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The thrill of discovery
23-09-2013 16:05
When I was in New Zealand, a guy from the Conservation Department told me about the "thrill of discovery" that tourists found so exhilarating. To make designated walks more appealing to tourists, they tried to incorporate this thrill by planting certain artefacts along the route, beside the path;...
Excuses
14-09-2013 10:38
I found that as soon as I felt that I had a say in what I was supposed to be doing, I made excuses in order not to have to do it. And I'm not talking about taking the garbage out, drying the dishes or cleaning up my room. I'm talking about going to social events and other places where lots of...
Money for nothing
10-09-2013 10:35
Autism on tv. A regional broadcaster spent the better part of twenty minutes on "explaining" autism in real life. Emphasis on children and youth, alas. Why "alas"? Because attention for children with autism has been ongoing for decades now. It's the adult autists that have been left out and...
Arthur in reverse
08-09-2013 10:40
The movie Arthur is about a man who behaves like a spoiled boy, but learns to grow up and take his place in society. I have the feeling the psychologist just told me to be like him......in reverse!
My whole life, I feel, I've been working towards "when I grow up", and what I was supposed to...
workers benefit
06-09-2013 10:32
The Dutch government came up with something a couple of years back, to stimulate the Dutch people to work. As a tax measure a work-benefit was introduced; people with jobs were getting a tax break. Meaning, of course, that people without work had to pay more tax, relatively speaking.
So if...
uneasy
04-09-2013 10:29
Today I have this uneasy feeling. Not like when I've had a rough or rotten day, when things didn't go as I wanted. Chores I undertook which didn't pan out the way I needed. Or a social situation that went completely pear shaped. No, a feeling like I should have done something, but didn't for lack...