Yvonne Langenberg
@suriname-aussie.bsky.social
Born in Suriname, now a left wing Aussie. Owner of a bookshop in Regional Australia.
One visit I always recommend, close to Amsterdam, is de bloemenveiling in Aalsmeer. The history of this cooperative and seeing a Dutch auction in action has never failed to impress overseas visitors.
January 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
One visit I always recommend, close to Amsterdam, is de bloemenveiling in Aalsmeer. The history of this cooperative and seeing a Dutch auction in action has never failed to impress overseas visitors.
Even a couple of days in Rotterdam is interesting. My Aussie husband was in awe of the history of and the harbour. We cycled all over the place.
January 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Even a couple of days in Rotterdam is interesting. My Aussie husband was in awe of the history of and the harbour. We cycled all over the place.
Many tourists think Amsterdam IS the Netherlands. In one way sad, another, good, because uninterested people are kept away. If you know someone who knows the Netherlands ask them for suggestions.
The Netherlands has great variety within relatively short distances.
The Netherlands has great variety within relatively short distances.
January 11, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Many tourists think Amsterdam IS the Netherlands. In one way sad, another, good, because uninterested people are kept away. If you know someone who knows the Netherlands ask them for suggestions.
The Netherlands has great variety within relatively short distances.
The Netherlands has great variety within relatively short distances.
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Ohhhh, so that’s how we’re supposed to teach men not to touch people without consent. Not jail. Not fines. Ban them from sports. Got it.
I’m genuinely sorry he was touched and those men felt entitled to his body. I know what’s that’s like. It’s never OK.
I’m genuinely sorry he was touched and those men felt entitled to his body. I know what’s that’s like. It’s never OK.
January 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Ohhhh, so that’s how we’re supposed to teach men not to touch people without consent. Not jail. Not fines. Ban them from sports. Got it.
I’m genuinely sorry he was touched and those men felt entitled to his body. I know what’s that’s like. It’s never OK.
I’m genuinely sorry he was touched and those men felt entitled to his body. I know what’s that’s like. It’s never OK.
Same in Australia.
January 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Same in Australia.
People in the past completely lost contact. And not that long ago either.
By the way Zuckerberg is a monumental jerk.
By the way Zuckerberg is a monumental jerk.
January 8, 2025 at 12:25 PM
People in the past completely lost contact. And not that long ago either.
By the way Zuckerberg is a monumental jerk.
By the way Zuckerberg is a monumental jerk.
Indeed. It’s not about one cousin in a country like Italy.
I’m of the age when many letters were written in the past. Many friends and relatives over some 60+ years in all kinds of places. Contact with quite a number had been lost. For years. Now I have connected with many again.
I’m of the age when many letters were written in the past. Many friends and relatives over some 60+ years in all kinds of places. Contact with quite a number had been lost. For years. Now I have connected with many again.
January 8, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Indeed. It’s not about one cousin in a country like Italy.
I’m of the age when many letters were written in the past. Many friends and relatives over some 60+ years in all kinds of places. Contact with quite a number had been lost. For years. Now I have connected with many again.
I’m of the age when many letters were written in the past. Many friends and relatives over some 60+ years in all kinds of places. Contact with quite a number had been lost. For years. Now I have connected with many again.
Nothing, but getting people to focus on something outside of their immediate life and maybe even make them think they feel better. American is great again!
January 8, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Nothing, but getting people to focus on something outside of their immediate life and maybe even make them think they feel better. American is great again!
Uhmmm…some of us can’t just pick up the phone. Some of us have continents between us. We don’t all live in California.
January 8, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Uhmmm…some of us can’t just pick up the phone. Some of us have continents between us. We don’t all live in California.
It just depends how the electoral system and government works. We once had an actual coalition, where both parties ended up equal, so it was up to which leader could form government. Most effective and democratic government. Media hated it and sold to the public it was terrible.
January 8, 2025 at 11:39 AM
It just depends how the electoral system and government works. We once had an actual coalition, where both parties ended up equal, so it was up to which leader could form government. Most effective and democratic government. Media hated it and sold to the public it was terrible.
Here in Australia we are soon facing a similar dilemma. As a Labor party member there are a couple of unacceptable issues, but the alternative is truly awful.
