KrautBlog

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

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

New Photobook

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This is my latest photo diary, describing a truly memorable 12-day trip through the Republic of Georgia, a small country that is fast turni...

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Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Word of the Month: Die Kulturbrille

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Word of the Month: Index I'm reading Helen Macdonald's book Falcon , where she introduces, on the first page of the introductio...

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Thursday, June 14, 2018

FIFA World Cup 2018

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Continuing a tradition I started many years ago, I'm creating again a post that allows the soccer fans among my friends to share thought...

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Monday, January 29, 2018

Word of the Month: Der Richtungsstreit

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Word of the Month: Index We are hearing that within the Democratic Party right now, there is a raging battle between its 'centrist...

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Friday, December 1, 2017

Word of the Month: Der Scherbenhaufen

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Word of the Month: Index Scherben are potsherds or shards, and a Haufen is a heap. A Scherbenhaufen , then, is a heap of shards—think o...

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Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Word of the Month: Der Nervenkitzel

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Word of the Month: Index Nerven are German nerves, and Kitzel is a noun derived from the verb kitzeln (to tickle). A Nervenkitzler , t...

Saturday, September 30, 2017

Word of the Month: Der Winkeladvokat

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Homage to August Sander Word of the Month: Index Winkel is the German word for 'angle' or 'corner', and Advokat is an ...

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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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