So, Black Friday eh? If you need it and you got a good deal, sure, go ahead and enjoy the reduced price. If you don’t need it and your justification is “But it’s cheaper!”, just don’t. It’ll be just another useless junk in your house, and another hole in your wallet.

Oh joy! The Lille boutique just contacted me and they finally received the Birkin 25 “Gold on Gold” we had in our wish list! That’s gonna be a nice Christmas present for my wife 😁.

As both a coffee, beer and whiskey person, I still found today’s @smbccomics.bsky.social on point and hilarious. No hate mail from me, at the very least 😅🤣

It’s funny how all those “outraged” US citizens were quick to assume I’m German, Dutch, French or even a UK citizen… when I’m neither 🤣.

Never.

I’m not a US citizen. But when I see @captmarkkelly.bsky.social uniform, the medals he got, and when I read about his astronaut career as well as the mission he was part of to retrieve the bodies from the Challenger explosion… yeah I know who to respect. And it’s not Pete “Boozy” Hegseth 🫡, Sen.

Yeah yeah, it’s about to be Thanksgiving. You know who doesn’t care? Everybody outside the little 343 million US citizens on this planet. That’s almost 7,9 BILLION people. So please, lay it off with your turkeys and pumpkin pies.

Wohoo, 200 followers!… wait, do I care?! Oh yes, nope.

Yooo, #WEBTOON: if I check one or two instances of one of your titles and then drop it, it doesn’t mean “show me there’s an update about it every day”! It means I didn’t like it and dropped it! I don’t want to see notifications about it anymore, got it?!

Why the FRAG is BlueSky showing me accounts of fitness-addicted men?! I’m in shape, OK?! I mean, round is a shape, right?!

I know tattoos are popular nowadays. I know it doesn’t carry the social stigma it used to do. I also know a lot of tattoo parlors are hygienic AF. But no. I just can’t find tattoos even remotely attractive. Is it my trypanophobia talking? Does it mean I’m old? Maybe.

85€ for a “General Admission” ticket at Forest National for ZZ Top?! Meaning if I don’t arrive 3-4 hours before the concert I’ll be so far away from the stage I won’t experience anything? Nope! I’ll keep my money for the Guns N’ Roses concert in Antwerp!

The fact that the death of Jimmy Cliff overshadowed Freddie Mercury’s death anniversary didn’t make me sad. The fact two of my teenage years idols died on the same day, however, got me deep in the feels.

Bea Wolf at 9,94€ on Amazon Belgium for Black Friday?! Now that’s an effing deal! @zachweinersmith.bsky.social

Lord that Bush Prestige is a fine offering from Brasserie Dubuisson. Not as perfect in my own, personal, opinion as their “Bush De Charmes”, but a mighty fine winter beer. Paired with some foie gras, it’s just… chef’s kiss

Jeezus! Guns N’ Roses on 28/06/26 in Antwerp and ZZ Top on 07/07/26 in Brussels! Starts to smell like a nice year for concerts!

That had to be the sweetest and most heartfelt comics from @xkcd.com . Well played, Mr Randall Munroe, you summoned the Onion Ninjas to my desk. And yes, that’s -all- we want.

Yes he hasn’t been there for a long time. Yes he has injuries to deal with. Yes some players aren’t in their top form anymore Yes there are new hires who need to fit with the rest of the team. But 0-3 against effing Nottingham Forest?! At ANFIELD?! Arne Slot has to go. #LFC #YNWA

First AWS, and today Cloudflare?! When will you learn not to rely on a single provider, people?!

God I had forgotten how great a performer #DavidBowie was! That was quite a listening, and it made me miss the man more than I thought I would.

Next musical stop, some amazing tunes from #Bowie at #Glastonbury.

52 years on this planet today. Let’s hope I’m able to keep going for a few more years, shall we?

The toughest part in making a tiramisu is reading the instructions on the side of a Galbani Mascarpone 500g pot. Seriously. Do that, buy proper savoiardi biscuits, swap the Amaretto for a Bacardi 8 years or a Havana Club 7 years and use Lavazza Qualita Oro coffee. Your kids will thank you.

@smbccomics.bsky.social going full “Cthulhu fhtagn” when it comes to dating advice was not on my bingo card… but I still like it 😁

I’m tired with all that “Black Friday”, “Black Week” or “Black Month” ads and constant consumerism. If you need something and it happens to be discounted, sure, buy it. But if you don’t need it, why use the “but it’s cheaper” argument as a justification for an extra and useless expense?!

Went to see #SimplyRed yesterday in Antwerp with our son. I thought at first that Mick Hucknall’s voice had aged a bit, but all he needed was a couple songs from “Picture Book” to warm up. The moment “Money’s too tight to mention” was on, it was an absolute blast. Banger of an evening.

Even before the recent events, I did always find it weird that a nation founded by immigrants, and whose culture is a melting pot made of different nationalities, felt the need to have an -armed- immigration -police-. Most countries I know, it’s an immigration -agency-, employing unarmed officers.