I’d rather keep on fighting with a chance to win, than loose altogether.
I’d rather keep on fighting with a chance to win, than loose altogether.
January 8, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Here in Australia we are soon facing a similar dilemma. As a Labor party member there are a couple of unacceptable issues, but the alternative is truly awful.
I’d rather keep on fighting with a chance to win, than loose altogether.
I’d rather keep on fighting with a chance to win, than loose altogether.
I’ve stood as a candidate for elections in the past, and I fully understand the serious dilemma when there are very serious issues that are dealbreakers. Then it’s matter of from which position is there a better chance to fight for what is right.
January 8, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I’ve stood as a candidate for elections in the past, and I fully understand the serious dilemma when there are very serious issues that are dealbreakers. Then it’s matter of from which position is there a better chance to fight for what is right.
As a bookstore owner I get caught up in this debate all. the. time.
I have never understood the insistence that kids and the young must read literature that is old in order to become literate.
Sorry, but that is bollocks.
I have never understood the insistence that kids and the young must read literature that is old in order to become literate.
Sorry, but that is bollocks.
January 7, 2025 at 8:09 PM
As a bookstore owner I get caught up in this debate all. the. time.
I have never understood the insistence that kids and the young must read literature that is old in order to become literate.
Sorry, but that is bollocks.
I have never understood the insistence that kids and the young must read literature that is old in order to become literate.
Sorry, but that is bollocks.
It is surely not about the use of a mobility aid, but the seemingly insanely long time senators stay on.
Why is that? Doesn’t happen anywhere else in the Democratic world. There is a point were people step down for someone younger and not hang on till the bitter end.
Why is that? Doesn’t happen anywhere else in the Democratic world. There is a point were people step down for someone younger and not hang on till the bitter end.
January 7, 2025 at 7:34 PM
It is surely not about the use of a mobility aid, but the seemingly insanely long time senators stay on.
Why is that? Doesn’t happen anywhere else in the Democratic world. There is a point were people step down for someone younger and not hang on till the bitter end.
Why is that? Doesn’t happen anywhere else in the Democratic world. There is a point were people step down for someone younger and not hang on till the bitter end.
I thought she looked uncomfortable. The fact is though, a very, very large number of people did not vote.
There was a rather strong campaign being run not to, because of Gaza.
There was a rather strong campaign being run not to, because of Gaza.
January 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I thought she looked uncomfortable. The fact is though, a very, very large number of people did not vote.
There was a rather strong campaign being run not to, because of Gaza.
There was a rather strong campaign being run not to, because of Gaza.
Yep. It’s a strange soft core BDSM story (the only worthwhile woman is forcibly raped) with lots of whiny males.
December 9, 2024 at 3:36 AM
Yep. It’s a strange soft core BDSM story (the only worthwhile woman is forcibly raped) with lots of whiny males.
I just might have stayed elsewhere with a satisfying block option like that.
December 7, 2024 at 11:00 AM
I just might have stayed elsewhere with a satisfying block option like that.
All his books are quite wonderful.
December 2, 2024 at 7:30 AM
All his books are quite wonderful.
Rutte in his ordinary “active Dutchman who just cycled in” mode. 🙄
December 2, 2024 at 7:23 AM
Rutte in his ordinary “active Dutchman who just cycled in” mode. 🙄
Sunset in Fiji with a Mojito
December 2, 2024 at 6:02 AM
Sunset in Fiji with a Mojito
Een favoriet hier!
November 17, 2024 at 4:00 AM
Een favoriet hier!
Komt veel voor op onze Conservation Block. Ze klinken geweldig leuk en zijn verschrikkelijk druk na veel regen.
Hoop de zeldzame Litoria Boorolongensis te vinden. Boorolong creek is heel dichtbij.
Hoop de zeldzame Litoria Boorolongensis te vinden. Boorolong creek is heel dichtbij.
November 17, 2024 at 3:59 AM
Komt veel voor op onze Conservation Block. Ze klinken geweldig leuk en zijn verschrikkelijk druk na veel regen.
Hoop de zeldzame Litoria Boorolongensis te vinden. Boorolong creek is heel dichtbij.
Hoop de zeldzame Litoria Boorolongensis te vinden. Boorolong creek is heel dichtbij.