Posted in blogging on November 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I must admit that I have subscribed to a load of blogs, and I deal with that load in different ways:
I first scan the titles. And then, with some blogs, I hit the DELETE button.
I then scan the content. I then, with many blogs, I hit the DELETE button.
I read the blog posts which remain. [...]
Posted in Writing, tagged journal, journaling on November 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday was the last day of my Journaling Challenge over at www.ruzuku.com. The challenge was to journal for 15 days at least 15 minutes a day.
I have been journaling more or less the last years. There were times when I didn’t write anything for weeks. Then came the year 2007 with the death of my [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on November 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Those who regularly follow this blog will know it already:
Since end of May 2009 I have been writing those webpages which are called “Squidoo lenses” in addition to blogging here. Now and then I have mentioned them here, but this blog is not going to become a blog on squidoo. It is still a blog [...]
Posted in Nature, Photos, Seasons, tagged November on November 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Reflections: Photo: Joanna Young
November is the month most of us do not like very much – it is getting dark early, it is often rainy and the joys of Christmas are still too far away.
I can only recommend browsing through flickr. I did today. There are a lot of beautiful photos there, and a lot [...]
Posted in Architecture, Berlin, tagged windmill on November 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Marzahn was once a small village, founded in the 14th century. In 1920 it became a part of “Groß-Berlin” (Great Berlin). 1945, after WW II it belonged to the Soviet zone. In the 60s Marzahn was known for its modern housing – many young people moved there out of the old and uncomfortable houses in [...]
Posted in Writing, squidoo, tagged Howard Hawks, Mozart, squidoo on November 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In my last blog post I wrote about what journaling teaches me about me. In this blog post I am going to focus on an other aspect of learning.
Since some time I have been writing Squidoo lenses. “Squidoo lenses” are webpages which focus on one subject – they can be compared with articles for a [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on November 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Such things always happen at the weekend. I awoke at 6.30 am because of a funny rippling noise. No, there was no fountain in my room. The noise came out of the heating, and as I noticed a few seconds later, the heating was cold.
Arggh! I tried the heating in the other rooms: one was [...]
Posted in Architecture, Berlin, Landscapes, tagged Renaissance garden on November 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today has been the first day for a week with sunshine. Well, the sky got cloudy again after lunch, and when I got home from work it looked dreary again. But at least it stayed dry.
On days like these I like to browse through my flickr account. That photo was taken in the middle of [...]
Posted in Thoughts on Life, tagged zazzle on November 4, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Winter in Berlin by ullahennig
This greeting card is very precious to me. No, it is not because it is the first one I made and I am offering at Zazzle. I am a bit proud of that, but it is not the reason why it is precious to me.
The original photo was shot by my [...]
Posted in Thoughts on Life, tagged fun, play, work on November 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.
(Richard Bach, * 1936 in Oak Park, Illinois)
I have been thinking a bit about work the last days. Or to say it in another way – about play and work, or fun and work.
For a long time work was considered as something [...]
