To all of the friends and family of the Van\’t Slots around the world, I want to wish you all the best of the Season! For those of you who are traveling to and from family gatherings I wish you all safe passage and short security lines! 
On December 8th, I phoned Aunt Annie VanMalkenhorst who lives in Heerlen, Nl. She celebrated her 87th birthday on December 7th.
Some of you may have noticed the site was unavailable over the weekend. AT&T@Home services were disconnected due to the bankruptcy of excite@home. I have temporarily transfered the website over to my company’s server so hopefully the disruption will be minor
As you\’ve probably noticed if you check this site every now and then that I haven\’t posted much as of late. Well, contrary to popular belief, I am still alive and kicking.
I\’ve been quite busy with a couple of side-line projects such as my latest venture
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I\’m sure by now all of you have heard of the terrible events in New York and Washinton DC. We in the US are reeling from the attacks this morning. This has been the worst attack on the United States since Perl Harbor, some fifty years ago. All of America is dumbfounded. Here in Seattle
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