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Life & TimesI don't feel it half as much as you do
We’re back in a hard lockdown. Don’t get me started on how overdue it is, or how the German government squandered away our gains from the springtime, or how…
January 14, 2021 · 2 min read
Art & Culture2020 in Books
Here we are my friends, my annual book roundup. I intentionally planned to be a bit slower at reading in 2020, because after a few years of upping my goal, I…
December 30, 2020 · 4 min read
Life & Times"One More Day We've Made It Through Now"
So we've survived the first two days of our self isolation. We did go "out" a couple times: yesterday, M. and B. went into our backyard and played for about an…
March 14, 2020 · 5 min read
Life & TimesLove in the Time of Corona
On Wednesday night, my partner and I sat down and had a discussion about how to proceed with COVID-19 spreading into our community. We both wanted to…
March 13, 2020 · 3 min read
Life & Times"You'll Get It Right Sometime. You Will."
I'm no stranger to therapy. The first time I went to therapy was when I was 14/15. I had just moved to a new city a few hours away from where I'd lived my…
February 1, 2020 · 12 min read
Art & Culture2019 in Books
After steadily increasing my goal over the years, 2019 was the year I decided on 100 books, because it was a goal I wanted to reach but also one I knew would…
January 17, 2020 · 6 min read
Life & TimesI've Got No Solutions
New year, new goals. I'm keeping it simple, for the most part. A couple of these things will entail active learning, but the others are more habits that I want…
January 3, 2020 · 7 min read
Life & TimesTry to Remember, Forget
Fourteen years ago (12/31/05), I married someone. Let's call him S. It was the morning of New Year's Eve. Huge storms that weekend led to flooding, resulting…
December 30, 2019 · 4 min read
Art & Culture10 of 19
Here I am again, for the second year in a row, sharing my list of top 10 albums of the year before the year ends. Even if you, reader, are not impressed, I am.…
December 28, 2019 · 3 min read
Here & ThereLast Night in Montreal
On our final day in Montreal, after spending the morning at the botanical garden, we made our way to the port, which is where the science museum is.…
November 20, 2019 · 3 min read
Here & ThereA Day Trip to Fürstenberg
Two summers ago, B. and I took a day trip up to Fürstenberg/Havel to visit a friend, and another visit has been overdue for a while, so earlier this month, we…
September 24, 2019 · 2 min read
Here & ThereA Sucker for Succulents
It feels like our vacation to Canada was only a month ago, when in reality it was four months ago. Today in Berlin, it's been non-stop raining all day, and…
September 9, 2019 · 2 min read