Monthly Archives: February 2021
It Seems So Long Ago…
Remember when people gathered to share food and drink and good times together? When we were out in public without masks and not worried about the proximity of others? Do you think it will ever be like that again? The hospitality industry has been devastated by this pandemic. I have seen suggestions that between a […]
Super Bowl LV
Forget the Roman numerals. There’s a big game tonight, but I probably won’t be watching. The championship game of American professional football starts well after midnight, my time. Which is a bit late to stay up for a spot I don’t usually follow, even if this year I have been keeping track, more or less. […]
On The Way Up (Or Down)
As you can imagine, there is more than one access point to Heidelberg’s Philosopher’s Way. Possibly the most popular is the Schlangenweg or Snake Path. I’m assuming it was named for the wall snakes that are known to the area – but I didn’t see any. Or maybe because it snakes up the hill. In […]
View From The Philosopher’s Way
I’m wondering about the state of our society. About how people perceive what is going on around them. You could say I am waxing philosophical. The Government of Canada recently announced it was going to introduce arbitrary jail terms without trial for selected citizens. Political prisoners in other words. If this had been attempted a […]
Longing For Sunshine
The weather forecast has a hint of sunshine one day next week. I’m not holding my breath. Winter in Sulzburg is the gloomy season. When it isn’t raining it is cloudy. Yes, it is warm, but I’d rather have minus twenty and the sun sparkling on the snow. The snow here melted in two days […]
Playing With Toys
They seemed a little embarrassed at first, but as my wife asked questions they warmed to the topic. They had looked rather out of place walking along the path. We came across this grey-haired couple on one of our afternoon walks. From a distance we weren’t completely sure what was going on. They couldn’t be […]
Groundhog Day – Again
For many people, it feels like we are stuck in a pandemic loop. Every day is just like the previous one, with no way of getting off this treadmill. When will it ever end? I have seen it likened on many occasions to the 1993 film Groundhog Day, which tells the story of a weatherman […]
Problem With Progress
There is an idea underlying much social discourse in our society. Progress is a good thing. Defining progress is tricky though. All too often it seems to be a synonym for “new” and new is assumed to be better. Which isn’t always the case. I could discuss social engineering and progress here, but instead today […]
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