… On a beach outside the town of Mytilíni, Lesvos at 0030 February 22, 2016. Drowning people I stand with my binoculars and look at a low, dark line on the horizon. A few seconds later it is confirmed: It is a RIB. A black rubber boat. It is always anxious to see how low …
Intersection outside Ebel Es Saqi We had been out in AO to look at a “claim” – an insurance claim. Many of the residents demanded compensation for incidents they believed we or the Israelis were responsible for. A missing cow, a cement mixer that was stolen or a broken fence. I inherited the cement mixer …
Are you a writer? It is strange how much faith we put in the fact that others can do this better. That everyone else knows how to do things – whether it’s about cooking, fixing a car or to hit on a girl/boy.And of course, some are better than others. Why? Well, here are some …
The straight, forward massmurder Sometimes I wish that writing did not lead to the violent involvement in every single role I create in the book. If I am basically going to outline a simple, straight forward massmurderer – (If there are any) – that is, a person who is nothing but evil throughout, I still …
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or how the government keeps an eye on you This is not a political blog. Far from it. But it may interest on you how «they» eavesdrop into your everyday life. Satellite collaboration between 5 countries Anyway, here it goes: Like a huge digital vacuum cleaner, the Echelon monitoring network sweeps away all signals from …
Having PTSD requires constant medication.My medicine is exercise. Constant. Almost every day, every week, every year. The advantage is that I do not need other medications. For several years ago I stopped drinking alcohol. It gave me nothing positive and it did something to my sleep and with my nightmares. Even though I was not …
This blog is 18 years old. It has been an interesting learning curve. Maybe I’m a slow learner, but I’ve realized something about the internet: all the world’s technical solutions, opt in mail, keyword descriptions, meta tags and backlinks aside: if you do not have content, you will quickly become one of the many millions …
The young adults. I am old enough to occasionally read the obituaries in Adresseavisen, (I admit it). An overview, mostly to see if there is anyone I know by name who is dead. Fortunately, I rarely see anyone from my own generation who has died. But then there are the others: this time it was …
The Lebanon invasion 1982 Intense firing I remember asking my boss, Lieutenant Ellefsen: “Is it like this every day here?” It was my first day as a military policeman in Norbatt Contingent 9. The date was June 5, 1982. The intense firing had increased in strength ever since I arrived in the village of Ebel Es Saqi, …
Five writing rules that apply no matter what you write Whether you write short, long, short stories, speeches, documentaries, fiction, fiction, poems… No matter how you intend to convey your message, here are some short rules to remember to convey what you want to convey in the best possible way. Five rules for writing better: …
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