De Leeuwenharten blogs zijn lange blogs, vooral deel IV en deel V zijn stevige bites (elk goed voor zo’n 16000 woorden), en samen vormen ze één geheel. Daarom heb ik deel I-VIII samengevoegd in één .pdf file. Toegegeven, het is de avant-garde van een echte uitgevers-editie, maar toch presenteer ik u met voldoening het blogboek:
Mocht er nu iets onduidelijk zijn, of indien u toch echt de links in de tekst wilt kunnen aanklikken, afbeeldingen in het groot bekijken, enzovoort, dan kunt u altijd teruggrijpen op de online versie.
Plaats: Another Davis, California
Datum: Zondag 27 mei 2018
Rob, middelbare leeftijd, en Constantia staan in de keuken in Another Davis. Rob draagt zijn huiselijke schort.
Rob zegt: "We gaan koekjes bakken voor je verjaardag." Constantia: "Maar ik ben niet jarig." Rob: "Dat weet ik, maar dat maakt niet uit."
Toen ik op 6 januari 2019de herkomst van dit nummer ging opzoeken en bij Fred Astaire én deze fantastische clip belandde, wist ik meteen dat ik mijn nieuwe titel voor Leeuwenharten…
Location: Another Davis, California
Date: Sunday, May 27, 2018
Rob, middle aged, and Constantia are in the kitchen in Another Davis. Rob wears his homely apron.
Rob says, "We're going to bake cookies for your birthday." Constantia: "But it's not my birthday." Rob: "I know that, but that doesn't matter."
When I looked up the origin of this performance on 6 January 2019 and found Fred Astaire and this fantastic clip, I immediately knew that I had found my…
Often when people see Robbert van den Broeke (RvdB) he is trying to pass off a rough-looking crop circle or some psychic phenomena as evidence of his paranormal abilities. Of course, those who have had up-close dealing with RvdD can attest that things aren’t quite what they seem. This article documents the behind the scenes machinations of people trying to further the career of RvdB.
It is quite a in-depth read, but before people start hailing RvdB as some sort of psychic, they need to grasp the full-story. Sadly, I doubt many of them will. The full story can be found here.
My precious children’s book “Through Heaven” – Dutch “Door De Hemel” – has been lying on the virtual bookshelf for way too long.
For people who don’t know its history, let me recap in short. It was planned as a hardcover and full-color paper book, but when two investing parties unfortunately withdrew, and I myself hadn’t the cash available to print it, it lay silently waiting and contemplating on the virtual bookshelf. That was until Daniel came along and said he could make an iTunes app out of it. And he did, and for a real good price too.
It was proudly entering through the iTunes store doors, available in Dutch and English, and people starting buying it (for only $0.99). But after a while, this unpleasant thing with Apple and iTunes started.
2011-2012, I was in the midst of my Netherlands-USA immigration and had become a permanent resident in the USA by means of my winning a green card in the USA Diversity Lottery. Meanwhile, as of March 29, 2017, I have become a US citizen. But Apple just couldn’t digest my new status, that is, my new address and move to the US, for some reason, and my app was slipping away in their incredibly rigid, rickety system.
I had to email and call them over 50 times (yes, you read that right) and had to repeat the same story for hours on end, over and over again. Different customer care people all asking me to tell the story again and again and promising they would fix it. They never did and my beautiful children’s book app was pulled by Apple from the iTunes store. I still resent Apple over this; their customer service must be the worst worldwide of all existing big companies.
So, in the spirit of Marx or Rob Nanninga or whomever favors the idea of easy accessibility (count me in), here’s the children’s book, again, for free. I did offer it for free some years ago already, and I will do that again.
If you are a publisher and interested in publishing this, I have all ready print versions available, because I did it all by myself in InDesign and then, out of it, evolved the ready for lift-off, printer version. And please note that it was already okayed by an established printer in the Netherlands, so all technical requirements are met!
