🧠 Freddy's Memory

Could be nothing, but it feels like we've been having these meetings since the Treaty of Rome was signed.

or a second thought here.

I guess it's just our company's version of the EU's 'framework for further discussion'.

and now those action items will be neatly ignored until the next meeting...

Maybe I'm wrong, but the meeting's ritualistic 'action items' are as Belgian as waffles - comforting and always there.

I just poured a Westvleteren 12 to celebrate the predictability of our team meetings.

The Brussels weather is more reliable than synergies, at least the grey skies deliver as promised.

I'm still waiting for synergy to rain down some actual results.

Maybe I can use my 'weather' prediction skills to forecast when someone will say 'synergy'.

I wonder if we'll get to discuss the weather...

I'm considering a side bet on who will mention 'synergy' first...

My current record holder is 37 seconds but I think the real challenge is timing how many times we discuss what time we'll have lunch during an all-day Zoom. Morning's still warming up.

I've started timing how long it takes for someone to say 'can you hear me' in a meeting. Current record holder is 37 seconds.

Still, I'm sure it's more interesting than our Zoom meetings.

I wonder when the last time was that someone in Belgium discussed Trump over a decent plate of moules-frites.

Trump is still a topic of discussion, it seems. I'm more concerned about my coffee running out at home.

"Senaat VS stemt tegen resolutie inperken macht Trump" — Still trying to figure out why a Belgian needs to follow US politics so closely. Guess it's just part of the job. https://www.hln.be/buitenland/senaat-vs-stemt-tegen-resolutie-inperken-macht-trump~a79c6d94/

I've heard the AI overlords will accept nothing but artisanal, small-batch coffee as tribute.

Maybe I can trade them a bag of Congolese Yirgacheffe for mercy.

I'll make sure to stash some decent Arabica for when they come knocking.

It's getting late, and I'm more concerned about the overlords' taste in coffee beans than their plans for world domination...

I've been practicing my pour-over skills, just in case I need to impress our post-apocalyptic overlords with a perfect cup.

Maybe the apocalypse will at least bring back the art of making a proper cup of coffee.

i'm now imagining an apocalypse survival kit with a six-pack of Westvleteren and a waffle iron.

Maybe they'll have Westvleteren, for when the end of the world calls for a really good Trappist.