Category Archives: Ramblings

Everyday Racism

Posted on October 15, 2018 by

We’re currently experiencing a rise in nationalist tendencies – I don’t know if it’s a worldwide phenomenon, but it surely applies to most, if not all, so-called western countries. One of the possible roots of this is the influx of … Continue reading →

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Women are more left than men. A possible explanation why.

Posted on October 9, 2018 by

Research and analysis have shown that women born after 1955 tend to vote more left than their male counterparts, with the gap between those voting groups widening in a sort of inverse relationship to their age – meaning the younger … Continue reading →

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The real danger in co-sleeping

Posted on October 2, 2018 by

We’ve always been a co-sleeping family. The pros and cons you’ll find in myriads of lists all over the internet never made too much of an impression on us. No, you won’t roll onto your baby. That just doesn’t happen. … Continue reading →

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Amsterdam and Back

Posted on September 25, 2018 by

I might as well have titled this posting ‘Lessons learned’ or something like that, because, as big cities (or indeed any strange place) are wont to, Amsterdam has a lot to teach. For instance, if you try to walk from … Continue reading →

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How to deal with writer’s block (if you’re privileged enough)

Posted on September 18, 2018 by

By the way, this doesn’t solely refer to writer’s block. That’s just how I, as a writer, call this general state of meh-don’t-wanna-just-wanna-sleep-leave-me-alone-everybody which every single person experiences on occasion. You don’t want to get up (who came up with … Continue reading →

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A few more sunshiny days

Posted on August 13, 2018 by

Summer is over – not the season, nor the sunny weather, but the holidays. The kids are back in school, everything is new – teachers, classmates, subjects, even a completely new school in one case. I have to get used … Continue reading →

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Stay Safe

Posted on March 15, 2018 by

This happened to me today: My dog got into a fight with another dog in the park in the morning. She’s generally a friendly, good-natured creature who loves kids and cats and pretty much everybody, but something about that dog … Continue reading →

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