This is the 24th column, completing two years of monthly Alcarin.com-columns. I am very grateful about achieving this and I sure hope that I can go for another year.
About 195 people read the columns and they probably wonder how I manage writing them. Well, mostly I made that idea up, so I could write a column about this process.
Well, it's quite simple, actually.

STEP 1: find a monkey

All kind of zoos or jungles can provide in this need. You lure them with a banana and when they are close enough you quickly put it in your bag. Do not keep valuable stuff in the same bag.

STEP 2: train the monkey

Build an area at the backside of your garden, where the monkey can play. Do NOT keep rabbits close to this place!!!!
Let the monkeys do exercises to keep them fit and healthy.

STEP 3: bring the monkey inside

Take the monkey to your room, under your shirt if your mother is watching, and put him behind your computer/type-writer. Now he his trained, he will be able to push the buttons and type some letters.

STEP 4: edit the letters to words

Later, when the monkey is sleeping, which you can make sooner by singing some lullaby, you can secretly, without telling it, change the order of the letters and type: 'MEN WITH A MISSION' on top of it.

Well, that's about it. A simple four-step-procedure to write columns. But maybe I shouldn't have told you, now you all can do it.
But o well, it's all big nonsense and I only wrote it since I'm quite tired and stuff. I know it's pretty stupid. But pretty stupid in a simple, relaxing way, I like to think. And my real way of column writing is quite uninteresting.

I have enjoyed this year of column writing.
Fantasy and role-playing stays a very interesting thing to write about. Role-playing with good friends and everything the way they play their character tells you about them is extremely interesting. All kinds of good friends and everything the way they play their characters tells about them, is extremely interesting. When you look at Freud's theory about the sub-conscience, you would expect that all kind of repressed thoughts and feelings think they can innocently and freely come out in a fantasy setting. So watch out for friends who always play strong kill-happy fighters!
Role-players generally agree that the development of their characters is somehow out of their hands and that makes it quite interesting. And there are not much things that keep groups of youth interested and are this innocent. Not even inflatable bananas.

I thank you all for reading and hope you enjoy it and will enjoy it for the following year.

Greetings,
Wouter

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