Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau with his Forelle...

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Today we heard to sad news that Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau died. After Donna Summer again a favorite singer gone (in a slightly different league ;-) ).
Dietrich interpretation of Schubert lieder is the best - think of Die Forelle or the Erlkönig with Gerald Moore at the piano what more do you need for a rainy afternoon? I am a sucker for German Poems I know.

Our hotel in Oban got on fire!

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We got a mail from the Manor House Hotel in Oban, Scotland informing us that our reservation next week is been canceled due to a fire in the kitchen and some rooms of the hotel. So now we do not have a place to stay in Oban. Luckily the Manor House offered to help us to find alternate accommodation. So let's see were we end up.

I feel love - for Donna

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The first time I saw Donna Summer it was in Van Oekel's Discohoek - one of her very first performances when she still lived in Austria. The song was "The hostage" - later with Giorgio Moroders' I Feel Love she became the Disco Queen and that's how she will always be remembered.

I am Ultra Fit

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As a true Quantified Self person I needed a FitBit Ultra. It's great as has a pressure altimeter that will not only track the number of steps that you take, but will also keep track of when you climb stairs or walk up hills. It can also can be used to turn into a sleep monitor when attached to a special wristband. But I already have my ZEO for that. All the data that is collected by the Fitbit is relayed wirelessly to the Mac. Sweet.

The World's Oldest Marathon Runner Fauja Singh (101) Prepares Ahead Of The Edinburgh Marathon

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While I am still wondering how in the hell I should run the HALF Amsterdam marathon in October, Fauja is laughingly running marathons at a 101 years old - what am I doing WRONG?

Still waiting for the summer to start...

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farmer seeks guy

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willem

Henk