Wortakrobatin / Wordsmith
So heißt das Buch, das seit einem Monat schon auf dem deutschen Buchmarkt ist! Plötzlich Hochbegabt, herausgegeben von Anna Campagna, Stefan Giersberg und Ulrich Pieper, und erschienen im Goldmann-Verlag, ist eine Sammlung von Erfahrungsberichten von Menschen, die natürlich nicht plötzlich hochbegabt wurden, aber plötzlich die Diagnose Hochbegabung hatten. Ich bin eine davon. Es begann als…
Some quick reviews of books I recently read. Consider this a book club where only I get to speak. After the first issue of Reading Matter(s), I have decided to write my reviews in the language I read the book in – my reviews are heavily based on language and style and words or sentences…
Some quick reviews of books I recently read. Consider this a book club where only I get to speak. Ali Hazelwood: The Love Hypothesis. “Carry yourself with the confidence of a mediocre white man!” Okay, so I read this because we have this thing at work where we read books that are related to our…
By a five-year-old who loved whales and loves space and was sad the former would never encounter the latter. I was very proud of what I had come up with and when I showed it to said five-year-old, excited about his reaction, I got a very stern “Das hab ich mir aber anders vorgestellt. /…
Hiking the Fishermen’s Trail. What to pack. For any long distance hike, the general rule is to pack as lightly as possible and nothing but the bare necessities, although that last part might have come from a singing cartoon bear. I wholeheartedly agree with two exceptions: I always bring one luxury item. Something I definitely…
Hiking the Fishermen’s Trail. Introduction The Fishermen’s Trail is considered one of if not the most beautiful coastal trails. I had it bookmarked for quite some time, and in November 2024, I set out to experience it myself. Beforehand, like with any holiday, and even more diligently so when hiking, I spent a long time…
From Wikipedia: Folie à deux (French for ‘madness of two’), also called shared psychosis or shared delusional disorder (SDD), is a psychiatric syndrome in which symptoms of a delusional belief are “transmitted” from one individual to another. Folie à deux is also the subtitle of one of the most anticipated movies in 2024: The Joker…
A remake. For the original and the story behind it, click here!
Vermutlich seid ihr seit meinem letzten Tropea-Post schon kurz vor dem Verhungern. Darum also ganz schnell reichhaltiger Lesestoff, damit ihr mehr als nur ein Ristorante zur Auswahl habt, wenn ihr klug seid und den deutschen Herbststürmen entflieht und geschwind bei Katrin Urlaub bucht! Hier kommt eine Compilation einiger nennenswerter Locations im wunderschönen Tropea. Und über…
The Whoniverse is full of nonsense and quirky stuff, but also full of very moving moments and great quotes. I experimented with black ink and crayons and since this quote is from an episode featuring Van Gogh, I wanted to do something reminiscent of the great painter. If S05E10, Vincent and the Doctor, doesn’t make…