Why should I want that? What shall I say? An outsider might think that I am (suddenly) a lazy bitch. I don't do the dishes every day any more but that doesn't mean that my house is dirty. Let's just say I've slowed down, I have other priorities and maybe I just don't feel like doing it any more. It's certainly not the case that I do nothing all day, although I do watch films regularly. I also do the crossword puzzle on a regular basis and I am in the garden every day. I…
Everything will be fine *Ideas, plans, their implementation, the final decision that is taken...it is never really clear who decides. Every decision-maker has a boss above him. Someone who pulls the strings makes his puppet move because he knows something, it is possible.* Who owns all the plans that are forged to drive people and countries into the abyss? We will never know the truth. The truth is what the majority believes even if it is the biggest lie. There has been a…
Costs of energy *As a subscriber to an investment newsletter, I received a link to a podcast about energy. I decided to listen while making semolina pudding, kneading dough, straining cherry liqueur, and doing the dishes. Energy was discussed in the broadest sense of the word.* The fact: by now we, the world population, used 50% of all petroleum reserves in the world. In 1859 the first petroleum well was used in 1970 the wells were already over their peak (in the 50s this…
The beast Why would you want to? I ask you why. Aren't you an individual, a human, higher on the scale of IQ? Why should you? It shouldn't be a surprise to you that the killer cleaned it thoroughly. It's what killers do just like what you saw in the movies. In real life it's not different, the movie is no longer 'only fiction'. The real owner of your thoughts and acts isn't you. Someone else has the brains and pulls the strings with his money. All you can do is jump and obey…
Change of temp - gardening again *Today passed by very fast which means it's late, too late but I decided to do what's on my list (no, not the hit list).* The temperature outside dropped for a short period but it's back to normal which is good for me. I already spent two nights underneath two blankets because I feel cold if I lay still. Although the temp is back (Summer temperature) the days are shorter which means not that many sun hours a day plus the sun doesn't show…
A gift of... Why is it we give presents to others but rarely to ourselves? How come if we do so we are called selfish? Does a new towel make a great gift or a pot to cook food for the family? Is it selfish to ask for something that makes just you happy or selfish if we do not appreciate a gift we do not need, like, or consider just for us? Before you know the holidays are back. Many already started shopping instead of waiting till November or December which is good. Not only…
(That) Glare I have been wearing sunglasses for years. Light hurts my eyes and walking around all day with a frown because I keep squeezing my eyes shut is also a problem. For a long time, I had a kind of light allergy that made me walk around with sunglasses in a dark house. There is definitely something wrong with my eyes. Even when I sleep, I can still see light if I do not cover my eyes with a black cloth. Recently, I read something about a lack of vitamin D and the…
The good preacher/s The clock ticks and when it goes off, it is time to bake the bread. I feel rushed because the children will be home soon and I have not yet done all those things I intended to. It's not that I haven't done anything on the contrary, but time goes fast. Housekeeping, gardening, and caring for the animals all seem like chores of a few minutes but together it takes a lot of time, more time than I always have in mind. I started the day early, earlier than…
A good life Being alone does not mean being lonely. Being together doesn't mean you don't feel lonely. I have been there and honestly, every day I am still thrilled to be alone. I tied the knot and left. Indeed I started again however hard that was. Of course I was not free to go and because I did anyway I was punished. Not punished once but for years on end. What you might have seen in a thriller or horror film is just the tip of the iceberg. I survived it all. I tried to…
Poor manners *If you read this, indeed this isn't fiction but you I'm talking about and Hyacinth would agree with me.* The older you get the more you experience and remember the past. Maybe that happens because you are no longer so busy and have more time to think? Table manners, manners in general that was emphasised to me as a child. Good behaviour, speaking in two words, greetings and shaking hands were not rewarded but punished in a way one would call child abuse today.…
What a life Being a security guard cannot be that difficult. I see them in schools, at shops, and on the streets. Most are fat and the vast majority are old. Maybe it is cheaper for companies to hire a "disabled" or elderly person instead of cameras and a security company that comes in case of emergency. That coming is not fast, by the way, and you don't see any spry men or women there either who are strong, fast, and smart enough to arrest burglars or vandals. As for the…
No whining of an older person *This column is not why she wears white although she isn't a virgin or why he had to propose in this modern time but about changes, different norms and values. I'm sure you agree that everything has changed and will change just like we people change. So no, this is not the whining from an older person longing for the good, old days. All I want is to make clear changes happen. They happen unnoticed and only if you look back you can tell the…
Home *The house you see is not the house I remember or the one I live in. It's what you see.* Sometimes I think I've imagined it all, that earlier life in the woods, but I didn't. Before my return, I lived in a small village and the villagers did not want me near them. They just visited me when they were in need. Like a thief in the night, they crept through the forest to ask me for a 'favour'. They didn't care if I was asleep or if I wanted to help them, as long as I made…
Pets & rabies When I was a kid, dogs had tags on their collars. That token was proof that the dog had been vaccinated against rabies. I have never seen a dog catcher on the street, but maybe the animal ambulance already existed at that time and they picked up dogs without collars and tags. Animal protection was for sure not that active and anonymous click phone numbers did not exist yet. Many animals were mainly kept for their benefit and that was not seen as animal torture.…
Chaos - Je suis Karl I just watched a movie (Je suis Karl) on Netflix and no, I don't recommend it. It started with a couple smuggling a Libyan across the border into Germany. He was stranded in Budapest and did not know how to proceed. As they cross the border she wears a clown nose. I don't like clowns. Two years later, this couple's world looks different. He accepts a package for a neighbor that contains a bomb. Bye home, bye wife, bye sons. The daughter who happened to…
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