mijmeringen en ervaringen uit mijn dagelijkse leven - musings and experiences from everyday life

I don't know her. But I do know she's 10 or 11. She would rather go for a bike ride than go to school. That explains why a bicycle is first on her wish list. On two is a telephone. In third place are roller skates. A hip bag also seems handy to her.  I suspect she wants to put her phone in there while she goes biking. In case she forgot to charge it, she wants a power bank. Finally, a set of earphones. Then she can listen to her favorite music during her bike rides. I think.... As I indicated, I don't know her, haven't talked to her.  That is something you cannot, or very difficult to take away, dreaming. It costs nothing, you can do that as much as you want, whatever you want. In your dreams everything is possible, nothing is impossible. Or am I confusing it with fantasizing now? For me it is something essential, it is what keeps me going, what gives me energy and courage to continue on in the present round-about.  Besides being part of a wonderful, fascinating and cha...

Is it that far? Are we on the brink of capitalism? Or rather at the beginning of the end? I hope so. Every day we are confronted with its excesses. The shameless hoarding of money at the expense of a majority who mean well. It seems like the world is "on fire" on several fronts. I am not just talking about the forest fires we are facing.  The climate crisis is still not being properly addressed. First it was overshadowed by greed, then by the corona pandemic, and now by the general crisis caused by the war in Ukraine and skyrocketing energy prices.   The bill for not addressing climate change properly will be large and will hit even harder than what we are experiencing now. It really is five past after twelve! But also on other levels. Besides capitalism, the current malaise is also, or mainly, the result of years of non-policy. By politicians who, through fear of losing votes, do not do what really needs to be done. As a result they not only maintain problems but also ma...