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28 August 2013

We’re Back (again)

Filed under: administrative,B&B,luxembourg,mental state — Anita @ 18:33

We’ve been busy. Unfortunately, we were so busy that we neglected our blog. In fact, we neglected our blog so much that we forgot to pay the bills and the domain agent pulled down the site. There was a tense week in early July were we feared that we had lost over six years of content and memories. Happily, for a small fee the domain agent restored our site and the content.

Unhappily, there was some link broken between the database and the blah, blah, blah. I don’t understand all the specifics, but it was difficult enough that Will didn’t have time or the desire to tackle the final fix. After several weeks, I suggested we ask our buddy Rachel if she would be willing to be hired as temporary Bugle staff and see if the problem was that terrible. Thankfully, Rachel was willing and with her magic touch, the BBB is back and running!

Over the last four months, we have done a few interesting things (and a few boring ones), we have developed new hobbies and we have made some new friends. We also watched a LOT of dogs.

Chester in June

Hana in June

Dexter in July

Dexter and Willow, together

Willow in July

Chester in August

Over the next weeks, I hope to tell you a few stories — and some of them might not even involve dogs.

10 August 2012

“Bugle Blog Back,” Bakker Beseeches Boosters

Filed under: administrative,mental state,photos — Will @ 22:18

So, it’s been awhile. I did get your messages. I really don’t have a good excuse.

You know, let’s just try to re-start on a pleasant note. How about some flowers?

I’ll be better from now on. I mean it, just watch. I don’t blame you for being skeptical. But you’ll see. I’ve got lots of great ideas and I genuinely do want to do better.

Plus, that goat is making me feel extra guilty. I don’t really care what it thinks, but it needs to stop looking at me.
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18 January 2012

SOPA/PIPA blackout today

Filed under: administrative,culture,politics,usa — Will @ 11:42

We shy away from politics here at the Bugle Blog, although our editors are quite politically active. Today, we must speak out here, because too many members of the US Congress want to give control of the internet to copyright lawyers and those who stand against free speech.

This boring, little, family-friendly blog has been harassed, repeatedly, under the provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) of 1998. Big copyright-holders like Viacom and FOX have issued unilateral takedown notices against our homespun videos. For example, the Bugle is forever considered suspect by YouTube due to our legally legitimate use of a snippet of TV coverage of the 2008 Olympics, simply because the IOC issued an indiscriminate legal action against tens of thousands of ordinary people.

We have also had our content — photos and text — stolen by businesses that made money from our work. (Yes, we have a hard time believing it, too.) Illegitimate use of copyrighted material is a problem for some people who earn their daily bread by creating things that are easily duplicated. Those people make some wonderful things, and we should do what we can to protect their hard work.

But there are two bills in the US Congress (SOPA and PIPA, in the House and Senate respectively) that are, as The Oatmeal puts it, “like dealing with a lion that escaped from the zoo by blasting some kittens with a flamethrower.” These bills take the most abused aspects of the DMCA and enlarge them a thousand-fold. The impact of these bills are astonishingly broad. For more information, we recommend:

21 October 2011

Begging your patience

Filed under: administrative,B&B,photos — Will @ 12:35

We beg your patience once again. It has been a busy month at the BBB&B.

Incidentally, we have a new policy regarding maximum occupancy at the BBB&B. Without prior arrangements, we can accommodate two (2) adult guests at one time. Children under a parent’s care do not count against this limit. Any pet over 30 kg — whether horse, dog, cat or honey badger — counts as two (2) adult guests.

In the near future, the Bugle will celebrate Halloween, visit an ancient spa in the southeast of Luxembourg, and taste test the baked goods of many lands and most prominently the Low Countries.

In the meantime, we’ll offer a special bonus for past BBB&B guests who can identify the location of each of the photos below! (more…)

21 September 2011

Not so prompt these days

Filed under: administrative,luxembourg,photos — Will @ 14:35

Rest assured, friends. We will have a blog again — soon.

In the meantime, some photos, without descriptions, for your pleasure. (more…)

31 December 2010

Most popular posts of 2010

Filed under: administrative — Will @ 14:36

It’s the time of the year for lazy posts based on data from website analysis. Yay! Here are our ten most popular posts from 2010, according to Google. Enjoy the old content…

  1. Will’s attempt to keep up with the mountain bikers of Luxembourg.
  2. A brief description of a violent storm named Xynthia, from March.
  3. Anita’s plea to vindicate her troubles with the local entrances and exits.
  4. Lovely photos of the Keukenhof springtime bulbs display, by Anita. (It’s especially nice to see flowers this time of year, too!)

    5. (more…)

12 November 2010

The Best of… lots of things

Filed under: administrative,luxembourg,news — Will @ 21:05

The staff would like to call your attention to exciting features of the Bugle Blog that you may have missed. We also propose some remarkable news items for your perlustration.

First, the Bakker Bugle Blog has a new service. Our email reminder service will ensure that you never miss a new post! Visit the About This Blog link — also in the tabs above — and you’ll see a section entitled “Subscribe via email”. Submit your email address, follow the link that you receive in a confirmation email, and voilà: you’re a member of the Bugle élite! (more…)

18 March 2010

Sneak Peek: Comparative Timeline

Filed under: administrative,culture,europe,ireland,luxembourg,usa — Will @ 19:26

The Bugle staff have been working on an exciting new project that will give you a new way of looking at the world.

Our guests in Ireland would sometimes visit, in the same day or two, three important Irish sites: Kilmainham Gaol (1796-1923 CE), Newgrange at Brú na Bóinne (3500-3200 BCE), and the Guinness Storehouse (2000-present).

Even the most historically aware tourists had trouble grasping the time periods involved: what was going on other places, how long monuments were originally used, and how long it took civilizations to change. (more…)

24 February 2010

Danger Will Robinson!

Filed under: administrative — Will @ 16:37

The usually-reliable Bugle Content-Generating Computing Unit 3000 collapsed Monday morning. We apologize for the absence of exciting and entertaining news from Luxembourg while the staff bring it back up to full capacity.

In the meantime, perhaps you could entertain yourself with a long-dormant contest: Captions! (Hint, hint.)

Thank you, dear readers, for your patience.

19 January 2010

Regarding my unwarranted skepticism

Filed under: administrative,consumer,entertainment,ireland — Anita @ 10:11

To Whom It May Concern:

At several social functions during our recent visit to the US, my spouse Will told a somewhat humorous story involving the shooting of a movie in the Wicklow Mountains of Ireland. I would like to address my remarks on those occasions. (more…)

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