A blog by Leon Oudejans
“Wat zijn jouw grenzen?”
Deze week kreeg ik bovenstaande vraag. Ik maakte meteen duidelijk dat deze vraag al mijn grenzen opzocht. Mijn grenzen verschillen per persoon. Van de een kan ik meer accepteren dan van de ander. Mijn grenzen zijn relatief en niet absoluut want iemands (goede)...
Emigration has become a “No”
About three decades ago, my post-retirement plan was to emigrate to Italy and to live on the beautiful island of Sicily. Today, my emigration is a no. A soft "no" that is slowly turning into a hard one. Recently, someone asked me to join him in living in Spain. I told...
Congress just pushed the U.S. toward a debt crisis. The Fed can’t save us. (WaPo)
Intro LO: The biggest problem of a debt crisis is the increasing interest burden in annual government budgets. This explains why Trump wants to replace the chairman of the Federal Reserve, who resists lowering interest rates. Lower interest rates would - normally -...
Why is Change so hard?
Yesterday, I noticed an interesting question, by a "former cabinet secretary", in the Financial Times: Why is change so hard to deliver? FT article's subtitle: "British politicians find the odds stacked against making good on promises made to voters". The question...
The evolution of stupid (FT)
Probably, Simon Kuper is (mostly) right in his recent FT article (below). In general, Simon Kuper is a good writer. This article seems, however, rather keen to illustrate a negative view. Slowly, I’m developing a more positive view about Artificial Intelligence (AI)...
”Help me alsjeblieft”
Mijn broer, mijn zoon en ikzelf ontvangen vrij regelmatig bovenstaand bericht. Op onze vragen (o.a. hoe, waarmee) volgt geen antwoord. Volgens mijn broer is ze haar vraag dan alweer vergeten. Haar ouderdom (90) maakt ons onmachtig. Sinds kort woont mijn moeder in een...
China tells EU it can’t accept Russia losing its war against Ukraine
Intro LO: This recent SCMP article came as a surprise to me because this geopolitical angle was brand new. Is this perhaps an example of the ancient saying the blind leading the blind ?? This SCMP article also reveals that China is far weaker than anyone is assuming....
What is a complete(d) life??
Recently, somebody said to me that someone’s life is complete. Initially, I agreed given her/his high age. Afterwards, I started contemplating about the meaning of a complete(d) life. In my view, a complete(d) life has three (3) dimensions: body, mind and soul....
4th of July
4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) - 1973 - by Bruce Springsteenartist, lyrics, video, Wiki-artist, Wiki-song https://youtu.be/kB1d0eey5ho?si=RAbgvSolkmtY0jHc Wikipedia: “Independence Day, known colloquially as the Fourth of July or July 4th, is a federal holiday in the...
The Remarkable Emptiness of Existence (Nautilus)
In 2024, I wrote my blog: Does the aether represent “dark” matter & energy? The 2023 Nautilus article below has an interesting claim: The void in the universe is alive. I must agree considering if only considering the existence of viruses (eg, astrovirology, Fred...
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