For shaving I have always used the same “system” since I started shaving over 20 years ago, the Gillette Contour. Recently there’s been a dearth in blades, especially the regular, cheaper Contour ones, so it was time to upgrade. After consulting the internets to see which system people liked, and asking the lady behind the … Read More
Have a happy monkey and an inspirational 2009!
The rather expensive Christmas cards I bought this year came with an atrociously bad bunch of envelopes, some of them greasy on the inside (I kid you not), others refusing to stay closed. I decided to use a roll of gold sticky tape I have lying around for occasions like this, but could not find … Read More
“Tell me once more,” she said, “how to make rounded corners. You’ve shown me before, but I forgot.” So here goes. Input is a picture (photograph, drawing), output is the same image but with rounded corners against a transparent background. The transparent background makes it easy to position the image against any backdrop. If you … Read More
Taking, then, the actual existence of werwolves to be an established fact, it is, of course, just as impossible to state their origin as it is to state the origin of any other extraordinary form of creation. Every religious creed, every Occult sect, advances its own respective views—and has a perfect right to do so, … Read More
Yesterday I walked around the Nieuwe Meer, the body of water that used to connect the Schinkel river which flows through the west of Amsterdam towards the IJ with the Haarlemmermeer, a large inland lake that has been turned into a polder with mainly farms and a large airport. You could tell the days are … Read More
The headline says in Dutch: “I am NOT a BMW dealer.” “But Branko!” you will cry surprised, “you are the essential Universal Man, if you would want to sell Beemers, I am sure you could!” Ah, I am not so sure if I could, but that’s beside the point. I don’t want to sell BMWs … Read More
I know little more about mushrooms than that they make good photographic subjects: they sit still (most of the time), and they contrast well with their surroundings. Today my brother, his girlfriend and I went to Baarn in Utrecht to traipse around both the current and former park of Groeneveld Castle. More photos below the … Read More
My apologies for being so late with approving comments. I’ve been very busy lately (still am).
I am doing a job for a customer in Zuid-Oost, which takes me along routes I’ve never been before. This bridge though is right around the corner, and I have crossed it myself many times: Sun set: Subway station: