Monthly Archives: July 2013

I belong to the (older) generation which enjoyed the time when airport security did not mean removing liquids from your hand baggage, searching for hidden weapons or checking your laptop for traces of drugs or explosives. As time went on, … Continue reading →

It’s been coming for a while; schooldays finished for good, VWO Diploma safe in his pocket, confirmed by Leiden University as a Law Student for 2013-4 and beyond (we all hope) and now… he’s found a house! It’s in Scheveningen … Continue reading →

The last few days, perhaps because of the hot weather, I took a look at a few films which, at the time they were released, really impressed me. They were all in the “thriller” category and included Dirty Harry (1971), … Continue reading →

My week begins on a Monday; Sunday is then (for me) the last day of the week. And what a week this one was! Detroit was declared bankrupt (impossible) underlining the demise of the good old US love affair with … Continue reading →

A few days ago, the Volkskrant newspaper reported one of those summer stories in which a Dutchman was fined close to €400 for trying to smuggle a rock “of archeological value” out of the country after spending a week in … Continue reading →

Maybe it is because you get older that you become more organized in your life? Even with small issues such as where to find a small plate (2nd from right in the cupboard left of the oven) or the Becel … Continue reading →

Finally it feels like summer. After months of cold disappointment, the warm breezes and an inclination to walk in the shadows; long may it last! It is also the time that the education system closes down for the summer vacations. … Continue reading →

I have an increasingly symbiotic relationship with my son (Guus). What does this mean? Read this definition: A close, prolonged association between two or more different organisms of different species that may, but does not necessarily, benefit each member. Not … Continue reading →