a new world record

On February 17 Belgium will set a new world record for the longest time a country has gone without a government (beating the record 248 days held by Iraq). You can see a countdown timer at http://www.belgiumworldchampion.be/ .

Most Belgians are unaffected by the whole process. On a personal note, I will be going to city hall on Saturday to renew my residence card. The bureaucracy keeps on grinding away.

There will be some countdown parties the eve of the record. Any excuse I guess.