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Whatever happened to John Stamos?
Lately I was sitting in front of the television, watching an episode of the 90s sitcom series “Step by Step” when suddenly and unexpectedly someone burst in who actually didn’t belong there: John Stamos, better known as “Uncle Jesse” from the series “Full House”. After his five second guest appearance had ended and Dana and Karen had stopped screaming the…
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Gifting
As a matter of fact, I don’t care two figs about all the Christmas coziness, warmth, cordiality, homelikeness, love and all that stuff. That’s why I hadn’t planned anything like a “Christmas post”. But yesterday, my mother reminded me of a beautiful poem which, due to its subject, suits Christmas time very well. So let…
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The calamitous spelling debacle collective post
Everyone who knows me knows that I set great value upon spelling. Whether old or new German spelling rules is not that important – but you should at least command one of them. The internet has long since become a Petri dish for orthography-resistant word mutations, and time and time again, I stumble over amusing,…
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Rain can be so beautiful!
Autumn has come and with it gray cloud covers, coldness, wetness and seasonal depression. In order to lift the minds and to show that rain has its upsides, too, I’ll publish an excerpt from my waterdrop gallery which developed over several months. Furthermore I’ve added a few photos that don’t have anything to do with…
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Xanten
Today I was in the Roman city Xanten, of which I had only seen the archeological park so far. Now it was about time to have a look at the rest of the city. It’s not too big, but every two meters there’s something to discover. Of course the Xanten Cathedral St. Victor is especially…
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Mondo Verde – Grüne Welt
Today I was in “Mondo Verde”, a theme park in the Dutch town Landgraaf, where natural and cultural landscapes are imitated. Within a few hours you can walk from England to Italy, from Russia to Australia or from China straight into the South American Jungle and marvel at the prevailing animal and plant world. You…