(or The Ruins of Anwil and the Holy Fountain) (or Moos and I love ewes) Landschlacht, 6 January 2016: Ahhh, Switzerland! A land divided in every way, including by language and religion. Today, a case in point: Epiphany or Orthodox Xmas or Little Xmas. Some Cantons are on holiday, others not. The Catholic cantons sleep… Continue reading The Epiphany of Canada Slim
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Another brick in the wall
“Welcome! 1 million bricks / 100 objects / artwork covering 16,000 square feet “Dreams are built… one brick at a time!” (Nathan Sawaya) Welcome to the incredible art of LEGO ® by Nathan Sawaya! You dreamed about it. Nathan Sawaya did it! This exhibition is for everyone. The Art of the Brick immerses the visitor… Continue reading Another brick in the wall
Unwanted Christmas Presence
“I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in.” (Kenny Rogers and the First Edition, OST The Big Lebowski) “May you live in interesting times.” (Ancient Chinese curse) Landschlacht: Christmas Day 2015 I realize that it has been some time since my last blog post, but, in my defence, it has been a… Continue reading Unwanted Christmas Presence
Beams, motes and mocassins
Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how… Continue reading Beams, motes and mocassins
Beggars at the banquet
It is nine in the morning here in Landschlacht, Switzerland. It´s cold, damp and foggy here by the shore of the Lake of Constance. I have a headache, but have taken medicine from a bathroom stocked with medicines for any type of illness real or imagined, present or potential. The guest room of our four-bedroom… Continue reading Beggars at the banquet
What´s up, Doc? / Pier Pressure
Like many people, despite there being probably more years of life behind me than ahead, I have always been uncomfortable with the notion of my own mortality. Many years ago while browsing through a bookshop I came across a book called How We Die, which went to graphic, explicit detail of the exact bodily processes… Continue reading What´s up, Doc? / Pier Pressure
Distant friends
Today, a rainy and grey day, I left the cave of home and took the train to the city of St. Gallen an hour away, just so I could have brief conversations with my work colleagues/friends. I like my co-workers, though very different from myself and one another, because they offer me human contact which a day… Continue reading Distant friends
After sunset
My thoughts this morning while waiting for sunrise is the question of male/female relationships. My visit to Freiburg last week and the discussions I had with friends remain strongly imprinted in my mind. One topic my closest male friends and I talk about after work, tech, movies, music and politics are our relationships with the “fairer… Continue reading After sunset
How to become (in)famous
The biggest problem with winter beside the Lake of Constance is that so often there are days of endless fog, a spirit-crushing blanket of grey that discourages one from emerging from the cave of home. On days such as these, when I am alone at home and am not required to go to work in… Continue reading How to become (in)famous
The Jihad of Canada Slim
The one thing Canadians are usually pretty adept at is knowing when they are walking on thin ice. I know that this post is akin to this kind of dangerous territory. Yesterday I went to Konstanz, only 15 km from my village, for my weekly investigation of what´s new in the stores in the line… Continue reading The Jihad of Canada Slim