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Saturday morning.  As a kid I remember watching CBS’ Cartooniverse.  Here in eastern Holland’s Achterhoek region, things are different.
We begin with stripping night clothing from kids (and adults) to begin the many loads of clothes washing. Regardless of season, when driving on Saturday morning down the streets of any Dutch village, every second story [...]

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What I would give to just once hear the ESPN SportsCenter duh-duh-duh, duh-duh-duh theme here in eastern Holland’s Achterhoek region. Living in Europe means the death of the sports I grew up loving.
While America was intrigued and beguiled by outstanding performances on the Salt Lake City speed-skating oval, unless you live in Wisconsin or [...]

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He was the butcher in the Dutch country town of Laren.  As days became years and years decades, he served customers and dreamed of finding something else to do with his life.  When he and his wife sold their shop, he faced a dilemma. I’m too young to retire, what should I do with [...]

What a terrible way to end a stellar international career. Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, retired from international football on the losing end of a 3-1 score despite singlehandedly keeping Holland in the match against Russia with stunning saves and exhorting his colleagues to wake up and play! Alas it was to no avail [...]

This weekend begins the quadrennial festival of European football (soccer) as 16-nations battle for the right to hold aloft the European Cup. It all begins at 18:00 on Saturday when hosts Switzerland take on the mighty Czech Republic in what we can only hope will be a close game as this competition will, unfortunately, be [...]