Just before starting to write this blog, the title above entered my mind. I'm still contemplating on that title and/but it feels good. In 2022, I published a blog in line with today's blog: The road to self-love or philautia. My road was very long. Most likely, it's (very) long for (most) others as well. The word self in self-love has a negative connotation due to...
Some people have deep connections. Others have not. Deep connections survive about everything. Other connections will (ultimately) fail. My diagram is about the ingredients of such connections, like the how, what, when, where, & who. The presence of ingredients will provide a (good or bad) mix. Most ingredients are from my 2022 blog The 7 elements that define...
Recently, someone blamed me for not apologizing. My reply was simple: why should I apologize for your wrong conclusions? I only apologize when my intentions are/were wrong. I will not apologize towards people, who are misreading what I did, said and/or wrote. My explanation is also in this quote: “True remorse is never just a regret over consequences; it is a regret...
The recent raid by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on an American factory, as operated by the South Korean companies Hyundai Motor Company (cars) and LG Electronics (batteries), reminded me of the 1992 novel Rising Sun by Michael Crichton (1942-2008). "Although a detective/murder mystery novel at first glance, Rising Sun deals...
Recent bezocht ik, wederom, de voormalige Vossenhoek. Pluspunt: met mijn 1m94 pas ik tegenwoordig wel in enkele campers. Minpunt: dat soort campers kost minimaal een ton. Vervolgens zag ik ook een interessant alternatief: een caravan waarin ik kan staan. Toen kwam de zgn. ketenproblematiek. Mijn huidige Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid 2.0 (2022) mag slechts 750 kg...
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 him that Denmark is more likely. My principle in life is having only one (1) deficiency (eg,...
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