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Lawrence van Rijn
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Made the 40% marker (311 km), going strong 92 km ahead of schedule already cut the time by one week. Soon another week cut from the timeline.
February 14, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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The ulterior money maker
That is the setting, but what is true and what is ‘planned’ is another matter. We have several settings, but let me start by giving you two parts before I start ‘presuming’ stuff, so you will be ab…
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February 14, 2026 at 7:40 AM
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297 km (38%) 78 km ahead of schedule, doing nicely. Almost at the 40% marker. Going strong.
February 14, 2026 at 4:55 AM
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As the world grows smaller
That is at times the setting, not because we are shrinking, but people leap with larger bounds, seek more distant settings and as distant settings become more and more reachable we seem to be shrin…
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February 13, 2026 at 4:04 AM
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Making grades. I'm at 278 km now (36%), 92 km ahead of schedule, as such I'm entitled to a breather. Just passed the Palace of the winds and it didn't have a breeze for me (really hot today). Onto the 40% marker.
February 12, 2026 at 6:08 AM
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Bank on this
Early this morning the Khaleej Times alerted me to a story (any Now we all assume that banks make all the money, but that is not the whole story. You see under Sharia law banks have ‘limitations’. …
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February 12, 2026 at 5:14 AM
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Is anyone still in doubt?
That was the setting that was given to me by the Guardian, who produced ‘Mark Carney reminds Trump that Canada paid for key border bridge US president says he won’t open’ (at this comes with the fu…
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February 11, 2026 at 9:47 AM
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Out of the blue
So there I was meeting up with my half brother Insomnia. When that rascal comes calling you can pretty much kiss sleep goodbye and it is my turn to be all over the field again. But then out of the …
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February 10, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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It was initially speculation
That is where I was this morning. I had a speculative view on President Trump, but with the news that CBC gave me a few hours later (at where we see ‘Trump threatens to block opening of new bridge …
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February 10, 2026 at 6:07 AM
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I was seemingly unaware
It happens, at times there are things I do not know. Most often because I don’t care and this was about the USA, as much I kinda don’t care. Through YouTube I got the news that President Trump stop…
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February 9, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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I'm now at 233 km (30%), a little more than 70 km ahead of schedule. And as I expected yesterday, I just passed the Taj Mahal..sitting down for Ice water now. Freaking hot and soft rainy, as such I need to find hotel with plenty of shower water.
Have fun.
February 8, 2026 at 10:33 PM
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Repetition to be
This is what happens, I was rereading my last article (read: blog) and I noticed a few things. I stand by my word, but it could have been said more clearly and as I saw another piece of evidence, I…
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February 8, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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Sighting the noose
This is almost a real setting. There is still a abundance of speculation, although I have been in IT for over half a century, as such I can rely on presumption. And as the events are coming to pass…
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February 8, 2026 at 6:22 AM
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Now at 28%, 222km done. Here are some shots of the Chini Ka Rauza. Looks really nice. I think I'm close to the Taj Mahal now. I'll probably pass it tomorrow.
February 8, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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Where is the edge?
That was where I was, I had no idea what to write about for the first time in 11 years, but fortunately the BBC helped me out in two occasions. The first one (at gives us ‘YouTube’s $60bn rev…
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February 7, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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Chinese New Year is upon us. As such I posed by my sign in front of a '?' tree, pretty tree though and slightly fake.
February 7, 2026 at 4:05 AM
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One topples the other
That is at times the setting. It is basically defined under ‘the cost of doing business’ and at times companies big and small go under from that overset risk. It is of course due to the pussies ove…
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February 6, 2026 at 11:04 PM
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Today 2418 visitors to my blog, a new record.
February 6, 2026 at 12:26 PM
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Thinking of the Post
You’ve got it, the post, or more classically names the Washington Post. It has been on the mind of millions for the longest of times. In 1989 Robert Downey Jr. wishes he was a reporter for the Wash…
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February 6, 2026 at 3:19 AM
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Cut through the presentations
Yup, I have had enough of the presented media on how Canadians are not that much of a bother to America’s tourism setting. And for this I put attention on Now Toronto as we take a look at their sid…
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February 5, 2026 at 6:46 AM
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162 km (21%) done. Not bad and I'm 52 km ahead of schedule, so I feel happy now.
February 4, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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Cracks in the armour
That is at times the stage we see. It is not a stage where the we are concerned of the armour that is in play. It is like any soldier wanting the direct replacement of body armour when it stops a b…
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February 4, 2026 at 8:44 AM
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The Grass on the grave
It comes with a setting. The first is the grass is always greener on the other fellows grave. The other setting is that we are on the setting that we are given that one good turn deserves another. …
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February 3, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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I received my Icelandic ring road medal, it makes me happy for the 1333 km I walked to get a cup of sugar 🤭
February 2, 2026 at 11:27 PM
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Excuse towards failure
It is an old expression and I didn’t expect to hear this again, but there you have it. To give reference. In the 90’s sales teams were all about the ‘pipeline’ and making ‘quota’ but at times the b…
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February 2, 2026 at 11:13 PM