No idea what the source of this story is. It sounds like a real scientific experiment, but I heard it as part of a theatre piece. Not that that necessarily makes it untrue or unreliable. Just want it to be clear that this hasn’t been thoroughly researched. Certainly not by me. So they put a… Continue reading keep treading water
Author: Ken
How long is now
Took this photo in Berlin years ago, and it still makes me smile when I see it. Have been having some issues with time management lately, and I’m sure I’m not the only one. When I’ve committed to too many things and am running from one appointment to the next, I try to remember the… Continue reading How long is now
deceiving the one closest to you
Since last week’s focus on deception, I’ve been thinking about something my grandmother used to say. I’m not good at direct quotes, but the idea was: Before you can lie to somebody else, you often have to lie to yourself. As a child, I tried desperately to prove this false. Repeatedly. I could tell my… Continue reading deceiving the one closest to you
Duckie the quintessential sneaky fucker
This probably isn’t the best way to start out my addition to Sneaky Fucker Week, but it’s all I’ve got. The thing is…I’ve tried explaining this topic to a few people in my daily life and it’s been mostly met with complete incomprehension. I think it’s partially because it’s about the animal kingdom, and so… Continue reading Duckie the quintessential sneaky fucker
soft as mother hard as father
How does one even begin to write about Terrence Malick‘s The Tree of Life? When it first came out, critics were clear that this wasn’t your average film. I think I remember one review I read said something like love it or hate it, you won’t forget this work. It was called many things and… Continue reading soft as mother hard as father
you can’t always expect goats
Have been toiling away at a serious blogpost, but it’s not ready to be thrown up on the old Dachshund Blog. Not yet anyway. So, I wanted something new to be here, and I decided on an old photo of me with some goats. Who doesn’t like goats? This was one of my more ridiculous… Continue reading you can’t always expect goats
wilful understanding
My brother and his wife had a daughter, and she was easy. Slept through the night. Did what she was told. Thrived on order. If it was bedtime, she happily went off to bed. No problem. So when it came time to have another kid, they had delusions of another bundle of joy. It didn’t… Continue reading wilful understanding
Patriot Jimmy
How about a topical blogpost? About what’s going on the news? In the world? Under normal circumstances, I’d never mention American Football. Never much liked it. The longer I live far away, the less interesting it is to me. But expats make friends they might avoid under other circumstances. So, I’m actually going to use… Continue reading Patriot Jimmy
skills for the new stone age
Last year we were supposed to have a Rapture, and then when it didn’t happen the way it was predicted, we were told it’d been postponed. Later in the year, we were supposed to finally get our Rapture. But no such luck. And this year? They’re predicting some big things in disaster this year. What… Continue reading skills for the new stone age
when words lose their meaning
Was going through the papers this morning, and I knew I’d feel it necessary to finally write this today. It’s been festering in my brain for the last few days, and to be honest it’s something I knew I’d eventually be getting round to talking about. Let’s start with the news today. The German government… Continue reading when words lose their meaning