Vermist Kitty

I saw these cat posters outside the Albert Heine this evening.

The Dutch sure know how to get people to give back their cats; take horrible pictures of them so NO ONE would want to keep the thing.

I can’t figure out if I think the kitties are too stinkin’ cute or so friggin’ ugly. Or maybe so ugly that they’re adorable.

What I love is the choice of pictures their former owners chose. I can picture their owners looking through their facebook photo albums of their cats (because clearly these folks have them) thinking, “hmmmmm I’ll choose…..that one.”

 

Elmo looks possessed by the devil. You can have him back.

Is this photo to show the effects of his chronic condition whatever that may be

The European Championship

The Euro Cup began last Friday which means people in the Netherlands dust off their orange (oranje) from Queens Day and sport the color on their cars, in their houses, on themselves, and on the streets. The Dutch team is in a pool with Denmark, Germany, and Portugal. This happens to be a great pool for all those at Knowmads because all the Knowmads that care about football are either German, Danish, Dutch or Portugeuse.

Then there’s me. Who is just glad there are people around me who are finally into sports. It’s a real shame that the NBA playoffs aren’t on here until 2am because this year seemed like a real thriller. So instead I am content with embracing the football.

It’s really quite fun to cheer against the Dutch to make the game more interesting but then when you realize they are going to lose it’s not so much fun. Reason? Because if the Dutch lose in their pool they are done with the Euro Cup which means the orange goes away and the excuse to go watch sports at a bar or Knowmads disappears. The Euro Cup continues on til the beginning of July so it would be nice if the Netherlands made it far. Something fun to follow.

To give you an update, the Dutch lost to the underdog Danes on Saturday. As I’m writing this the Dutch play the German in the second game in 5 mins. Most of Amsterdam has already raided the Albert Heines (the big grocery store in the NL), put on their oranje and headed out somewhere to watch the game.

I’m not getting good vibes from my Dutchies about this game. They seem to not have much hope for their team. Mostly because the Germans are bigger and stronger and I think to be honest they’re a better TEAM because they play as a team (so I’ve been told).

Unfortunately I have to be at home waiting for guests to arrive between 21:00-22:00, so I’ll be missing the beginning part of the game. I’m praying for lots of goals once I start watching. Always makes for a better game when a lot of scoring is involved which is why basketball is such a great sport. I think the football fans agree too but for some reason they think 2 or 3 goals is a lot of scoring for whatever type of sport in 90 mins. To each their own, to each their own.

Putting boas on the street lamps