A blog by Leon Oudejans
A Nation gets the Leader it deserves (3)
8 Nov, 2024 | Knowledge, Love, Power
A recent Dutch female opinion article argued: "Even if Harris loses the elections, the female surge can no longer be stopped". As a man, I disagree. In my view, the surge of American women has hit a glass ceiling - and very, very hard. Why did Kamala Harris lose so...
A Nation gets the Leader it deserves (2)
7 Nov, 2024 | Knowledge, Love, Power
I was considering using the 1985 David Bowie and Pat Metheny song This is not America, until I realised my wishful thinking. This is indeed America ! Like it or leave it. Below, I've selected another 1985 song from the Rocky IV film of that year. It feels more...
What Came First: Evolution or Life?
6 Nov, 2024 | Knowledge
My blog title above has been borrowed from a recent email by the John Templeton Foundation. The answer depends on your precise definition of Evolution and of Life. The definition of Life is (very) complex. For example: Does Life include bacteria and viruses?? Does...
A Nation gets the Leader it deserves
5 Nov, 2024 | Knowledge, Power
Today, the 2024 US presidential election will be held. My blog is not about its outcome, nor about my (current) prediction. My blog is about a topic I've used before: A Nation gets the Leader it deserves (eg, LinkedIn). Alternatively: “Every country has the government...
North Korea gives Xi a headache (Bloomberg)
4 Nov, 2024 | Knowledge, Power
Intro LO: In line with several earlier blogs, my first and foremost thought was this one: Can China - or anyone else - ever trust Russia ?? There are several Wikipedia articles on (military) conflicts between China and Russia, which partly relate to Russia assisting...
Soms is er gewoon geen oplossing
Ik geloof in oplossingen en denk er eigenlijk altijd, en lang, over na. Deze blog is lastig want soms is er gewoon geen oplossing. Deze gedachte kwam recent naar boven drijven. Met woorden probeer ik hier nu een denkpiste te vinden. De Nederlandse Vereniging voor...
History, legends and myths (4)
31 Oct, 2024 | Knowledge
Recently, several articles mentioned a remarkable scientific find: 'Well-man' thrown from castle identified from 800-year-old Norse saga. I suppose that legends and myths have little meaning to (ancient) history in the eyes of (very) many people. The quote below shows...
Happy Birthday
30 Oct, 2024 | Love
Happy Birthday (1980) by Stevie Wonder artist, lyrics, video, Wiki-artist, Wiki-song https://youtu.be/RcVZfJO01NI?feature=shared For my mother’s 90th 🥳 birthday 🥳 [Verse 1]You know it doesn't make much senseThere ought to be a law againstAnyone who takes offenseAt a...
Opting-out
29 Oct, 2024 | Knowledge, Love, Power
In (legal) contracts and/or Service Level Agreements (SLA’s), an opt-out condition might well be its most overlooked feature. In our lives, others are responsible for our opt-in (eg, parents), and our opt-out (eg, euthanasia). In most countries, opting-out is (very)...
Yes, but ……
28 Oct, 2024 | Knowledge, Love
Several days ago, my girlfriend started saying to me: “Yes, but you …….”. I made a joke about her remark. However, I also realised that this common “yes, but” is quite an interesting blog topic. Actually, I prefer saying “yes, and ……”; also the Ariana Grande song...
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