Vera en ik maakten kennis met James Dyrud en zijn vrouw op het strand in Lagos. Zij hadden een zoon Marinus van dezelfde leeftijd als Floris. James was de dokter van de Amerikaanse ambassade in Lagos. Bovendien was hij verantwoordelijkheid voor de gezondheid van Amerikaans ambassadepersoneel in omringende landen van Nigeria. Na het beëindiging van zijn dienstverband, is hij in Wyoming/US radioloog geworden. Hij is gescheiden van zijn vrouw Inge, een tot Amerikaanse genaturaliseerde Duitse en trouwde met Valery, a Real Estate Agent.
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To: James Dyrud ([email protected])
Date: 20 november 2006
From: A.D. Dirkzwager ([email protected]
Dear James,
the question I ask my self is: "If live was a wee bit more boring, wouldn't it be more interesting?" The statement seems to be contradictory, but isn't. Let me explain.
If we weren't all that involved in social events, then I had more time to read books of great interest to me. This a strictly personal view. I know for sure that Vera disagree with this standpoint. In the attachment you will find an interesting excerpt from a book of Fernand Braudel (1902-1985) he has written 19?,
Would US President G.W. Bush and British Prime Minister T. Blair have made their disastrous decision to invade Iraq in 2003 if they had read the remark by the prominent historian Braudel?
Let's change the subject. Do you have also have the impression that the passing of time runs faster as we get older and that we become more gentler? Today it is Vera's birthday. She has reached the 62 year mark. 40 years ago it was unthinkable that I would share the bed with a 62 year old lady. Aslong she accepts me, four years older than she is, age shall not be a stumbling block to continue our cohabitation.
In May 2007 it will be ten years since we moved to Amsterdam. Things have changed since then. We have become grandparents of two grandchildren. Most citizens have a mobile telephone. 80% of the Dutch households are connected with internet. All our banking activities are transacted thru internet. Tickets for airlines and theater can be bought through internet. The broadband/digital television has been introduced as well and what amazes me is that we, humans, adapt so easily to all these new features.
My mobile phone contains, among other things, an agenda, a photo-and video camera, a wireless radio, a calculator, all my telephone numbers, an address book, an alarm clock and a world clock. I stop further writing, i have to attend to Vera, who just came home.
After lunch we together will visit an art fair in Amsterdam this afternoon, after all it's her birthday. Thank for your tourist information on Denmark.
Hope all is healthy, wealthy and wise at your end. Do'nt to forget to pass on our love to Valery. Wish you all the best Adriaan
An engineer of the BMW Corporation died and went to heaven. At the gate of St.Peter told him: "Since you've been a good man and your vehicles have changed the world, your reward is, you can hang out with anyone you want in heaven." The engineer thought about it for a minute and than said: "I want hang out with God." St Peter took him to the Throne Room, introduced him to God. He then asked God: "Aren't you the inventor of women?" God said: "A, yes." "Well" said the engineer: "professional to professional, you have some major design flaws in your invention:
1. There is too much inconsistency in the front -end protrusion. 2. It chatters at high speed. 3. Most of the rear ends are to soft and wobble too much. 4. The intake is placed way to close to the exhaust. And finally, 5.The maintenance costs are outrages,"
"Hmmm, you may have some good points there," replied God. "Hold on". God went to the Celestial supercomputer, typed in a few words and waited for the results. The computer printed out a slip of paper and God read: "Well it may be true that my invention is flawed," God said to the engineer, "but according to these numbers, more men are riding my invention than yours".
