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Category Archives: EU
There Be Monsters
THERE BE MONSTERS I am posting an article (with her permission from another site, passagesnorth.com), of a writer whose grandparents were residents of Lithuania during World War II. Like me, she became curious about her family’s past and their … Continue reading
ARE THE DUTCH BECOMING COLOUR SENSITIVE?
ARE THE DUTCH BECOMING MORE COLOUR SENSITIVE? This is a post about the international links of the Netherlands and its jerk towards the right of the political spectrum, with uncharacteristic, overt racism expressed freely in the national discourse. WHOSE COUNTRY … Continue reading
TRUMP IS LIKE HITLER IN HOW HE GOT THE COUNTRY IN OVER ITS HEAD.
TRUMP IS LIKE HITLER IN HOW HE GOT THE COUNTRY IN OVER ITS HEAD Trump’s election has a lot of people very worried, with good reason. History repeats itself for those who will not learn from it. Hitler’s actions up … Continue reading
WHAT HAPPENED AFTER WORLD WAR II?
What happened after the war in the Netherlands? This is a primer on my next novel, called The Dutch Nazi Lover (in development). On April 30, 1945 Hitler committed suicide. On May 7, 1945 Germany surrendered to the allied forces. … Continue reading
ECHO OF WAR
Canadian troops entering a small town, liberating the Netherlands (in Dalfsen) Seventy years after the end of World War II at the height of summer, the Van Noorden family got together on a typical Dutch day with rain drops and … Continue reading
Posted in Author circles, Babyboomer, Children, Diversity issues, EU, Global immigration, Immigration, International politics, Parenting, religion, righteousness, the Netherlands, Uncategorized, victims, world issues
Tagged Afhanistan, education, Germany, how to educate against racism, Jews, Koptic Christians, lessons learned, refugees, Suni Muslims, Syrian refugees, USA aggression, Work War II
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CANADIAN CHILDREN & POLITICAL WILL TO CARE
CANADA’s CHILDREN AND THE POLITICAL WILL TO PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS What does political will have to do with the care we have for our children, you ask? Plenty, really everything. Canada is a nation that since … Continue reading
Posted in alcohol abuse, Children, Children and child protection, Diversity issues, EU, healthy eating, International politics, latest news items, the Netherlands, Uncategorized, world issues
Tagged Canada's policy for First Nations, Child well-being, First Nations, poverty, UNESCO lists of children's health and well being
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Chateau De Fenelon, Dordogne
Please, would you rate this post at the top? It might get some attention from the WordPress web master that way and be reposted as Freshly Pressed. As promised last week, the photos of the CHATEAU DE FENELON are below. … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, EU, Exercise; old age; aging gracefully; yoga practice ; wholesome life, Global immigration, Immigration, International politics, travel, Uncategorized, world issues
Tagged Cathares, CHATEAU De FENELON, CHATEAU HAUTEFORT, France, French Vacation, Gite vacations
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Vacation in the DORDOGNE, FRANCE
A few years back on a trip to the Netherlands, I also made a side trip to France, and saw the Dordogne, the river, and the Lot, also a river. Friends of mine have a so-called Gite, a vacation house … Continue reading
Posted in EU, Green living, the Netherlands, travel, Uncategorized, Writing life
Tagged ., Fourcaries., France, Gite living, vacation house
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Aftermath and sober thoughts on the mayhem in Boston
On March 17, 1776 the British departed from Boston for Halifax, Nova Scotia, and American forces entered the city. Having been taken after an eleven-month siege, Boston remained in American hands for the remainder of the war. This is a … Continue reading
Posted in Diversity issues, EU, Global immigration, Immigration, International politics, latest news items, Mental health, Osama bin Laden, religion, the Netherlands, travel, Uncategorized, world issues
Tagged Boston Marathon disaster. Mass hysteria in the US, national PTSD, terrorist attacks. Global politics
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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: A TODDLER?
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: A TODDLER? Above is a photo of Cathy Gifford visiting the Sandy Hook Elementary school; Cathy who was herself shot down and nearly died in another shooting. When I was on vacation in Mexico’s interior … Continue reading
Posted in adolescents, Diversity issues, EU, Global immigration, International politics, latest news items, Uncategorized, war on drugs, world issues
Tagged children's deaths, democratic principles., gun control, gun crazy, killings in the US, legislation, mass shootings, NRA, public safety, school killings, tragedy
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