What I think is a funny cartoon with a serious undertone. It's against the manslaughter of innocent people in the underground, train, skyscrapers, market squares, hotels, police offices, planes, crossroads, etcetera, etcetera.
serious cartoon
Friday, February 10, 2006
Thursday, February 09, 2006
almost a witness
Friday at the end of my working day something terrible happened.
You must know that the street is divided by a double tramway. This tram is fast and is very silent.
When I looked over my shoulder last week I saw 4 police cars and a tram waiting apparently. When I looked closer I saw on 70 metres distance on the side of the tramway a body. The ambulance came but the personnel only checked the body. She (as local news told in the evening) seemed to be dead. 70 metres from me it happened that someone lost her life. I didn't hear or see anything. Maybe that's my luck. I didn't have to think constantly about it
It's astonishing how life goes on. From Monday on a lot of people crossed the busy road and tramway on the same spot where the woman died.
Yesterday I heard that the son of my colleague is in the same class as the son of the woman who died. It's bad, but as my grandmother said long ago, life goes on.
We had a beautiful sunset this evening and the sparrows loved to play in the wind. I got a video of it But don't know how to put it on this site. So I got only a photo here.
witness
You must know that the street is divided by a double tramway. This tram is fast and is very silent.
When I looked over my shoulder last week I saw 4 police cars and a tram waiting apparently. When I looked closer I saw on 70 metres distance on the side of the tramway a body. The ambulance came but the personnel only checked the body. She (as local news told in the evening) seemed to be dead. 70 metres from me it happened that someone lost her life. I didn't hear or see anything. Maybe that's my luck. I didn't have to think constantly about it
It's astonishing how life goes on. From Monday on a lot of people crossed the busy road and tramway on the same spot where the woman died.
Yesterday I heard that the son of my colleague is in the same class as the son of the woman who died. It's bad, but as my grandmother said long ago, life goes on.
We had a beautiful sunset this evening and the sparrows loved to play in the wind. I got a video of it But don't know how to put it on this site. So I got only a photo here.
witness
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
Not just one but four freedoms
Hi,
Is it worth it to publish the Mohamed cartoon ?
It ain't worth it to publish Jesus cartoon!
The Danish newspaper Jylland Posten did the wrong thing not to publish the Jesus cartoon a couple of years ago. Why not, was it afraid of bad criticism?
I think the newspaper should be ashamed not to publish that particular cartoon.
As an atheist I think it's a pity that they didn't go for the Jesus thing.
Jyllands Posten didn't satisfy an atheist's want.
Freedom of speech and expression is an important thing, but who thinks Jyllands Posten's profit is more important? Yeah right!
Just look here for the four freedoms
Is it worth it to publish the Mohamed cartoon ?
It ain't worth it to publish Jesus cartoon!
The Danish newspaper Jylland Posten did the wrong thing not to publish the Jesus cartoon a couple of years ago. Why not, was it afraid of bad criticism?
I think the newspaper should be ashamed not to publish that particular cartoon.
As an atheist I think it's a pity that they didn't go for the Jesus thing.
Jyllands Posten didn't satisfy an atheist's want.
Freedom of speech and expression is an important thing, but who thinks Jyllands Posten's profit is more important? Yeah right!
Just look here for the four freedoms
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Monday, February 06, 2006
express
Yesterday I used the words make fun of. Maybe that's not right.
However it's a right of man to express their feeling whether it's on paper, by speech or in a drawing. All the expressions are the same.
I can draw an old man with beard, a turban with a bomb in it, or say that the terrorists hide behind a fence of their believe. Apparently the first message is heard globally.
I doubt if the underlying message is understood.
However it's a right of man to express their feeling whether it's on paper, by speech or in a drawing. All the expressions are the same.
I can draw an old man with beard, a turban with a bomb in it, or say that the terrorists hide behind a fence of their believe. Apparently the first message is heard globally.
I doubt if the underlying message is understood.
Sunday, February 05, 2006
a dull weekend
Well, weekend was not really hectic, ahumm. No cycling and no plans. In fact I did nothing. The weather was against me. So I had a real quiet weekend.
