Speaking of last, it is the last day of the work week. Time to ease into the weekend. I figured some smiles were in order. Problem was, I didn’t know what title to give today’s post. That’s where the writer’s block comes in. I thought of not having a title, but then it would look […]
\I don’t even know what they are running for. A strange thing for a political junkie to admit. I mentioned yesterday I haven’t been following the elections being held in my part of Germany, to the point where I am not even sure what office the candidates hope to be elected to. Ignorance, in this […]
Germany’s security agency has had its knuckles rapped. And rightly so. I can only hope that those in charge are held to account. The agency announced a week or so ago that it was investigating the country’s primary right-wing party, AFD (Alliance fur Deutschland) , because of concerns about some elements in the party. Which you […]
It has been a year since the world locked down, or so the news media has been telling me. Responses varied from country to country of course, with some having introduced strict restrictions before March. When I searched for images commemorating the pandemic anniversary, these came up. Well, others too, but these ones made me […]
Today is International Women’s Day – which is much more celebrated in Europe than North America. I was wondering why that is. Are women (and men) in North America too busy to celebrate? Or is it seen as an unnecessary event, on par with National Asparagus Day? (I’m sure I don’t have to remind you […]
The big topic here, as everywhere else in the past year, has been COVID-19. I’ve probably dedicated 20 posts to the pandemic, though manty of them were humorous. Despite vaccination programs, the end doesn’t seem that close. It was one year ago today that I gave an entire post to COVID. I had mentioned the […]
I did some time traveling yesterday, but managed to return safely to my office. I must admit though, I didn’t want to come back. On my digital turntable was Paul and… the first solo album from the guy on the middle of Peter Paul and Mary which was released in 1971. I’m not sure what […]
Ever heard of Johann Peter Hebel? Neither had I. But he has a park named after him in Lorrach. Being curious, I looked him up online once I got home. No wonder I never heard of him. He was a writer, teacher and theologian who wrote in Alemmanic. That’s a local German dialect that I […]
When you travel you are confident the memories will stay with you forever. It doesn’t always work that way. Every family has a box of old pictures taken before the digital age. Vacations, friends, relatives – who knows who these people are? Sometimes the names would get written on the back of the print, more […]
I was looking at old travel photos earlier today, debating if I wanted to share some. I can’t decide if it is a good idea. In these days of travel restrictions it seems a little cruel to talk about places we can’t visit. Yet at the same time they bring back good memories and warm […]
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