online prescription drugs – what’s your experience?

Every three months I have to order my prescription drugs. That means mailing each item to the doc, who has a look at it and sends it through to the pharmacy. Later that day I have to go there to collect my meds. Often I have to go back a day later, because they didn’t [...]

Should we cling on to luxury beauty ideals? Braces or not.

Should we cling on to luxury beauty ideals in this time of recession? Maybe it’s better to spread our financial resources on health issues that are a real threat instead of spending thousands on braces so everyone has the same dentist magazine smile. One of my girls doesn’t have a nice bow of teeth. Nature [...]

To stop to drop? Quality sites or quality time.

I’m seriously considering to stop to drop. Ofcourse I like the fact that entrecard will enable paid advertising, but I don’t think the system is fair to the blogger. When I’ve understood well, an ad in the entrecardwidget will lower the sites that visit with 50%. Or have I misunderstood? I’m also annoyed with the [...]

raising tuitionfees bad for economy on the long run

England and Wales are considering raising the tuitionfees. Well, it’s the first step towards a new elite, because a difference of £4,000 to £20,000 per year just swipes away a lot of students. OK, it will lower the costs on education… a lot! But it also means that many more students will end their studies [...]

Journalism and blogging: between speed and truth

I wonder whether perfect reporting is possible now journalism seems to be a matter of bringing information as fast as possible, instead of as accurate as possible. Speed can’t be changed, the truth can. Last week we heard that the shooter of Winnenden had announced his plans in a chat. We shivered by the idea [...]

an award

Isn’t Beth from AFrogToKiss.net sweet to send me an award as nice as this one? I don’t really like awards with things attached, unless it’s a tremendous amount of money or a golden statue. Something like the Golden Globe award or an Oscar is acceptable too, because it means more chance for a creative outlet. [...]

Eternal flame for Tibet

Eternal flame for Tibet Birds fly over the snowy mountains red dots lie motionless life fading from Tibet A monk’s smile imprinted in my memory he’s missed lost dragging people to freedom by armed forces torture killing 1000 children flee their home each year footsteps carve their trails high in the mountains and in my [...]

Tibet – history shows another 50 years of lack of respect for culture and religion

History is a chain of acts of inhumanity. It’s a sad account of the bad characteristics of humans: powerplays, repression, forcing religion and worldviews on others, economical boycots, ethnocide, genocide, war en even preventive war. The history of Tibet and Buddhism is no different. Or should I say the history of China. Don’t be afraid. [...]

International Women’s Day – free choice and equal pay

This year International Women’s Day had no special theme. That was up to the country, group or other celebrating entity. I heard here on the radio a lot of jubilations about the fact that 70% of the women work either parttime or fulltime. I think those feminists have lost all contact with reality. We’re not [...]

Monday Morning MeMe

. 1. You’ve been invited on a talk show (which talk show?) to explain your job to the hosts. What would you say you do on a daily basis? (And yes, stay-at-home mom IS a job!) Only one show? I’m a mom of 6 kids, 4 with special needs. I take care of them, I [...]