I am a software developer. I am not really good at other practical stuff. But last weekend I did some maintenance on my bike.

• I checked the freeplay of the chain
• I check the condition of all spark plugs
• I changed the oil
• I checked the air in my tires

I had some guidance from two friends, but I did all the chores by myself.

I am quite proud :-)

At the moment at the WSRT we have a couple weeks of special observations. We only have couple of those sessions in a year. They are so-called VLBI sessions. These sessions are that important that the observers need to be around 24/7 in the building. This means they eat and sleep in the building. One of them introduced me to the so-called “VLBI sandwich”. It is a sandwich they eat from time to time during those sessions.

So how is it made:

Take two slices of bread, put a nice thick layer of peanut butter on them. Add a nice quantity of sambal. And for the finishing touch: add a whole banana. Banana you say? Yes .. banana.

Very weird combination, I raised my eyebrows. But I was sold after my first bite :-)