technology
At my brother’s wedding in Texas, I was the only one without a digital camera. I felt like I was at a farmer’s market, watching everybody showing their produce. Shoot, pose, show…pose, shoot, show…show, shoot, pose. A monotonous Factory of Fun. The “Present†was slipping away, while everyone was peering into the “Pastâ€. “Like sands [...]
Read more→
international
When German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder declared “Nein zum Irak-Krieg” (“No to war in Iraq“), pro-war Americans and Brits were appalled by Deutschland’s cowardice. I see it differently. If you compared war to alcohol, Germans are like your recently sobered uncle who suffered from alcoholism for decades. Now imagine if your family was ridiculing him for [...]
Read more→