This CNN story tracks with my own experience of Amsterdam this year. The city government think it needs to make some changes, and I agree. The touristy area has a distinctly creepy vibe – sex, drugs, and no rock ‘n roll. Litter everywhere, guys openly pissing on streets – it’s a little too crude for my tastes. I wish them luck in cleaning up.

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Today is a workout day with my trainer (via Zoom). I find myself dreading it – I hope for the day when I *want* to work out. I think that will be the tipping point. In my younger days, I enjoyed strenuous exercise. That’s a virtuous cycle, and I want to find it again. When did I get so lazy?

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I’m sorry I missed the live TV coverage of the Jan 6th Committee making criminal referrals on DJT. Now it’s up to the DoJ to indict. They probably won’t but one can always hope. Best we might expect is that DJT will have to spend the entire $250M-ish he’s raised from donations by idiots on lawyers.

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My rental car crapped out last night, so I found myself stranded on Goss Avenue in Germantown. Thankfully, AAA dispatched someone to restart the car quickly, so I trundled off to the airport to trade vehicles. We take so much for granted in the modern world – the car will (almost) always start, your phone will work, etc. Standing in the cold waiting for the AAA guy was a reminder to be prepared for the day when things break. Though I could have just walked into Hauck’s across the street and had a beer.

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UK plays Florida A&M tomorrow and I’m not really looking forward to it. Nothing much to win and everything to lose. We *should* beat them, and if we don’t it will be a disaster. This is how it goes when the team consistently disappoints – you start to expect the worst.