Monthly Archives: March 2020
In The Mail
I was wandering in downtown Bern, the Swiss capital, when I came across this monument commemorating the founding of the Universal Postal Union. It is amazing what is sometimes found to be worthy of public art. Sending something by mail seems almost a forgotten reminder of another era in these days of electronic communication. I […]
That Unbroken Circle
I have never traveled further south in the USA than New York City. Which is probably why I had never heard of Sean Dietrich, who blogs as “Sean of the South.” He’s a big deal down there. That means I didn’t know what to expect with Will The Circle Be Unbroken, which hits stores today. […]
More From University Church
Just a few pictures today from University Church, Freiburg. It was not as ornate as I had expected – but you can see the beauty in simplicity.
University Church
Wandering down the street in the university area of Freiburg, we ducked into the University Church, partly because there was a free organ recital. The church is a new building, relatively speaking, with construction having taken place between 1683 and 1701. Originally a Jesuit church, it has been under Freiburg University’s administration since the late […]
A Different Type of Panic
Have you stocked up? Have the warnings about coronavirus (COVID-19) sent you scurrying to the store, just in case? I hadn’t given any thought to the matter until a friend called complaining that there was neither hand sanitizer nor face masks available at any pharmacy in the region. My first thought was that people were […]
Friday Already?
I don’t have anything profound to share today. Well, I do, but I want to let it percolate a bit more before I tell you. So today instead a little bit of humor I posted here four years ago. I still think it is funny.
Narrowing The Field
Last week pundits were calling Bernie Sanders unstoppable in the race for the US Democratic party nomination. Now Joe Biden is the front runner. Last week Biden’s campaign looked all but over. Now other big-name candidates have dropped out, throwing their support to him in the hopes of stopping Sanders. Biden is the hope of […]
More Playing With Fire
A few more pictures from Saturday’s Scheibenfeuer in Sulzburg.
Playing With Fire
There were no demons in evidence, no people in animal costumes, no-one swearing allegiance to Satan on the hills above Sulzburg Saturday night. Which may explain why there were only about fifty people, mostly children, taking part in Scheibenfeuer. Google tells me that translates as “disc fire” – which really doesn’t explain anything. When I […]
Just So You Know
I’ve been doing some math equations, and the results are disturbing. I looked at all the tasks I must accomplish today, and the hours available. Then I divided one by the other. The answer was mathematically correct, but pretty much physically impossible. I’m not giving up eating or sleeping (at least not yet). But […]
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