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Are we human?
While searching for campsites for our upcoming UK trip I was suddenly thrown into a philosophical contemplation: Are we human? I will have that song in my ears all day, I swear I mean, are we? Am I? What attributes does one have to have to count as human? Generosity? Vulnerability? Empathy? Brainz? I could [...]
out of the blogosphere
I like this page from Denmark and this painting they brought into my life:
blech
Okay people. This is just ridiculous! If you’re a squeamish person I’m sorry you have to see the following picture. It was just too WTF not to share: What is wrong with you MTV people? We’ve all gotten used to the pop-ups demanding to drink the frat-guy under the table or to do something to [...]
Is it really that hard?
Everyone knows it takes a gentleman to charm a lady. Jenny showed me a site where anyone can train their skills on Ariane. Okay, I got her to hug me, no big deal But don’t eat too much at dinner, she won’t like it and, walking into her room while she changes? Bad idea! Let [...]
“the Awakening”
This 1899 novel by Kate Chopin reminded me a lot of Fontane’s “Cécile”. The heroine is a woman who leads an unhappy marriage, falls in love with a younger man and “awakens” to her true self. Because for her there’s no chance of leading a happy life in the society of her time she choses [...]
Lolcatz
I stumbled upon “lolcatz” a few months ago while I was flicking through a webside that sold funny shirts. Now my husband showed me a new site which truly got me addicted. “Lolcatz” usually refers to a fotograph of a cat or kitten that has a funny capture underneath it. The used grammar and spelling [...]
