A statement

You and Edith are right.I don’t.A memory like an elephant and the precision of an owl.I do not see it worth defending my intelligence.Loneliness proves that the times when some authority would have sold me for 24 sheep, a donkey …

Letting off some steam…

To the ones over 40 and beyond, the following words are nothing new: the injustices of this world are just ginormous!And when I can realize that sitting in front of my warm fireplace, why everyone else shuts their eyes from …

The lover’s eyes

When the bus is going over the hills from Canterbury to Sandwich, the visibility is so clear you can see the ferries in Ramsgate or the highest building in Margate where only those live who claim housing benefits, the sun …

Olfactory memory

As a child I used to sniff glue, with my brother. It never made me high because I was a naturally high soul anyway. I don’t know about my brother though, his face always brightened when we stopped at a …

Monday morning.There is snow in Germany, and it looks like faded whites through the curtains in my bedroom.By the end of this week I am a quarter of a century old.The prospect of living another half a century seems naturally …

Rachmaninoff’s desire

Sometimes a song fills you with so much desire…longing… like a Spanish romance on a July night. Always makes me feel like Sherlock Holmes… the genius with an eye for details so minute they make you contemplate existence itself. Rachmaninoff …

Ah, Friday

Look what I found here on my screen: an ad of a German coffee maker.In my eyes it perfectly describes online advertisement rather well: undefined stuff, yet you can order it The days when I am off during the week …

Sandwich by night My head is swimming…in thoughts uncontrolled…no surprise, I hear voices in white noise.Unusual not to have a furry little thing lying on my bed….even if it was only interested in releasing its testosterone.Well, I decided for a …

Why is it not a man?

There are particular moments when you don’t understand why any other creature on earth has more fun than you.So, it happened this evening, before my flight back home tomorrow.Gonzo was rather strange already this morning, before I went to massage. I …

Fireworks and Nessie

Okay, as I have learned now…metaphorically I have such an intense and deep aura that I am the Loch Ness monster and re-wrapping 200 tea bags takes about half an hour. So, they fit in my bag on Friday. Thoughts …