1 day ago“Where Have All the Young Men Gone?“ — Ukraine, Afghanistan, East Africa — The Proxy WarsWe can safely conclude it’s not about Ukraine and never really was — it’s about global power balance. ‘Proxies’ are stand-ins, replacing the real thing or person. Ukraine is practically being squashed and being used. Not the first case, either. By all those who have money on their mind, first…Ukraine2 min readUkraine2 min read
Jan 18Tulips or Roses… Life’s — and Humans’— Beautiful Flower PowerFlowers — they are often beautiful, have wonderful fragrances, and come in endless varieties… I think that humans can be similar: There are cactuses that are prickly but bloom in most wonderful shapes and colours when taken care of properly. There are all those kinds we know from visits and…Variety2 min readVariety2 min read
Jan 12“Cinema Paradiso” — Words Matter — Imagination’s Powerful CinemaWhen you start working for radio broadcasting and learn about script writing for radio the first lesson is this: Words can make imagination’s cinema start playing. Use them wisely. Imagination’s Cinema? Words create images in the mind of any person who knows them — and hears or reads them. Thus words you…Words Matter1 min readWords Matter1 min read
Dec 18, 2022Athena — the Modern Woman? Goddess of Wisdom, War and Craftsmen in Greek MythologyModern woman: She - we are still finding our way. Be sexy? Be alluring? Be professional? Be highly educated? Be nice only, at all times? Have children? Or not? All at once? How? There’s the urge we all feel as human beings, to be close to others. …Modern Women3 min readModern Women3 min read
Dec 3, 2022They Started Talking —USA and Russia— History Then and NowFinally, the first steps have been taken. Biden and Putin have signalled their willingness for talks and negotiations. Let’s remember again the historical examples of such talks and negotiations: A very prominent one are those that ended the 30-year’s-war in Europe: The disaster was almost unbelievably huge, the population in…Ukraine1 min readUkraine1 min read
Nov 4, 2022Chirping Birds — the Force of Money and Mind— Move the Twittering ElsewhereWhen the last but one president of the US was elected, I cried. When he took office, I gritted my teeth and thought: “We’ll ‘larn’ you, my lad.” Weapons and money are as closely related in most cases as are money and power. What I am driving at: This one-time…Twitter2 min readTwitter2 min read
Oct 9, 2022Iran Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow — Women’s Voices— Why and Wherefrom to Where?I bow my head — and my heart goes out to all who suffer — and all who suffered: Iran has seen centuries of human tragedy and suffering, of fighting and death and killing, because of its natural resources — and partly because of its too often strict laws regarding…Iran3 min readIran3 min read
Sep 25, 2022HOW Does It Mean It? — What Technical Writing and Literature Have in CommonThe clip I include above makes it clear at ground level: Words matter. They have meaning, often more than one because people associate different images in their minds with the same word. …Literature And Meaning1 min readLiterature And Meaning1 min read
Sep 15, 2022How Crying Can Help — and Heal“Only after the tears have dropped to my dress’s hem can the sun shine again.” A Persian proverb. It is true. This sounds unusual perhaps if you think about it. In Western tradition it seems common knowledge that you should keep the famous ‘stiff upper lip’. “Pull yourself together” is…Share Sorrow2 min readShare Sorrow2 min read
Jul 23, 2022Women’s Traditional Roles — and Women in TechMen are supposed to be bold and brave and even brutal. Women are supposed to be calm, quiet and kind. Men look. Women are looked at. Patriarchy enforces these stereotypes. In tech that can make things especially complex. Since I am a thoughtful person — and a woman raised on…Women In Tech2 min readWomen In Tech2 min read
