my journey as a civil war novel writer

Today I will not be talking about book s. Also because most of my reading at this moment is study, preparing for the intervision group we are starting next friday. Yesterday evening there was some shocking news. The dutch government has taken over Fortis and ABN-AMRO banks. Two of our largest banks and I have accounts with both. Last weekend they already tried to do something and assured us all was fine. Apparently it wasn't. With the government money behind it, I think it now is. But it raises the question, what is happening in the capitalist countries? I am a socialist. I believe in looking after the weak in society. I believe in government run businesses. [not necessarily bankst though] but trains, busses, postal services and stuff like that. The last 20 years all have that has been privatized in my country. With a result that prices have gone up, reliability has gone down and safety has gone down. So tell me what is the advantage for the public? I still don't see it. Also ...

The world is a scary place right now. Banks toppling left and right. And my own bank not out of the woods yet. The stockmarket crashing again, where is it going to end? As I know nothing about money it is difficult to oversee for someone like me. I guess we can only wait and hope for the best. Back to books. I am reading a very interresting book for the study and for my own pain management at the moment. In dutch it is called, de pijn de baas, by Frits Winter. It has a translation as well. I have included a pick of the american edition. As I suffer from chronic pain myself and I want to help others with chronic pain deal with it in my practice this is really an invaluable book. It is written by someone who shows understanding for the pain, he really gives you that feeling. And he really comes up with methods that are worthwhile and doable even if you have a lot of pain. He takes us serious, but at the same time urges to take action and not be a victim. That is the kind of approach tha...