THROUGH HEAVEN – Everybody Has Wings
*** Was available as iTunes app ***
“You used to live in heaven” Thus begins THROUGH HEAVEN, the first children’s book by Constantia Oomen, but a book for all ages as well. This beautifully illustrated work shows you why we travel through heaven at night, and sometimes during the day. Kids can read this book with their parents or other adults while talking about their experiences traveling through heaven.
For whom is this book intended?
Everyone has wings! You’re not alone when you travel by night or day on invisible wings through the sky. When, why and how do people travel outside their own bodies? And what can you see during a near-death experience? THROUGH HEAVEN answers these and other questions. This book is for anyone who has been there before and for anyone who wants to be well-prepared when it happens again in the future.
DOOR DE HEMEL – Iedereen Heeft Vleugels
“Vroeger woonde je in de hemel” Zo begint DOOR DE HEMEL, het eerste kinderboek van Constantia Oomen, dat ook een boek voor alle leeftijden is. De schitterende kleurenplaten en teksten in dit boek laten je zien waarom je ‘s nachts – of soms overdag – in een heel licht lichaam door de hemel reist. Je kunt dit boek ook samen met je ouders of verzorgers lezen en daarbij over jouw/jullie hemelervaringen praten.
Voor wie is dit boek bedoeld?
Iedereen heeft vleugels! Je bent niet de enige die ‘s nachts of overdag op onzichtbare vleugels door de hemel reist. Bij welke gelegenheid, waarom en hoe treden mensen uit hun lichaam? En wat kun je bijvoorbeeld zien tijdens een bijna-doodervaring? DOOR DE HEMEL geeft antwoord op deze en andere vragen. Dit boek is voor iedereen die het al eens meegemaakt heeft en voor iedereen die goed voorbereid wil zijn als het in de toekomst een keer (of vaker) gebeurt.
I can keep it short this time: “Lion Hearts“ has finally arrived. It’s part IV of my Rob Nanninga sequel. It now really feels like I’m back writing books. Who knows, time will tell.
Several recent updates considering, all about this one, upcoming blog… It seemed better to post this update separately, to tell you about another WordPress domain I started, to combine and publish all blogs about Rob Nanninga. It seemed better that way.
I have decided to publish my fourth Rob Nanninga blog, titled “Lion Hearts” on January 1, 2017. Meanwhile, you can (re)read the previous three parts here: – consider it a book in the making, and hence don’t expect it to be a “hurried encounter”.
Check back soon and have a sneak preview with a couple of photos (click on: “Read on”).
As it turns out, not one, but two new blogs will soon be published at the same time: one update about Lion Rob Nanninga and one about Jeroen and me living the Dream (in the States).
Update October 15, 2016: “So when is this Lion blog coming? And when this update blog about living in the States? You announced them in March 2016 already?” Uh yeah, that’s true.
It’s that thing about the lions blog. Maybe I should replace the word “blog” by “book in the making”. Uh oh. It keeps expanding, due to lots of photos too. I’m afraid, my verbosity is preceding me. And my hesitation continues to play out. It’s all about Rob Nanninga and cuddling plush lions and I am not a kid anymore, right? Uh, well… uh… Being an Original never was a problem to me, so I guess what’s coming next shouldn’t be any “stranger” than what I published before, though it’s not the same.
Maybe a few critics are sharpening their knives in advance, maybe even hungry to bite my head off? Think carefully before doing so, because to me, this is not a frivolous game and it never has been. But if you still want to do it, well, I can’t stop you. If you want to fight love, just give it your best shot.
My blog, “book in the making”, about Rob Nanninga and the lions is at an advanced state, maybe only a couple of days or week (or two) or so left before it’s finished. That doesn’t guarantee I will publish it as soon as it is ready. It’s not something I do lightheartedly. And I’m still not sure about it.
Meanwhile, here’s a part of my Rob (Nanninga) Lions. They all have the same name: Rob or Bor.
Up to date (October 15, 2016), I have acquired 31 34 plush lions (and counting).
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Constantia Oomen 