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Knowledge in the night

17-Sep-09

I’ve been experiencing a lack of sleep recently, due to a recent illness. I’d like to think that I’m one of those people who, upon confronting a sleepless night, gets up and starts to write rather profound ideas or poetry, inspired by the stillness of the moment or the rare opportunity to delve undisturbed into [...]

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Frites and Ferocity

18-Feb-08

Maybe someone just got out of bed the wrong side that morning. On reflection, though, it was worth the verbal abuse for the unforgettable taste of those chips. I’d stood in the queue, in the freezing cold, for the best part of 25 minutes, this had to be something special. The woman being served in [...]

Also filed in Appetite, Arrogance, Belgium, Brussels, Bruxelles, Chips, Demands, Fritemobile, Frites, Manners, Place Flagey, Queues, Schoolchildren, Sheepishness, Sunny weather, Temper, Weekend, Wrong Side of Bed | | Comments (1) »