http://www.outdoortravelhumor.com Outdoor travel and travel humor Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:49:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Amazing: it's snowing in Europe and here am I sweating in my shorts in Malaysia. But I am enjoying every single minute of it and hope to do so for many more years to come. Yes, you read it right: for many years to come. We just moved to Malaysia having ... http://www.outdoortravelhumor.com/malaysia.html For those wondering why no updates since August, well, we helped our oldest son to built up his house in Portugal in the mountains, just in time to have everything ready before the first snow fell. And now back home ready to unpack, more updates later this week! http://www.outdoortravelhumor.com/back-home.html This zucchini cold soup is ideal on a hot day (like 2 days ago), overly delicious with pieces of smoked salmon!   If it starts raining like today, then you would most likely feel more like a warm Zucchini cheese soup recipe or a Zucchini potato soup recipe made by a ... http://www.outdoortravelhumor.com/zucchini-cold-soup.html Today's unhappy smiley face is dedicated on the 41 year old woman who got buried today in our little town... You guess it right, she died from cancer and has been going in and out of remission for years... It started with a stomach cancer and seems that one spread no ... http://www.outdoortravelhumor.com/unhappy-smiley-face.html I don't think so! :-) What happened? I got a phone call yesterday asking me if I want to teach unemployed people "what life is all about in the corporate world". Now I do love teaching since knowledge is power. On the other hand: I do love being retired, as I still have ... http://www.outdoortravelhumor.com/back-to-work.html I am going to be grandfather again, and this time it better be a big bunch of chicks! Chicken chicks that is :-) One of our chicken didn't leave her nest today, so we have been collecting eggs to put under her. Main thing you need to know about collecting eggs are: ... http://www.outdoortravelhumor.com/new-chicks-in-the-making.html I love weekends. You would say: why? You are retired already? Well, my kids aren't nor some of my friends, so for them it's the only time they have to pay a visit. So I bought a nice espresso machine as soon as I was retired and I have the impression people ... http://www.outdoortravelhumor.com/a-cup-of-coffee-anyone.html Really: old things break down more easily than younger things... Health is an issue when you get older and well, machines just break down... My water-pump in the basement finally broke down after more than 40 years of service. The plumber said it couldn't be repaired anymore (but that's what they ... http://www.outdoortravelhumor.com/too-much-water-in-the-basement.html When I was 40 I never said but I always thought: gosh, I am not in my twenties anymore. And now having passed the big 60, I must say I am not 40 anymore... A big nuisance are the eyes: carrying around 2 pairs of glasses is quite troublesome. Yet the main ... http://www.outdoortravelhumor.com/no-spare-parts-when-your-body-gets-old.html Woops, since I am helping with the laundry these days, I was thinking my trousers had shrunk, maybe I had used too hot water in the washing machine? Turns out I still have the perfect skills to read instructions and operate machines :-) The real thing is that drinking coffee and eating ... http://www.outdoortravelhumor.com/getting-a-bit-fat.html