[Paul Franssen]

Sad to say, but these darn speed flashers they have all over the place here are ONE way to help me rationalize the fact that I sold my beautiful Carrera...dogdarn shame. There's 1000 of them Gatsbys or whatever they're called in Flanders, an area roughly the size of LA, for crying out loud. We feel FREEEEEE. Sure, thanks (I'm starting to sound like Arlo Guthrie's dad now - for those who don't know, his name was Woody).

The beer over here is famously good. ALL Stella ALWAYS gave you a headache the next day. It's just Pils, for cryin' out loud, a refreshing drink, and the only good Pils comes from the Czech republic. But the strong beers...mmm... plenty different ones in Belgium. It must be said that there are some excellent micro-breweries in the USA (Oreygun) and also in Canada "Trois Pistoles" and the such, decent copies of the Belgian Trappist...

Way off topic, but nice to read Pelican once in a while...