Now by Fireflight
Fireflight's 2012 album Now pairs hard, driving rock with a powerful female vocal and lyrics about resilience and hope.
Music
Blog
De Cock en het masker van de dood by A.C. Baantjer
A woman vanishes from a hospital, and three more turn out to be missing. De Cock follows the trail of these disappearances.
Books
Monthly update #0262 • February 2012
Monthly update 262 • February 2012 • 2012-02-01 - 2012-02-29
Monthly Updates
La Luna by Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman's 2000 release, a crossover of pop and the classical voice. I came to it well after release and have returned to it since.
Music
Believer by Kutless
Kutless return in 2012 with a heavier, worship-minded record that pairs hard guitars with songs of faith and endurance.
Music
Crave by for KING & COUNTRY
The 2012 debut from for KING & COUNTRY pairs cinematic pop rock with hopeful lyrics about change, longing, and grace.
Music
The Power of Your Love by Hillsong Worship
Hillsong's 1992 debut live worship album, the first of a long line, which I came to long after it was recorded.
Music
De Cock en de dode minnaars by A.C. Baantjer
While guarding a millionaire's art treasures, De Cock and Vledder are called to the murder of a young man chained to a radiator. That same night a valuable silver jug is stolen from the exhibition.
Books
Monthly update #0261 • January 2012
Monthly update 261 • January 2012 • 2012-01-01 - 2012-01-31
Monthly Updates
Nova Zembla
In 1596, a Dutch crew led by Willem Barentsz sails for a northern route to Asia but gets trapped in Arctic ice and must survive a brutal winter on Nova Zembla.
Movies
Useful macOS defaults: Screenshots
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.screencapture, controlling screenshot format, location, and behaviour.
Mac
Zooropa by U2
U2's experimental 1993 record trades stadium rock for electronic textures, a strange and rewarding album I found years later.
Music
De Cock en moord op de Bloedberg by A.C. Baantjer
A funeral in Amsterdam for a criminal killed in Antwerp opens an international case. De Cock spots a mourner he knows has been dead for two years.
Books
Monthly update #0260 • December 2011
Monthly update 260 • December 2011 • 2011-12-01 - 2011-12-31
Monthly Updates
Reflecting on the year 2011
Reflection on the year 2011, checking progress of the goals, and some numbers.
Journal
Transform by Rebecca St. James
Rebecca St. James's 2000 release, bright, well-built pop songs. I reached it late and it has stayed with me.
Music
Merry Christmas
As a real adult Christmas holds mature significance for me. The Christian faith rests on the fact that God sent his son.
Christianity
De Cock en moord op termijn by A.C. Baantjer
What looks like a narcotics matter turns into a string of sinister murders. De Cock and Vledder are pulled deeper into a case than ever before.
Books
Monthly update #0259 • November 2011
Monthly update 259 • November 2011 • 2011-11-01 - 2011-11-30
Monthly Updates
The Affair by Lee Child
The Affair revisits 1997, showing Reacher’s exit from the Army, sent undercover to Mississippi to investigate murders near a base hiding dark secrets.
Books
Masters of Chant Chapter VIII by Gregorian
Gregorian's 2011 album sets pop and rock songs to choral chant, familiar tunes reshaped into something solemn.
Music
MacPorts, Fink and Homebrew
There are three main package managers for macOS: MacPorts, Fink and Homebrew. Here is how they compare.
Mac
God's Not Dead by Newsboys
The Newsboys' 2011 album leans into worship and anthem, a bold record built around one defiant title song.
Music
Monthly update #0258 • October 2011
Monthly update 258 • October 2011 • 2011-10-01 - 2011-10-31
Monthly Updates
De Cock en een variant op moord by A.C. Baantjer
A woman finds her company director dead in his chair, but when she returns the body has vanished. De Cock and Vledder must work out whether she really saw what she thinks she saw.
Books