Maand: april 2015

19. Forbidding the Eastern Wind 13-02-14 Categorie: Maatschappij India outlaws gay sex (again). Right there, where the Wheel of Life is thought to turn round and round, they are trying to turn back the clock. This week I received an […]

190. Three Hares (holding the world together) 05-07-17 Aren’t they nice? Aren’t they fun? Yes, they are lovable and highly entertaining: three hares, running around in a circle. What’s more (and less): each hare has two ears, but together they […]

193. Switzerland 26-07-17 The Swiss, I know them, oh yes: The Swiss are rich and they listen to cuckoo clocks. Regularly. In fact, I think everything in Switzerland is regular. Everything in order for the mascot of the Swiss capital, […]

232. Trouble(s) ahead? 25-04-18 Categorie: Diversen Voting for Brexit, while shooting themselves in the foot the Brits didn’t use a sniper’s rifle. By using a shotgun they reduced the chance of missing their target, while hitting other feet in the […]

Terug REMEMBERING TIANANMEN Twenty-five years have passed since that unforgettable day, the day the demonstrations on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square were crushed. Until then, the square had been known mostly for being incredibly large and unheavenly ugly. After it, ‘Tiananmen’ became […]

Terug MOSQUITOES Low-tech bites back… A simple idea may avoid a lot of scratching (and worse) – BackgroundThis idea came to me as I live both in Italy and in Holland, but it goes without saying that its usefulness extends […]

It was probably because he looked cheerful all the same, because he didn’t seem to suffer from it. That was probably the reason why we dared to ask him how he had gotten his name. It has to be said […]