Frustrant, n’est-ce pas? Comme un tout petit virus prend le dessus sur une boîte en carton contenant une paire de chaussures de tennis. Le problème est que le magasin de sport ne fonctionne qu’en ligne et qu’il n’y a aucune possibilité pour moi d’y aller en voiture, de me garer dans un parking non-viral, et […]
Economics
Nothing To Do With Brexit – Dutch Can’t Deliver Cardboard Boxes Either
Frustrating, isn’t it? How a tiny little virus gets the better of a cardboard box containing a pair of tennis shoes. The problem is that the sports shop only worked online and there was no possibility for me to drive there, park my car in a non-viral parking space, and collect the parcel whilst wearing […]
A Fish Named Wonder – French Hold Key To Brexit Deal
I warned you some time ago that French fishermen wouldn’t let the Brits get off lightly with what they like doing best – being Brits. As the sun sets on the cold water separating the rest of the world from the beginning of the world, nasty little Frenchies are stocking up on inflammable car tyres […]
Our Biggest Weakness Is To Think We Are Invincible
Weakness, is thinking of oneself as invincible. – Roberto Saviano Exactly one month ago, I started cancelling appointments at my dental practice, following advice from the Dutch dental association to only treat acute emergencies, and avoid patients who have been tested positive for the coronavirus or who present symptoms, like the plague. We are […]
Coronavirus – Ethics And Rationality In Decision-Making
Implementation of restrictions in various European countries has made me realise to what extent we all took things for granted. Gone are the days where we could eat out, go to the cinema, or visit a museum, without thinking twice about it. But the coronavirus outbreak has also cast a shadow over my dental practice. […]
No Brain, And No Will – The Morality Of A Coronavirus
A few weeks into the coronavirus outbreak, and I’m affected. No, I haven’t caught the damn thing – luckily – but I’ll have to face the prospect, sooner or later, of running out of facemasks for my dental practice. Thanks to panic buying – even colleagues have been stocking up, it seems – my dental […]
City Will Have To Be United For Once
Let us leave the murky politics and dubious finances out of this, and concentrate on what really matters – you, the Manchester City supporter. It is you who pays on a weekly basis, to watch and support players who earn more in a week that you will earn in a lifetime. We can take it […]
Peru – Living Under Constant Threat Of Being Moved
The earth moves every few days under the feet of unsuspecting Peruvians, a phenomenon that goes unnoticed by those who either do not know of the existence of a major risk of disaster in Peru or choose to ignore it. As a tourist, I am well aware that during my two-week stay I was not […]
El Mismo Sol: Ordinary Lives In Peru & The Quipu Project
You cannot expect me to be writing all year round can you? It’s time for a break. In the meantime, here’s the first of three updates concerning posts that I wrote ages ago. The two photographs will take you to the land of the Inca’s – Peru. I In 2017, a second international arrest […]
How An Airline Makes It Crystal Clear That I’m A Loser!
Have you noticed how when you board the bigger inter-continental aircrafts, you always have to go through the business class before you take out your reading glasses to evaluate the smallness of your economy seat that you cannot find in the first place? I have my own theory on this, a theory that is mine […]