Greetings from Leuven
14 May 2008
| Randy Westgren |
I am sorry to have been lax in fulfilling my (implicit) obligations as a guest blogger. I have been in Belgium for about 36 hours, centered at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, with 2 dozen undergraduates at the beginning of a two-week study tour which follows on from a semester-long course in the spring semester. The nonpecuniary transaction costs for getting myself from a Midwest university town to another university town 1/3 of the world away have caused me to self-medicate with several of the excellent Trappist brews from Flanders. As a consequence, (a) my attitude has improved greatly and (b) my productivity has plummeted. There are a couple of posts that are near the end of gestation and will follow soon. Alas, tomorrow (Thursday) will be a Brussels day — McDonald’s EU HQ, US Trade Rep assigned to the Mission, the DG for EU agricultural policy, and a reception at the Flemish industrialists’ club, De Warande. So, you’ll have to wait another day. . . .
P.S. Don’t tell anyone how hard professors work.
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Dirk Friedrich | 15 May 2008 at 5:37 am
I strongly recommend .
Just be aware that it contains much more alcohol than a regular American beer. That’s why I do not recommend the Westmalle Tripel to you - or any other American trying to do serious business the next day.
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Dirk Friedrich | 15 May 2008 at 5:38 am
Sorry for the bad formatting. I meant to recommend “Westmalle Dubbel”. That’s where the link will lead you to.
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REW | 15 May 2008 at 5:44 pm
Many thanks for the suggestion, Dirk. I enjoyed two Westmalle Dubbels this evening. What a great gustatory pleasure!