Klink and the psychiatrist

He was the man who wrote a letter stating he wouldn’t, he couldn’t find himself walking a right wing governmental path. He was the man who suddenly stepped out of the negotiations for a new government, because he felt there was not enough trust and confidence, and there were not enough grounds for cooperation. Me [...]

A man shot dead

A man was shot dead right in front of the appartment of one of my sons. He was here, so he was in no danger, but when he went home he could see everything they were doing to solve the case. As always the news reported a different story than the people who were present [...]

Money for Pakistan?

A few days ago the news the national aid organisations decided they wouldn’t open a special bankaccount for Pakistan. It would cost too much to get the attention for Pakistan and to motivate people to donate. Well, one thing was clear… collecting money costs a lot. Today it was decided to open a special account. [...]

Flooding in Pakistan

We thought the flooding in Pakistan was in the North, in a valley which is flooded more often. Not that it makes the situation less disastrous, but what’s happening now should be seen from another perspective than we thought. During the news we saw a map and it showed that from north to sounth the [...]

Cut back in grants for development aid

I was in utter amazement to read that the cutbacks on development aid are so huge. Right at this moment 23 of the 43 requists for grants were rejected and more will follow. Those who won’t receive any grants are for instance: The Dutch Aids Foundation (Aids Fonds) Stop Aids Now COC The Fugitive Foundation [...]

Prince Carlos Hugo

Prince Carlos Hugo, the former husband of our Princess Irene, is dying from cancer in a hospital in Barcelona. He has said his goodbyes on the site of his family and is now surrounded by his family members. When he came in our country he was a fine young man of 33, who was clearly [...]

Sawing the rails?

Some idiots have been busy sawing rails in the length. If they’d done it in the width the alarm would have gone off, but now the evil went nearly undetected. By coincidence a train went before the regular schedule and the track didn’t feel right. So they ordered controls in and they discovered what had [...]

It was the last Love Parade in Duisburg

19 people died, 342 were injured. According to other sources 400 people were injured. The decision has been taken that no love parade will ever be held again in Duisburg. There’s a bit more clarity about what happened. People tried to enter the festivalterrain by an alternative route. They didn’t use the tunnel, but climbed [...]

Large events and safety

The last 10 days we’ve had far over a million visitors in our town. Especially on friday the town was crowded. But nothing really bad happened and we’re looking back on a great time. Today over a million people visited the love parade in Duisburg (Germany). 18 people died, lots of people are injured. People [...]

Alone at home in the night

The word is getting stranger and stranger. According to the paper a woman was smoking a cigarette in the garden because she couldn’t sleep. It was well past midnight. Then she heard something at the front door and opened it because she thought it was her son coming home. Instead she found 3 men, at [...]