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A few things that get on my nerves
Read more: A few things that get on my nerves1. Excessive proliferation of technology. Do you know that old engineer joke? ;-) What do engineers and dogs have in common? They both have intelligent eyes but can’t express themselves… And what’s more, they’re trying to change the whole world in their image. Applications, gadgets, the “Internet of things”, remotely operated toilet paper rolls… They…
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Awestruck – My evening with the Cirque du Soleil
Read more: Awestruck – My evening with the Cirque du SoleilThe sleet hit my face, dabbing a zillion tiny wet spots on my winter coat as soon as I stepped out of the underground station at Theresienwiese. The tent was white, rather tall and easy to identify. The only one there, this time of the year. I located the entrance and made my way around…
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Soaked in flames
Read more: Soaked in flamesit’s raining. it’s raining damp juicy rock ballads into my soul in through my lips out through my mouth like cradles for the coiling vapors of my vast, feisty melancholy. i want to burn i want to open my lips and spit out the flames that will char the tips of your long, chestnut-brown mane…
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Sein letztes Rennen
Read more: Sein letztes RennenJust what I needed. It starts out with chuckles and giggles, then progresses to all-out incredulous laughter and clapping of hands. And yet, somehow, it manages to end with your nose buried deep inside a handkerchief, sniffing, bawling and crying your eyes out. I don’t know whether to call it brilliant, an emotional roller coaster,…
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PINING FOR A PINT? The romanticized history of Oktoberfest
Read more: PINING FOR A PINT? The romanticized history of Oktoberfest“Lederhosen und Dirndl erwünscht!“, reads the big sign in my son’s kindergarten. It is a mild but grey autumn morning and the children are celebrating “Wiesn Breakfast”, one of those many strange offshoots of Oktoberfest which testifies to its local appeal and international success. Little blond and dark-haired children of German, Russian, Turkish or Balkan…
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Slovenia – Triglav National Park
Read more: Slovenia – Triglav National ParkGrand treasures in a miniature land
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At the heart of the world
Read more: At the heart of the worldat the heart of the world there can be only silence. the solitude of contemplating God. at the heart of the world there is a slight summer breeze, the purple sweetness of acacia snowing down (dry blossoms piling quietly by the curb), the glowing peace of the evening, and church bells scintillating. at the heart…
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A must-have for wannabees
Read more: A must-have for wannabeesHow does Homeric Writers’ Retreat & Workshop on the Greek island of Ithaca sound to you? Tempting, huh? Well, there’s only one problem with that. You’d have to be a writer first. Not necessarily an accomplished one. This is actually a workshop for aspiring writers, managed and organised by Australian-born novelist, poet and editor Jessica Bell…
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St. Patrick’s Day 2013
Read more: St. Patrick’s Day 2013Shamrock, flutes and black bier on the streets of Munich. Forget for a second that it’s a frigid mid-March afternoon. Try to ignore the whizzing wind too, although your nose feels like it might fall off any minute now. The sun has slashed its way through the ceiling of aubergine-colored clouds, and – perhaps even…
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Lincoln. A film
Read more: Lincoln. A filmI have to hand it to Spielberg. At least he stayed away from grandiose productions this time. And, to his credit, he managed to steer clear of the usual pitfalls: the temptation of that eye-watering Messianism so often associated with U.S historical events, flamboyant speeches about democracy and world-saving feats. The movie deals with abolitionism.…
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Life
Read more: LifeIf you are reading this, I have a question for you: Why are you online? What do you hope to find here? Do you feel alive? What are we all doing here? What are we searching for? Entertainment, knowledge, inspiration, communication? Is it not becoming a terrible waste of time? And time, after all, is…
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Advent, advent…
Read more: Advent, advent…Just when I was running out of ideas for posts, my son (not yet 6 years old) found out there is no Santa Claus. Their kindergarten teacher told them. Maybe the increasing commercialization of Christmas finally got to her, or maybe she was trying to explain the local traditions despite the onslaught of American popular…
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