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Stop dreaming

June 22, 2008

It was great while it lasted but yesterday the Dutch dream was shattered by the Russians in the quarter final of EURO 2008. And they deserved it, both teams. Russia played inspired football. Holland showed not even a glimpse of an inspired team dedicated to win this tournament. And then you get what you deserve… a 3 - 1 knock out. Kudos to the Russians, they did really well…

Just before writing this, I read an item on the Times Online about electric cars and how popular they’re becoming due to rising fuel prices. Oh, and how about the government losing their billions of tax revenue when we all drive electric cars…

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