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1. After spending five days at sea, an exhausted and weakened fisherman, Jose Reyes, staggered home just in time for him to attend to his own funeral.

2. Guyana's president has hired former New York City Police Commissioner, Bernard Kerik, as a state security adviser, despite criticism in this South American country over his record of alleged ethics violations.

And 3. Els Van Doren, a married woman, who was having an affair with a fellow sky diver plunged 13,000 feet to her death after her love rival, and best friend, tampered with her parachute. If her best friend does that to her, then what would her worse enemy have done.

Those were the headlines for today. Els van Doren, a Belgian woman, died in November last year, and there was a lot of talk about it, and I didn't comment on it, that is, until now. The Belgian police announced that she was killed by her best friend. Why? They both loved the same guy. I think that the Belgian police should try to get their facts in order. You're NOT someones best friend if you kill that person. You might pretend that you are a good friend, but you are not. So, if the police has this fact wrong to start with, one should think again if this BEST friend did actually kill Els. What about her husband? Or the pilot of the plane, who let her jump at 13,000 feet altitude? Anyway, I don't care whoever killed her. She was jumping out of airplanes, and she knew what kind of risks she was taking. Els jumped for thrills, not because she had to attack the enemy behind enemy lines. She went out with a bang, that is for sure.

And some good news for Americans who think: I screwed up big time, no one wants me to employ me ever again. Guyana has just hired Bernard Kerik, a former New York Police Commisioner, who hired illegal maids, didn't pay his taxes, and received illegal gifts, yes that guy is hired in Guyana, to rejuvened the police department. The security situation in Guyana has to be desperate if you have to hire people like Mr. Kerik. I don't know how much money Mr. Kerik is being paid, but whatever amount it is, it is to much.

But as usual, I really, really don't care whatever you do, for whatever reason, as long as you don't forget to love a soldier. And, don't forget: say yes to Hillary as president. The U.S.A. needs a woman's touch. Love, Jenifer Bloom. bloomjenifer@yahoo.co.uk

There's no revolution in Belgium. Really

Suddenly and shockingly, Belgium came to an end. State television broke into regular programming late Wednesday with an urgent bulletin: The Dutch-speaking half of the country had declared independence and the king and queen had fled. Grainy pictures from the military airport showed dark silhouettes of a royal entourage boarding a plane. Only after a half hour did the station flash the message: "This is fiction." It was too late. Many Belgians had already fallen for the hoax.

Let me tell you a secret. Most of you won't know it, but I lived in the Netherlands, before I moved to Bangkok a long, long time ago. And as such I know Belgium and it's people very well. When the Dutch are making jokes about stupid people, the Belgians are the ones who are depicted as being stupid. OK, they don't speak perfect Dutch, it's a weird accent, and I'm not so sure if they would be welcomed back to the Netherlands, but I really never concidered them to be stupid. That was, until now.

Staging a fake revolution is a very dangerous thing to do. You never know who believes it, and jumps on the band wagon, killing people along the way. Insulting your royal family by saying that they have abandoned their country and people at the first signs of trouble, is unforgivable.

For those who don't know what the situation is in Belgium: the Northern part of the country speaks Flamish, a language which is very closely related to Dutch. The Southern part of the country speaks French. And those 2 groups of people have had their problems together for a long, long time. Nothing serious. No killings, no torture. No, but they ignore each other if possible. Occasionaly the tension between the 2 groups flares up again.

In this case, the TV station made this hoax up to start a discussion. I can only say: this was in very bad taste, there would have been a million different possibilities to start this discussion if that is what they wanted. I for one, do not encourage people to act as stupid as the Belgians did on this occasion, specifically because it is very close to my home, and you never may know what the fallout is from a stunt like this.

But as usual, I don't care what you do, as long as you don't forget: Love a soldier. Love, Jenifer Bloom. bloomjenifer@yahoo.co.uk