Blogging “up close and personal” refers to a style of blogging that involves sharing personal experiences, thoughts, and emotions in a raw and authentic manner. This approach can be very impactful and memorable.
I’d swear I started blogging because I got angry regularly. That I had experiences, which I would write about in exasperation, either to write it off or to publish one of my infamous Open Letters. Nowadays it strikes me that the topics I could write about drop out with great regularity. Because they are too … Continue reading Anger
In the United Kingdom (UK), a debate has rightly arisen about the safety of women after the disappearance and murder of Sarah Everard. It is estimated that over 70% of all women in the UK have endured (sexual) harassment in public places. That debate now seems to become a painful display and somehow I find … Continue reading Dangerous safety, delusion of the day
The swan spread her wings in shock as the car behind her honked briefly. In the middle of the road, she blocked the path of a few cars, causing a traffic jam, which soon showed a tendency to congestion. The swan took her time, looked around to see if her 4 followers, probably her family, … Continue reading On their way
For days now I have been holding my breath almost continuously. And at any time of such a missed breath, I can dedicate yet another blog post to how happy and relieved I would be if the current US President was “dismissed”. Fortunately many with me. While I am normally absolutely not politically committed, you … Continue reading Dismissed
As I walk, a leaf drifts down slowly from the tree next to me, and at the same time I wonder, if that leaf that gets lost hurts the tree. Apart from the fact that this turbulent weather is all my thing, I suddenly get the urge to hug the tree to make up for … Continue reading Focus
Have you also seen the Tweet with that short clip in which “Borat” star Sacha Baron Cohen gives the Social Media industry, and especially Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, a blast? Below the Tweet with the video: ‘If Facebook were around in the 1930s, it would have allowed Hitler to post 30-second ads’ — Listen to … Continue reading Selected exclusivities (on Social Media)
It is mid-October 2020. On my birthday last Tuesday, another partial, and in my view a call for an “intelligent”, lockdown was announced. At times this evokes a nauseous feeling in me, which sometimes leads to deep dark thoughts. The next flurry that comes to mind is that my moods could be better. I look … Continue reading Route
Must have been about seven years old when I first saw the movie Help! with The Beatles. That humor and even better their music immediately appealed to me. And I can remember afterwards stealing the LP of the same name from my brother’s room, and then turning it gray. More LPs followed. More videos. Every … Continue reading Remembering #Lennon80
Facial expressions: a smile or a tear; I absolutely don’t want to miss them. I can’t afford to miss them. For me, it is a matter of survival. Because in the unlikely event that I could not hear you – as a hearing impaired person with Philips earrings – then before this perilous period without … Continue reading Expressions: show them to me
This morning I woke up before the alarm went off. No wonder, because when that thing goes off the whole neighborhood would awaken, and I gladly prevent that. My first appointment is with the physiotherapist this morning. At precisely 8 o’clock. And the good man immediately gets to work, pushing, pulling and massaging. Every now … Continue reading Discover your spot
