Veghel Flea Market

Sunday, 30-November-2008 - Veghel - Joined Marij today at the flea market in the Golfstroom community center. Marij had a lot of Christmas decorations for sale. I brought most of the stuff the evening before. We set up shop in the billard room (photo). I kept the low-energy Christmas tree for my desk at work.

http://picasaweb.google.com/dale.weiss.planet/Flea_market_veghel#

Thanksgiving Birthday

Tuesday, 25-November-2008 - Veghel and Bay City - It's my Mom's birthday today, and it's mine too. Chris and Katherine joined us for supper. We talked with Grandma Weiss on the phone afterwards. This was as good as Thanksgiving gets. Of course we'll call again on Thursday when there'll be more Weiss family members in Bay City.
http://picasaweb.google.com/dale.weiss.planet/20081125_thanksgiving_birthday#

Sinterklaas in Veghel

Sunday, 16 November 2008 - Veghel - Sinterklaas arrived in Veghel today along with 10 skatepieten. Nicky, daughter of the skipper of the boat Ruup helped bring the more than 200 zwartepieten (black petes) to the Veghel harbor. It took five boats to bring Sinterklaas and all of his helpers us all the way from Spain. The links explain the Dutch tradition. Thanks to Annet Goes for taking the group photo. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinterklaas
http://picasaweb.google.com/dale.weiss.planet/Sinterklaas_in_veghel#

Surprise Birthday Party

Saturday, 18-October-2008 - Veghel - Chris turned 30 today. Rosan organized a surprise birthday party. I went a little overboard on the snacks.

http://picasaweb.google.com/dale.weiss.planet/Chris_birthday#

http://video.google.nl/videoplay?docid=-637347855141856156&hl=nl

Brabants Dagblad Watches McCain-Obama Debate

Thursday, 16-October-2008 - Veghel - Got up at 0215 to watch the McCain-Obama Debate which was aired live at 0300. Normally, I'd just read about it in the newspaper, but I got a call from Brabants Dagblad journalist Ron Magnée yesterday afternoon as I was driving back from visiting Katherine in Oss. He'd like to watch the McCain-Obama Debate together with me at my home. I agreed after first checking with Marij. I'd have the coffee ready, and he'd bring popcorn. Wouter, Brabants Dagblad photographer from, Venhorst also found his way to Spoorven 616.
http://picasaweb.google.com/dale.weiss.planet/Brabants_dagblad_interview_debate#
http://www.brabantsdagblad.nl/regios/brabant/3886734/ObamaMcCain-met-koffie-en-popcorn.ece .

910 Call for Help

Saturday, 4-October-2008 - Veghel - It's been pretty busy since 10-sep (9-10), the day Katherine called for help. I've started a closed (close and personal) weblog to for friends and family, and mostly for myself I think, to share my visits with Katherine. My Lutheran training is coming to good use now. Katherine and I are turning to the Bible for help. When I was staying overnight at Hotel de Zalm in Brielle, I opened the Bible to Luke 6:25. I kept on reading. It seems like the essence of the Bible is on those two pages.

Tragedy

Sunday, 7-September-2008 - Erp - Jan, called me up around 0800. I was going to meet him at 0830 to go skating in a 50 km event. He had tragic news that his sister Mieke's husband, Hans (51), had died Saturday evening in a motorcycle accident--lost control in a curve and hit a light pole. Mieke and I had just seen each other yesterday afternoon. I went to see her around 0930 at her home in Erp, about 6 km away.
http://uden.kliknieuws.nl/nieuws/71083/erpse-ondernemer-hans-van-erp-verongelukt

Saturday Fun on Wheels

Saturday, 06-September-2008 - Schijndel - There were seven of us today. We headed in the direction of Schijndel. Mieke guided us along a very nice route. Great skate.

http://picasaweb.google.com/dale.weiss.planet/20080906_sligroSchijndel#

Skating Business

Friday, 05-September-2008 - Heeswijk-Dinther - Tonight was our annual meeting of the members of Fun on Wheels. Maria and Mieke were recongnized as 10-year members.

http://picasaweb.google.com/dale.weiss.planet/20080905_alv#

Leudaltocht--Marion's Toer

Sunday, 31-August-2008 - Heythuysen - On the last day of the meteorological summer, Fun on Wheels skaters headed for the province of Limburg where Marion and Piet were our hosts and guides. Twenty-four skaters and four bicylists were good for 40 km. Adriaan helped with the photos. It was a beautiful sunny day and a great skate.

http://picasaweb.google.com/dale.weiss.planet/20080831_heythuysen