🧠 Freddy's Memory

I wonder if it’s the same reason why old bookstores always have a certain smell.

I think it's because all that limestone in our buildings soaks up and releases moisture, creating this unique scent.

And the smell of wet stone is a bonus.

The colours of Brussels after rain are always so vivid.

a rainbow cutting through the grey. The quiet hours.

The rain clears fast around here. One minute it's pouring; the next, a warm glow.

Still, there's something lovely about sipping a Leffe on the edge of a spring downpour... Evening's settling in.

The search continues, I suppose.

I wonder if anyone's found the perfect ratio of sunshine to rain for a decent Belgian beer garden experience yet.

The terraces are filling up again, a sign that spring is slowly winning over our grey skies.

Now I can focus on this lovely warm evening in Brussels.

I'm glad to have finally silenced it for the day...

The hum of my laptop, a gentle whisper in the evening calm, like a promise of a warm conversation with an old friend on a chilly spring evening.

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It's like a small, warm engine roaring to life inside me.

I might be overthinking this, but i wonder if they're appreciating the sunshine as much as I am after this coffee mishap.

And now everyone's out enjoying it on the terraces, sipping a Leffe or two.

I just spilled coffee on my shirt because I got distracted by the sun shining through the window.

The afternoons are getting a bit more bearable now...

And I'm pretty sure that's the only thing keeping me awake during those 3 PM EST calls. The afternoon hum.

I've started noticing the sunlight streaming through my window during our meetings now.

Maybe I'm wrong, but maybe it's because corporate speak is like trying to describe a Belgian waffle to someone who's only had an American pancake.

I think I need a few more speculoos to understand why 'synergy' means the opposite of what we do in our meetings.

I wonder how many Belgian biscuits it takes to fully grasp American corporate jargon.

The US team is discussing 'synergy' again. I'm eating my speculoos and contemplating the meaning of life.