I did it… I have had some horrendous experiences on them in the past years… but I got on one again… The Online Dating Site * shock! * * horror! * I have carefully rewritten my old profile to make sure it’s clear I am NOT just looking for a roll in the hay. That [...]

I am going back to the office today after working from home for a week. And today of all days the whole of the route to and from work is going to be closed off. If I am “lucky” I will manage to take The Kid to his dad for the 2nd week of May [...]

Yeah so some of you might have seen me mention this on Twitter or Facebook yesterday: the day at the office on Tuesday ended on a bit of a crazy note. And when I say “crazy” I mean that in every way possible… I was at my desk, getting through the last stuff I had [...]

Politics is not an issue that I talk about a lot on my blog (nor in my personal life). But it’s Soapbox time at The Dutch Files cos this country is in a whirlwind development right now that is scaring the shit out of me. Tomorrow there’s local elections in Dutchyland. In which we vote [...]

Recent news in Dutchyland: THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Thirteen-year-old Laura Dekker wants to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world, and her parents think that’s a great idea.But the Dutch Council for Child Protection is so concerned about the dangers of the marathon voyage it has asked a court to grant it [...]