There is a new pope, Benedict XVI, and the media is taking care that everyone knows about that fact. If someone from Germany is in the media, I’ve noticed an interresting side effect. The, more or less secret, war between German and British tabloid, such as Bild-Zeitung and The Sun. Soccer matches, canvas-chairs fights on […]
A new enemy for British tabloid… Read More »
Two days ago I was sitting on the tram in the early morning hours on the way to work. A casual thing I’ve done many times before. But that morning was different. Out of the sudden, about five or six Austrian schoolboy, maybe 10 or 12 years old, showed up and surrounded two foreign boys,
Silence is gold… is that so? Read More »
I’ve received fifteen invitations today (so far), all of mid twenty girls, unhappy with their husbands or boyfriends. Usually their messages includes their perfect measures and a line like „My idiot boyfriend is out of town and I’m a little lonely.“ All these young woman have a webcam, and they all want to do very
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Picture from Schwarzenberg in Upperaustria, where I go snow hiking every now and then. Very remote and peacefull place!
Winter in Upper Austria – 2005 Read More »
Everybody should do something creative every now and then. Today I’m proud to announce that I created my very first cocktail! Its called „Frozen Melissa“ (1.0) – (Fanfares!!!) You might scratch your head about the name, but let me explain: One of the main ingredients of the cocktail is lemon balm syrup, which is usually
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Its been a very busy week for me, but just this morning I saw something that made me smile and I want to thank you all! For what you might ask: For visiting my Blog! Just last night I reached 2000 visitors. Most of the visitors come from the States, about 40 %, almost 12
About three years ago something called the PISA study caused uproar in my big neighbour country, called Germany. Pupils from forty countries where tested and it turned out that Germany ranked very low. Dumb Germans? This can’t be! A nation was in shock, everyone was to blame, the government, the teachers, the lazy pupils and
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Satuday, 27th of November 2004 London, what a wonderful city! My friend Seva and I had decided that we would go there for a couple of days. The flight was booked and so was the accommodation, but sometimes, plans change at the last minute. And this was one of those occasions. The passport of Seva
London, short stories – Part one Read More »
About half a year ago I was in Mexico with my former girlfriend. It was a last minute decision and we booked the flight only 16 hours prior to departure. Well, things turned out very well for us and it was a very nice trip and there is this one funny story that I want
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Hello World! I started to read a book yesterday. It is called „A People´s History of the United States: 1492 – Present“ by Howard Zinn. A very interesting book, which shows a different side of America and its history. I just read the first chapter about Christopher Columbus and the early years in the new
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