“A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person.”
Dave Barry
Author Archives: Jan Van Haver
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Message to the world: if you want to make sure that a message you have might for me reaches me in a proper and timely way… send it by email, not as a letter. Especially if you are a government agency or a supplier of a service or utility and expect some kind of response/action/payment from my side.
The circumstances of my personal and professional life have evolved in such a way that I spend large chunks of time in multiple locations. But that also implies Continue reading
Quote of the day #79
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
Mark Twain
Song of the day: Peter Frampton – Show Me The Way
Iconic. That word should not be used lightly to describe a song, but in this case it is absolutely justified. The energy. The vibe of happiness. The thingy taped to the microphone. Tip of the day: bookmark this page for occasions when you might need a shot of positivism.
Quote of the day #78
“The arrival of a good clown exercises a more beneficial influence upon the health of a town than twenty asses laden with drugs.”
Thomas Sydenham
I also impose a travel ban!
I hereby impose a 120 day travel ban denying access to my property (the house and the 400m² surrounding it) for people from the following countries:
Monaco, Panama and Cayman Islands: I understand that it is not always pleasant to pay taxes, especially if you have to pay a lot of them. But that is obviously only the case if you have come into even bigger sums of money (as I was not sure if ‘earned’ is a proper description, I opted to choose ‘come into’) – as far as I was able to find out, the first case of a tax rate higher than 100% still has to be reported upon. Continue reading
Quote of the day #77
“I am happy when it rains, because if I am not happy, it’s still raining.”
Karl Valentin
Quote of the day #76
“Nature gave us two ears and one mouth, clearly indicating that it’s more important to listen than to talk.”
Peter Shankman
(in Nice Companies Finish First)
Quote of the day #75
“There are so many health conditions and the literature changes so fast that no doctor can keep up.”
Herbert Chase
(Professor of Medicine at Columbia University)
Song of the day: Nouvelle Vague – Blue Monday
Writing great, original songs is an amazing skill. The creative artist(s) at his/her/their peak. But making alternative versions of existing songs can lead to equally amazing results, especially if the new version is not simply a cover, aiming to replicate the original as closely as possible, but rather an individual interpretation.
In my experience, some of the best results are linked to a switch in genre between the original and the new version. Take for example Nouvelle Vague, a french band that has released some albums with bossa nova versions of new wave classics – some of them absolutely wonderful, like Blue Monday.
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