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
Snowflakes from Nazareth
Recently in my (far too) regular visits to Facebook I stumbled across a cartoon that made me smile so I forwarded it along to others without thinking too much about it at the time. “Don´t be absurd! Nobody made us! We evolved by chance from snowflakes!”, says one snowman to the other. “Sorry, but all… Continue reading Snowflakes from Nazareth
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
Jason: a phenomenon
I have a friend. To precisely define Jason is not easy, for he is quite unlike anyone I have ever hung around with before. I have known him since the beginning of this millennium and whenever I am in Freiburg im Breisgau I always ring him up and we will briefly get together for one… Continue reading Jason: a phenomenon
Allegiance to the Queen
Arenenberg, Switzerland – Today my wife Ute and I visited Arenenberg Castle for Advent Sunday brunch. “Arenenberg is an estate with a small chateau, Schloss Arenenberg, in the municipality of Salenstein at the shore of Lake Constance in Thurgau, Switzerland, that is famous as the final domicile of Hortense de Beauharnais. Today it houses the Napoleon… Continue reading Allegiance to the Queen
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
Dark discussions
I asked Reggie, my American cousin in all but bloodline, why Americans are responding with such fear and suspicion to Syrian refugees. He responded that I should not be so surprised considering how America treats its minorities already resident there. Why, I asked Reggie my ebony brother, was there so much violence against black folks in… Continue reading Dark discussions
Saints and monsters
It was with the greatest pleasure that I spent most of the first two days of December in my favourite European City, Freiburg im Breisgau, the “capital” of southwestern Germany´s Black Forest. I have in two previous posts briefly touched upon my last visit to Freiburg (Sign of the Times / Victims of the Machine)… Continue reading Saints and monsters
We the Judge and Jury
Adult film star Stoya accused her former boyfriend and fellow porn actor James Deen of rape in a series of tweets posted to her account the weekend of 21-22 November. On Saturday afternoon, 21 November, she tweeted: “That thing where you log in to the Internet for a second and see people idolizing the guy who raped… Continue reading We the Judge and Jury
The importance of appearance
Recent events have made me think a lot about appearances and the vast amount of importance we place upon them. Friday was our annual Christmas party for the staff of Starbucks St. Gallen Bahnhof, a greatly anticipated event, as it is a rare moment when our boss “Ebenezer Scrooge” Ricardo acts uncharacteristically generous! Dinner was… Continue reading The importance of appearance