In the newsgroup nl.politiek I posted a lot of reactions especially about the cartoon incident.
Hopefully coming week will be better.
In the newsgroup nl.politiek I posted a lot of reactions especially about the cartoon incident.
> Throw out their fifth column. Don't forget those with our passports, and
> especially don't forget those already inside our political system.
>
> Go after the mastermind states, which seem to be Iran, Syria an
> Saudia-Arabia. Use all the means necessary to achieve this goal.
> Unter blinden ist der einäugige könig.
This is such a bad idea. Remember what the USA did in the 2nd worldwar with
everyone who had Asian blood. They didn't do the same with Germans.
Remember what Mccarthyism meant.
Just make clear what the rules are in Europe. If one doesn't want to live by
those rules than it's single trip to where ever one comes from.
Hopefully coming week will be better.
Saturday, February 04, 2006
Danish cartoon
I'm furious about the Arab world. Democracy means that anyone can say almost anything unless it's discrimination. But artists are more privileged to say what's on their mind. So if they want to make fun of every kind of believes it's okay.
It's almost a duty of artists to confront people with themselves, to shock society.
This mob about the Danish cartoon shows exactly how thin the ice is. It shows also how explosive the middle-east and Muslim situation is.
Europe has to stand firm against the Muslim fundamentalism. Europe has to tell what their values are. What the Trias Politica is, what the separation of church and state means and that in case of an argument the juridical way is the ultimate solution.
You can read it also in words of Ibn Warraq published in Der Spiegel
Later in this year 1,500 Dutch soldiers, marines and their equipment will be shipped to Uruzgan in central Afghanistan. Dutch Parliament has decided 2 days ago to go. So from now on we have to count our words, every word matters, every argument has negative consequences.
It's almost a duty of artists to confront people with themselves, to shock society.
This mob about the Danish cartoon shows exactly how thin the ice is. It shows also how explosive the middle-east and Muslim situation is.
Europe has to stand firm against the Muslim fundamentalism. Europe has to tell what their values are. What the Trias Politica is, what the separation of church and state means and that in case of an argument the juridical way is the ultimate solution.
You can read it also in words of Ibn Warraq published in Der Spiegel
Later in this year 1,500 Dutch soldiers, marines and their equipment will be shipped to Uruzgan in central Afghanistan. Dutch Parliament has decided 2 days ago to go. So from now on we have to count our words, every word matters, every argument has negative consequences.
In a democracy every person has the right to state a message. It can not be that if the message is against the Minister in power dealing with political refugees, economical refugees, illegal foreigners, that minister forbids the message and forces the protesters to recall the huge pamphlet's on mainly sqauts.
She, Rita Verdonk, tries it with legal action, that's true. Nevertheless if a Minister can't stand criticism, what kind of arrogant Government we got then in the Hague?
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Friday, February 03, 2006
What's on a man's mind
Everyone knows the psychological drawing of the face of an older man, I call it'"what's on a man's mind" When I saw it for the first time in the early eighties in my dad's study-room, I saw nothing but the old man. It could have been Karl Marx. But if you look with your other hemisphere you see a woman framed in the drawing. Mind boggling? Yes, in the early eighties it was. I was astonished when I could see it.
I heard the news about an upraise of Muslims against everything what is Danish, because a Danish newspaper published a cartoon of prophet Muhammed with a bomb as a turban. It's a political statement what's made against the narrow minded terrorists.
You better fight with words than spreading terror.
The fact that the prophet isn't allowed to be drawn. Alla, that's mind boggling. I can imagine the astonishment. But every reasonable man must understand what he can see with his other hemisphere. Don't use religion to justify terrorism.
I heard the news about an upraise of Muslims against everything what is Danish, because a Danish newspaper published a cartoon of prophet Muhammed with a bomb as a turban. It's a political statement what's made against the narrow minded terrorists.
You better fight with words than spreading terror.
The fact that the prophet isn't allowed to be drawn. Alla, that's mind boggling. I can imagine the astonishment. But every reasonable man must understand what he can see with his other hemisphere. Don't use religion to justify terrorism.
