art Deco settings

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