Wir dürfen gespannt sein – wie die Verhandlungen der EU mit Griechenland weiter gehen … und was das Ergebnis sein wird.
Die Meinungen aller gehen dazu ja sehr auseinander – selbst bei den Experten herrscht einig Uneinigkeit. Aber es ist ja auch: Wer kann und mag denn etwaige Folgen vorhersehen? Geht das überhaupt? Welcher Algorithmus kann das denn?
Oh ja – und dann die Eitelkeiten und Empfindlichkeiten auf allen Seiten (sind das Männer-typische? Sind ja eigentlich 99% Männer die da verhandeln oder etwa nicht? Hunde jedenfalls nicht.) – nicht einfach …
Nicht falsch verstehen meine Herren – ich bin kein Feminist aber bestimmt einer der die Meinung von Frauen nicht für weniger Wert hält als die der Männer.
Also – wenn für Sie als Politiker die Bühne ‚Politik‘ so wichtig ist um sich dar zu stellen – bitte vergessen Sie das Publikum nicht! Es entscheidet am Ende über den Erfolg oder Mißerfolg einer politischen Linie. Und: Da sind auch Frauen im Publikum – und von denen möchten Sie doch auch beklatscht und nicht eine geklatscht kriegen, oder? Und von mir? Doch lieber high five statt Pfotenhieb…
as the year of the sheep begins – I was curious about my Chinese star sign…
and it was really terrific when I read about it – and how exactly it matches – even more than the ‚normal‘ western star sign. ‚I think‘ as a life motto – I never read that before – I swear – but I wrote that some weeks ago as an important ‚feature‘ for Almut – and now it is also me.
It stunned me, it really hit me – how can that be? We have the same sign – oha.
You have to notice that I am not that kind of a dog that wreathes horoscopes every day – I only was interested in the meaning of my star sign in general – and ever was.
And now – this …
Oh gosh, is the year you are born in then more important than the period you are born in? Or both? And what makes us us then?
I know for me I am getting bored if life becomes too much ‚Das Leben ist ein langer, ruhiger Fluß‘ (französischerSpielfilm von Étienne Chatiliez aus dem Jahre 1988).
So, like the heart rate there are ups and downs (sinus curves, some maths and meds ;-)) – and bpms (so, music, here we are again!).
A straight line is (…) – no good for me. Distraction and curves are elementary for me and my ‘arty outlets’ (thank you Gail for this delightful and really suitable expression!).
without any news from my side. Does not mean that nothing had happened – but: Thomas and Almut caught a flue and so did I. Oh gosh. Days in bed, hurting bones, headaches … Now, recovering, some thoughts come back.
Watch out horse
I remember my last rides in the countryside, easy, without a saddle and only with side pulls (without a snaffle). Felt a little bit like an Indian on horseback…
If you are riding like that you really FEEL the horse (and I think vice versa) and your movements become very subtile. Crazy – but I did not think of falling off or something; I just trusted the horse.
Taking riding lessons that way is wonderful: you teach the horses and each other while riding – without running around in circles all the time. More fun and interaction – and you can use your training experience wherever it derives from (horse training, athletics …).
is what the world makes so overheated, so disbalanced, full of wars – with yourself, in pairs, in families, in companies, in countries. Struggle for life, for money, for status is what the western life is all about.
‚Time is money‘ is one of the most famous words in our culture. Faster, faster, faster. More, more, more. So, following this definition, even spare time is money. It is the best place to generate new ideas and thoughts. AND THESE ARE THE BASIS for starting new businesses.
‚But you spend money on it, don’t you?‘ YES, sometimes (or better: master and mistress) – but exactly for what is good for me. And for the rest: I am able to talk to and with other people and animals. And have time for it. This is an investment in my personal health. And a positive impact then on health costs 😉
Anybody now dares to say that I am not a business dog?
for 2 days, 2 people and me. Condensed time. Plans made before. Change of plans on site. But with a little bit of flexibility everything is not so stressful.
Ah – we did not need an umbrella, had 95% sunshine. A very nice hotel in London’s Eastend – so the region Hoxton/ Shoreditch to discover. Nice little shops and cafés, old and brand new buildings. Walking around west and south of Arnold Circus was just amazing. White Cube Gallery. Etc.
Attended a crowded opening at the White Chapel Gallery on Wednesday (Adventures of the Black Square) with wonderful works you have not seen on the wall for a long time. Starting with a classic Malewitsch black square you follow more minimalist positions up to an actual American outlook on the 1st floor – more colorful.
And not to forget a horse ride in Hyde Park – walking and trotting only the 1st time *what is OK* more to come if you want to the next rides (up to jumping and canter!). From a horse back you have definitely another view.
