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  • Old Geesers

    Herman Thorbecke (word count: 825 – June 2024} Yesterday I called a couple of old friends. I do that now and then to prevent myself from losing  all recollection of my origins. I do it although it usually presents me with a mixed bag of depressing and uplifting memories. The depressing ones are mostly in…

  • I’m an old Fart now

    Born (1935) and bred in The Netherlands (Holland for short) I lived there, innocently and totally unsuspecting, for 23 years. Unsuspecting of the ups and down I would live through and to this day continue to survive. Just barely.  After obtaining a degree in agricultural sciences I felt an itch and became convinced that the…