


Protected: A new constitution. Operation Bagration. In force since the 6th of June. Many steps in the right direction. Haven’t felt this determined since my early twenties

Protected: 40 rules for private teaching

And the biggest coward is… Bernie Sanders

Protected: Wanna hear a funny story? Am too old and too wise to accept bullshit like this

Two summers :: Slow burn drama is quite suspenseful and raises some ethical questions. Series worth watching. Series to learn Dutch

Depp’s victory is a resounding triumph for our culture

Dehumanizing US rat race breeds killers

It’s official. The US is a third world country

Berlin 1945, Das Ende, Antony Beevor. Books to understand the world

Kurz holandčiny Bratislava. Sukromne hodiny holandčiny. Citajte si referencie

You can’t make this shit up: Russia says it wants to make Mariupol into a ‘resort’ city… After destroying its significant industrial value…

Protected: The Kinzhal Doctrine :: Rules to thrive in a world full of…

Protected: 3 things I learned about Ukraine talking to Uljana, a Ukrainian refugee I met in a park

Protected: A world view. Rant written on the plane to Belgium

This brilliant Adidas ad should never be banned

My new favorite pizza restaurant in Bratislava + weekly board game ritual

Protected: A talk about ‘forbidden’ sexual fantasies

Protected: Coolest thing that happened to me last week :: Ukrainian girl tells me her life’s story in a park in Bratislava

Some of the best students of Dutch in Slovakia

Super interesting, especially for therapists. Watch “Amber Heard Has Personality Disorder Claims Expert Witness In Johnny Depp Trial” on YouTube

What US Media Covers Up About French Election. For example… who came in third?

Stuff I bring with me to Slovakia from Belgium. My favorite brand of chocolate. Most of these bars will go to my students

Told my German teacher about my strange way to learn Spanish. Arrived in Slovakia today and found this in the mail

Day 60 of the Russia-Ukraine war. Russia never had enough foot soldiers to win in Ukraine and now they have even fewer men. Chances of winning in the short term? None. Unless Ukraine’s morale collapses, but that’s not going to happen

It’s a turkey shoot. Nine Russian generals killed in Ukraine in a mere two months. What’s causing this? And are the Ukrainians doing the Russians a favor?

Fatal hazing trial in Belgium :: 18 Reuzegom students who tortured Sanda Dia to death seek to avoid all responsibility. They’re insinuating the victim abused himself by ingesting lots of salty fish sauce.

Belgian singer Arno dead at 72. Here’s my favorite song by Arno – Vive Ma Liberté

The Chris Hedges Report: Ukraine and the ‘worthy’ and ‘unworthy’ victims of war

Some of the things am taking with me from Belgium to Slovakia :: Thorgal

One of my quirks :: Reading books about the American Civil War in any language I can reasonably manage

A little gem of a movie :: Language lessons by director Natalie Morales

US weapons, European supplicants block peace in Ukraine according to Richard Sakwa

The Deeper Reason For Current World Events by Lee Camp

How do donated weapons get into Ukraine?

Russian operation becoming farcical. Latest setback involves losing Black Sea fleet flagship cruiser Moskva… Another humiliating blow for the Russian military. Threat of nuclear weapons rises

Dave Smith Explains the War in Yemen. Calls Obama a war criminal

My biggest regret :: lending books to idiots

My, not two, but eleven cents on the Will Smith macho meltdown slapping incident. Namely his physically assaulting Chris Rock and getting a standing ovation minutes later from a crowd the whole world looks up to…

Help for Ukrainians in Slovakia

Ukrainians, learn Slovak in Bratislava. Slovak course with a passionate teacher

Watch “Video: Will Smith Mocked Alopecia Victim On Television” on YouTube

Best take. Russell Brand Reacts To Will Smith Slap

Healing my spirit doesn’t go together well with studying war. Thinking human life was ‘war’ made my life into more of a struggle than it needed to be

A wonderful conversation with Peter Crone that resonated with me

If all I want to eat is pasta or bread then I don’t need food, but something else

Our toxic culture, relationships
Toxic relationships with other people indicate a toxic relationship with yourself

Why you are addicted to food. And why diets don’t work

Watch “How Propaganda Works – From 2002 to 2022” on YouTube

anything to help you #thrive, Authenticity Diary