Monday, January 23, 2006
Monday, January 16, 2006
Sunday, January 15, 2006
Work & weekend
Last Wednesday I had my annual assessment. Because it was really a long time ago when I had the initial assessment. I asked for this one because I like to know where I stand and what should be improved. So I'd liked to be criticised.
But I only got compliments. There was one thing that I should work on. I should work on myself to say NO.
In my field I'm doing okay. I did some work that's not mine lately and I know that the cobbler should stick to his last....if that's the correct expression
This weekend I took my bike for the first time this year. It felt good after almost one month not riding. In fact I have so many things to do that I didn't miss the bike riding at all. There are other things on my mind.
I read a couple of books and I realize that I will have to do that more often.
But television attracts my attention to much.... European championships speed-skating and a part of the TV-series Rome
But I only got compliments. There was one thing that I should work on. I should work on myself to say NO.
In my field I'm doing okay. I did some work that's not mine lately and I know that the cobbler should stick to his last....if that's the correct expression
This weekend I took my bike for the first time this year. It felt good after almost one month not riding. In fact I have so many things to do that I didn't miss the bike riding at all. There are other things on my mind.
I read a couple of books and I realize that I will have to do that more often.
But television attracts my attention to much.... European championships speed-skating and a part of the TV-series Rome
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
plague
Bird flu.. written about, really a threat for birds, Panic in Turkey.
When does it enter Europe? Will it be panic here too?
There might be a book in it.... a rewriting of the old testamony. It spreads and may become pandemic some day. Then it's one of the seven plagues. And after that? Then time will be right to write a book about it.
When does it enter Europe? Will it be panic here too?
There might be a book in it.... a rewriting of the old testamony. It spreads and may become pandemic some day. Then it's one of the seven plagues. And after that? Then time will be right to write a book about it.
Monday, January 02, 2006
train-conversation
When I travelled home yesterday afternoon I heard someone talking over the phone about their New Year's party.
- Hi, awake already?
- No not really, I'm dreaming a little.
- what do you think about the party. It was good, wasn't it?
- Yeah, it was.
- Now he has a lot of dishes to wash.
- Yeah, okay last year it was my problem.
- What time did you leave?
- Well just after you, about 5.30 am. I went home, slept until noon, took a shower and now I'm on the train.
This is really a standard conversation
- Hi, awake already?
- No not really, I'm dreaming a little.
- what do you think about the party. It was good, wasn't it?
- Yeah, it was.
- Now he has a lot of dishes to wash.
- Yeah, okay last year it was my problem.
- What time did you leave?
- Well just after you, about 5.30 am. I went home, slept until noon, took a shower and now I'm on the train.
This is really a standard conversation
Sunday, January 01, 2006
Resolution
The resolution I'll make here is that I will watch programmes of a higher standard then I used to do. So the quality will be higher and the quantity will be less.
Tonight I'll watch Rome, a broadcast of the BBC. It's a series of about 12 episodes I hope :).
Tonight I'll watch Rome, a broadcast of the BBC. It's a series of about 12 episodes I hope :).
Happy New Year.
A new day in a new year and everything was so quiet this morning.
Yesterday we played another game of the settlers of Catan. It was a fanatic game and we were still playing the second game when it was almost 2006. But suddenly the winner showed her cards, the points she'd collected during the game. My mother won for the second time on New Year's eve.
It was time for champagne.
Happily this time we were no television slaves for the night. I don't know what we've missed. The world doesn't collapse when your not watching everything.
So my new year's resolution is to watch less television. That saves an enormous amount of time.
Yesterday we played another game of the settlers of Catan. It was a fanatic game and we were still playing the second game when it was almost 2006. But suddenly the winner showed her cards, the points she'd collected during the game. My mother won for the second time on New Year's eve.
It was time for champagne.
Happily this time we were no television slaves for the night. I don't know what we've missed. The world doesn't collapse when your not watching everything.
So my new year's resolution is to watch less television. That saves an enormous amount of time.
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