Archive for April, 2008

This is not my Mother Language

Monday, April 7th, 2008

This is not my mother language - but I like it. Perhaps I am making a fool of myself building sentences nobody understands - or even sentences everybody understands - everybody but me. I will never understand English punctuation. I will never get into my head (and keep it there) which ...

War and Peace on the Duck Pond

Monday, April 7th, 2008

Life on the duck pond is not easy - nor is it peaceful. Watch the video and you will agree. I wanted to use my version of the most famous German nursery rhyme "All my LIttle Ducklings" ("Alle meine Entchen") as the soundtrack. But I decided to let the ducks speak ...

Drum Solo

Monday, April 7th, 2008

Watch the video and listen to the drum solo Drum solo! The highlight of each jazz or rock concert - at least for the male part of the audience. "Hey, listen to this! Isn't that amazing!" The other musicians might even leave the stage, have a drink or a cigarette and the drummer ...

We fly to Dubai

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

Watch the video and listen to the Song Is it safe for a woman go to Dubai alone? Apparently it is. Sabine was very impressed by the hospitality and civility she encountered in the Emirates. My wife went to Dubai and brought back these pictures. So I have not been there yet, ...

The Hamburger’s Dish

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

For some months now I have more or less succesfully tried to be a vegetarian. But the other day, when I was in the kitchen washing the green salad I simply could not stand it any more. "I want meat! Give me meat!" Because I wanted it fast I went to the ...