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Occasional musings, Geistesblitze, photos, drawings etc. by a "resident alien", who has landed on American soil from a far-away planet called "Germany".

Sunday, December 14, 2014

Word of the Month: Der Geistesblitz

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Word of the Month: Index In the present context, Geist means "mind" or "intellect." A Blitz is a lightning stroke, as...

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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Flemming's First and Second Law of Taking Offense

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We live in a culture (and I'm speaking not only about the USA) that puts a high value on feeling offended. It seems that, for some peopl...

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Saturday, November 29, 2014

Word of the Month: Die Quasselstrippe

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Word of the Month: Index Quasseln is a verb used colloquially in the sense of "yack" or "prattle," and a Strippe , aga...

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Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Word of the Month: Der Querdenker

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Word of the Month: Index Quer is an adverb meaning "across," and a Denker is a thinker (from denken - to think). In combinat...

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Saturday, October 25, 2014

New Photobook: Bhutan and Nepal

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Bhutan and Nepal 2014 By Ulrich Flemming It was an unforgettable experience.

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Thursday, September 18, 2014

Word of the Month: Der Kummerspeck

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We encountered Kummer (sorrow, grief, anxiety) already in Liebeskummer , our word of the month for December 2009. Speck is the fatty tissu...

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Sunday, August 31, 2014

Word of the Month: Fremdschämen

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Word of the Month: Index Fremd is an adjective meaning, in this context, "alien" or "foreign." Schämen is a (reflexi...

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Ulrich: "One thing could be said about Ulrich with certainty: He loved mathematics because of the people who could not stand it." (Robert Musil, The Man Without Properties, m.t.)

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