Public transport makes it easy to reach the most important places to visit. For us as Germans the British Museum was a must with the running show (until 25 January 2015): german Memories of a nation. A 600-year history in objects. Hm – the ‚Denker und Bastler‘ how DER TAGESSPIEGEL named it – we saw an exhibition very museum like. Classic. Starting with an Anselm Kiefer piece and statement and a video with scenarios of the night the wall was teared down you end up in a little tourist shop *even with the German Dachshound in both varieties*. AND WHERE IS THE STANDARD SCHNAUZER, hä? Too bad – they missed me …
The most impressive object for me was the Beetle in the Central Court of the Museum – right hand driven grey VW. This is Germany: ‚Der Deutschen liebstes Kind‘. VW, THE CAR, adapted for the British market. For use in another country. This is German Engineering.
As the fall of the wall – engineered by Germany, executed with partners, inspired by democracy. Greece is ‚die Wiege der Demokratie’, Africa where human being started. And many more countries who contributed to Europe being Europe.
Do not miss the Sir Sloane’s Museum, only a 10 minutes walk from the British Museum (walk through the little Sicilian Avenue!). An eclectic 3 part house – filled with lots and lots of antiquities, paintings and superb architectural ideas – 19th century, saved for today. Ah, what a wonderful and cosy hideaway after these crowdy places. The unusual ‘first look right and then left’ before crossing the street was really hard for me as a German.
touches me. Makes me dance, sing, and jump or cry and howl. Or does not touch me at all.
Music is for everybody. Music is emotion – like sports music is able to unite everybody – in a jam session, orchestra, choir, in the disco, concert – or turn the radio on! And if you do not have one – just sing the songs you like (the political correct ones please).
A ‚coach‘ once told me: ‚If you are singing while driving – then you are crazy.‘ Bullshit! This is real passion!
Ja, die Weihnachtszeit ist um – viele waren bei ihren Verwandten, mit recht unterschiedlicher Begeisterung wie im Vorfeld zu hören war. Wie es wohl wirklich war? Ist das so schlimm? Mal ein paar Tage mit der Verwandtschaft? Bei manchen sicher – weil unüberwindbare Schluchten zwischen den Leuten liegen und grad mal kein Heli zur Verfügung steht sie zu überwinden (und der Weg durch die Schlucht für viele zu mühsam und des Starts schon nicht wert). Nun ja, bei uns ist Weihnachten auch irgendwie schräg verlaufen … aber wahrscheinlich sind solche Weihnachten schon an der Tagesordnung. Obwohl ich mir auch mal welche mit meiner Familie wünsche – gibt es aber nicht. Zu weit voneinander weg – räumlich und geistig (sag ich jetzt mal so – mir fällt gerade nicht das passende Wort ein). Jetzt ist 2015. Wo haben Sie den Jahreswechsel verbracht? Klassischerweise verbringt man den ja eher mit Freunden statt mit der Familie (warum ist das so?). Hatten auf Rügen die ganze Wetterpalette: Sonne, Schnee, Nebel, Regen und Sturm. Alles dabei – Rügen mit alles sozusagen. Tatsächlich gab es 1 Tag wo KEIN Mensch und KEIN anderer Hund am Strand zu sehen war … unglaublich aber wahr. So – let’s start with 2015. Not with head-shaking but different (Schau mer mal dann segn ma scho up to Juhu – jetzt geht’s los) – because we have just started.
is really a nice game to play – and to watch. Brings out the ‚I fight them all‘ and ‚Huh – I am standing here and there’ and ‘Where is the ball?‘ kind of types. It is fun. Easy to play – mind a little bit your knees, shoulders and hips – people talk to each other while playing – great advantage! Almut, Thomas and their friends laughed a lot today – and the day could begin. But: why for heaven’s sake do they use these crazy rackets? Can’t they just catch the ball with their mouthes and teeth like I do?
have already been a topic some 100 years ago.
Romanticism today seems to be a no go. Efficiency driven societies have no time for these ‚unuseful‘ trends.
But what about ‚Gesamtkunstwerk‘? I feel that this is a kind of a metatrend today as digitalization mixes all up. But if anybody would build a sculpture out of the digital trash that is produced – wow, I am sure you would redesign your internet pages and computer usage … But as long as it is not really measurable and not obvious to see for everybody they are just filling the internet like it is a never ending space.
is offered for free in our hotel in Miami. Great. Like it. So I do not have to catch the news up in the streets every day. Very comfortable.
All this short electronic outcome is filtered at least twice. I know it because I do it myself. I would loose my ability to really read through texts without newspapers – and writing also is still a skill. You learn to concentrate. Enlarge your dictionary – not condense it to the limit. Or would you like to speak in Morse signs? S.O.S.!
