https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/elinjo/My background is cosmopolitan and this will be reflected in the contents of this blog. Originally I filed it under the category fiction, however have decided to move it to 'Everything else', because it includes many different genres from short stories to essays, poetry, social comments and autobiographical sketches. hourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/elinjo/643921"The time has come," the Walrus said, "To talk of many things: Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax-- Of cabbages--and kings-- And why the sea is boiling hot-- And whether pigs have wings." Source I joined Blogit on 11.12.2008. To begin with I paid a monthly subscription and then in February last...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/elinjo/643808Yesterday’s post attracted some very interesting comments that raised many issues that are still buzzing round in my mind. Had the parents contacted the class teacher? If they did, didn’t the teacher take the matter seriously? Why didn’t the victim’s parents get in touch with the bully’s parents...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/elinjo/643660Corporal punishment at home or outside the home is against the law in Denmark. According to this article from 2006 it is one of 17 countries that have already adopted this policy. Adults are expected to solve conflicts with children without resorting to violence. If you forget this you are likely...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/elinjo/643507This video gives a poignant impression of what was destroyed a few days ago in Haiti. In my humble opinion, President Barack Obama’s decision to collaborate with Ex-Presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton not only underlines the gravity of the situation, but indicates that he is a statesman....https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/elinjo/643398After the tsunami had hit many Asian countries in 2004, people all over the world wasted very little time in offering their help as well as they could. At that time my son-in-law worked for the D ani sh Red Cross, and although he did not comment on his work-load I guessed he was even more busy...