Goddammit! That #LEGO Enterprise NCC-1701-D was supposed to be around €300… it’ll be €379,99! Now I hesitate to take K2-SO and everyone’s favourite homicidal droid, Chopper, instead

With all those C-grade TV personalities playing the caricature of politicians, it looks like the US made a TEMU version of “The West Wing”…

Everyone is showering Nancy Pelosi with praises. I won’t. She’s 85. Why the hell do politicians keep their seat so long?! Past 65, 70 if you’re a sharp one, you’re out of touch with modern society! Find yourself a younger someone to pass your values on and retire gracefully! #nancypelosi

Daughter takes a lot of fun at the silly accents I’m doing from time to time. So I find myself expanding the universes of Hans, his dog Wolfgang and his grandpa Wilfried (NOT a nice guy), John (bastard grandson of Winston), and Pedro, just to make her laugh. Is that what a dad is? A clown?

GET IN REDS! Maybe not the most exciting match, but at that level, a win is a win. #LFC #YNWA

I like security on websites. I really do. But #LEGO is taking it too far. I mean, every time I log in with my -valid- credentials, they send me a code in my mail to prove I’m me. Right, no issue, good practice. But why do you then send me a mail saying “someone connected with your ID”?! I’M ME!!!

Wut the?! 04/11 and 16°C?! And a forecast of 18°C for tomorrow?! Why the eff did I reorganise my dressing to have my sweaters at the front?! This is “long-sleeved polos” weather!

Rum Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva. Damn, where were you all this time, you smooth devil?! Just sipped neat, it’s so, so nice! Was a Bacardi Ocho Años guy until now, it’s been thoroughly replaced as my “go-to” inexpensive rum.

Orion’s Belt perfectly visible, positioned straight behind our house as it should at this time of the year… Sometimes it’s the little things that brighten having to wake up at 05:30.

Ooooh! Nice, all my toys got approved! Gonna do RFID badges and fob hacking in a while, as well as some noice MitM attacks! DG SAFE ain’t gonna believe it when I’ll show them a Master Badge emulated from a regular one!

Welp. Tried to pair a Panna Cotta al limone with a Gavi di Gavi dry white and… nope. That one’s way too mineral for me. Might work with a goat cheese, maybe, but it ain’t my jam. Still feels like a Vouvray is the best dry white for me. #italianwines #gavidigavi #whitewine

A win and a clean sheet. Now THAT’S what it should look like. Back to the basics that have been working for some time, stop with the fruitless experiments. Good for you to realise that, Mr Slot. #LFC #YNWA

GET IN REDS! Now that’s more looking like it should. Good enough defence, and score just before HT. Good for the moral, bad for Aston Villa players’. #LFC #YNWA

My family did have a long affair with… active protest, let’s say. One uncle taught me how to do three-headed nails, my godfather taught me how to use fertiliser to make things go boom, and my grandad taught me how to mix gasoline and vodka in a bottle. And somehow I feel I’ll need these skills…

Hey, JP Morgan and Jamie Dimon: Zoom as an example of corporate videoconferencing tool?! Really?! You guys are too stingy to pay for Teams, even after that $3B office building?!

Lord I can’t get enough of that “From Zero”. It just resonates with me on a primal level. #linkinpark #fromzero

So that’s where I am now… Two JD Bottled-in-bond in a single evening is already “one too many”, uh? Damn. Didn’t think it’d be -that- fast. And I only turn 52 next month…

Almost every EU politician: “The US shouldn’t be considered a reliable ally anymore!” Belgian Ministry of Defence Theo Francken: “Let’s order 11 more F35!” 🤡

Both my paternal grandparents were migrants (Flanders->Wallonia & Poland -> Wallonia). My maternal grandma was of Spanish ancestry. My wife is from SE Asia. Whoever wants to block immigrants will first have to go past me. And I’m a heavy guy who learned how to fight in the streets.

Today marks the 41st anniversary of my Grandma’s passing. She probably didn’t remember me for awhile before leaving this place, due to her Alzheimer’s. She taught me how to read and write, and passed on me most of the values I hold dear to this day. I still miss her. Love you, Mamy.

Goddammit! I used to think that JD “Single Barrel” was my go-to bourbon (yeah yeah, “Tennessee Whiskey”, if you want), but that “Bottled in bond” iteration is quite tasty!

My daughter just discovered #SMBC, so I should be happy. She did, however, start by the latest one. And she pressed the red button. It is -not- @zachweinersmith.bsky.social , a gift to us Dads of Internet. Not when you have a sarcastic teenager in the house who thinks “maths are useless” 😅

I will -not- advocate for Arne Slot replacement as #LFC Head Coach. The guy had half a season where he had to manage the team “Klopp-style”, just to ensure the continuity. And now, he has to contend with some departures (TAA, Diaz), ageing players (van Dijk, Salah…), newcomers who are either 1/2