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Horizons
When you press the light switch, the light goes on. Neither do you need to know were the cables are passing in the wall, nor where the electricity is coming from. In fact, you don’t need to know that...
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New Year
The year is an as-if-construction. We pretend that at this time, one period is ending and a new one is going to start. In different cultures, years and months were and are counted differently and the...
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Footprint
The footprint conveys Only a tiny fraction Of what is behind (The picture is from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maldives_00147_my_foot_print_in_sand.jpg.) Continue reading →
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Offshore
In the old times we thought there was a firm seafloor. We let our anchor fall and it kept us grounded in the traditions of our ancestors. But then we found that the seafloor itself is drifting. Our...
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Listening to the Sounds of the City
Sitting on my terrace with a mug of coffee, slowly recovering from a cold that has been draining my energy for the past two or three days, I am listening to the noises of the city. The projects of...
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Wind
A few weeks ago, my mother told me something I found interesting. We were talking about windy weather. Somebody had told me that he did not like wind at all. But I just love it, even when the wind is...
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Saturday Afternoon
Kites are standing above the Rhine meadows, sometimes swishing around with buzzing sounds. Spring had come early this year, now it looks like autumn is arriving early as well. We are in Mid-August, but...
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Piazza del Paradiso
The room had a simple tiled floor. I don’t remember if the ceiling was wooden with open beams or with stucco. There was a chair, a table, a bed, a wardrobe, all made from wood, in simple style, and...
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Turning the Other Way
There are places that are hidden from you, not by being concealed physically, but by your own habits. You only take certain ways, turn around certain corners, look into certain directions, and when you...
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Recommended Book: A Voice from the Chorus
Originally posted on The Asifoscope:I am currently reading “A Voice from the Chorus” by Abram Tertz ( Andrey Sinyavsky). This is a blog-like book containing a series of scattered thoughts, notes and...
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