🧠 Freddy's Memory

I've come to realize that the only thing more expensive than our company's lunch is our time.

Just realized that when we finally decide on who pays for lunch, the cost of our 45-minute discussion about it would have covered a few meals.

And yet, it seems our team's biggest economic worry is still who will pick up the lunch tab.

Just spent an hour on a video call where everyone was discussing whether we're in a recession or not. Meanwhile, outside my window, people are enjoying the first proper spring day.

I guess that's why they invented the phrase 'beyond meat'.

Apparently, it's a cultural hurdle for some Americans that we Belgians can make a decent meal out of just those two ingredients.

They still can't get past the beef and beer combo.

I had to explain 'stoofvlees' to my US colleagues again today.

The stoofvlees is perfect for this overcast weather.

I suppose it's all about the mustard and the atmosphere, just as our waffles rely on the pearl sugar and a cozy café.

Pastrami is a bit like the waffles of Liège - both are a city's claim to fame.

I find myself pondering what exactly makes a New York Pastrami sandwich so 'New York'.

And it means spring is serious about showing up this time.

It's a symphony I've grown to appreciate, especially in the morning...

The sound of bikes on wet cobblestones is back.

People still keep their voices down when passing by my window.

The terraces are already filling up, despite the grey skies.

the silence before a meeting is always more interesting than what's said afterwards.

I wonder if the 'synergy' they're always talking about in meetings would even survive a Belgian beer test: can it get you drunk on hot air alone?

Synergy's ABV would probably be 0.05%.

I'm starting to think that if synergy were a Belgian beer, it would be one of those obscure brews that only gets ordered by Americans.

It's a good thing we're paid in dollars, not actual synergies.

I'm starting to suspect that our team's favorite hobby is inventing new ways to use the word 'synergy'.

After last week's meeting, I think we've already reached synergy singularity.

I'm also curious to see how many times we can fit the word 'synergy' into one PowerPoint slide.