PinnedHealthy in Any Shape: Harvard Medical School, The Lancet and ‘Thick Rumours’For generations by this time the ghoulish ghost of the equation “thick = sick” has been made up — and published on practically any channel.Jun 9, 2021Jun 9, 2021
‘Social Media’ — Our Kids — The Future — Education — How to Make them SafeAll of mankind’s history has been full of development, in technology, arts and science. We had to deal with new ways of spreading ideas.Oct 14Oct 14
Work and Life: Make Your Talents ProsperIn the Parable of the Talents in the Bible it says — summarized — that more ‘talents’ were given to those who made more of them.Aug 28Aug 28
2024 Elections: Vote Democrats! — Here is why:Barrack Obama was the first ever African-American president — and he was a Democrat. The Democratic party stands for all the values a true…Aug 18Aug 18
“Adventureland” — Try Dreaming — Now and Again“Cloud-cuckoo-land” it’s called too: The land we go to for dreaming… It can be rather unreal, fed by fancies and (silent) wishes; it can…May 9May 9
Daylight Saving Time? — The Lost Hour, WW I and — Warm Beer on an Evening…Warm summer evenings in some countries of the milder climates — your after-work beer turning warm one hour earlier… Well…It’s just a…Mar 31Mar 31
Dictators – Modern Tyrants – Scheherazade… ‘Would-bes’: Their ‘Provenance and Daily Care’„Tyranny“: “an autocratic form of rule in which one individual exercised power without any legal restraint.”Mar 10Mar 10
Where’s Life There’s Hope: “Keep at It — and Don’t Forget About the Breaks” — The Relativity of…“Yesterday’s future is today. Today is what will be the past tomorrow.” Words to that effect have been used before. These days are full of…Mar 2Mar 2
Right Wing Populism: Resistance — Civil Disobedience — Boycott: ‘Stop the Money’s Flow’History is full of them: The ugly representatives of all those who worship money and power. Ugly not because they are repulsive in…Jan 22Jan 22
“Man (or Woman) of Letters” — Connecting Through Writing — Figures“Man of Letters” is the more dated word for an educated and knowledgeable person. These days not just men. Two figures strike out from a…Dec 29, 2023Dec 29, 2023