bruce, my hero.

We’ve got God on our side We’re just trying to survive What if what you do to survive Kills the things you love Fear’s a powerful thing. I believe.

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the old and beautiful

yesterday i took my grandmother to the doctor. the waiting room there was packed with people, most of them old, well above their sixties. when it was our turn to tell the doctor’s assistant what we needed i kept myself in the background so grandma could do her business. i had to stand there and…

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the truth

This time it has nothing to do with what I think about our role in this war, but rather I see a mother who lost her son, a widow who lost her husband and two little girls who will grow up without their father. Were this not already enough they now must deal with a…

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about making a difference

yesterday we got word that one of my colleagues, antonia gössinger, is this year’s winner of the kurt-vorhofer-price, the highest award for austrian journalists. and quite honestly, i wouldn”t know anyone who’d deserve it more. antonia is not only a brilliant journalist, role-model and co-worker but also a person holding on to values. in a…

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freedom

Freedom is not something that anybody can be given. Freedom is something people take, and people are as free as they want to be. James Baldwin. I believe.

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nothofagus gunnii

Yesterday I made the annual visit to Mt Field to see the fagus (or ‘cornflake tree’ as it known by my friends’ kids) as it changed colour. This year winter has come a bit earlier than usual so we found ourselves walking through the snow and in the snow, but the scenery was no less…

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hurt

i must sound so stupid among all those other things on my mind. i just came home from a bar, where my favorite jacket was stolen / taken by someone. it not only cost me a lot of money but also meant a lot to me. i wonder who could take stuff just like that….

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miles from nowhere

For the past couple of days I’ve been thinking again about getting on my bike and riding. As Leon would say, ‘up on over them hills and then just keep on riding’…As I was playing hockey this morning, looking out at the cyclists on the bike track,  the feeling was even stronger than ever. This…

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chernobyl

(Gomel, Belarus) – Alexandra Prokopenko, (9), hydrocephaly with her father Vitaly. He quit his job to take care of his daughter, being the only one in the family strong enough to carry her. Chernobyl in the Ukraine became the site of the most infamous nuclear disaster accident of all. In 1986 the explosion of the…

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reflections

Kaikkea saa tehdä. Kaikkea pitää tehdä. Kaikkia ovia pitää tempoa, kaikkia kuita kurkotella. On vain yksi ehto, elinehto: Värisevää sielua ei saa tallata. -Tommy Tabermann

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give me all your disappointments

Life is a world full of contrasts. Emiliy writing about a new baby bringing joy to a family at the other end of the world. And then on the other side there is Robert, my dad’s friend who died today. Most likely caused by the consequences of life-long alcohol abuse. My dad knows that, we…

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peace

we were sitting out on our balcony, when i decided to take a couple of shots. i love those pictures, that you take without the other one noticing. one of these shots incorporates a lot of what i feel for riitta. take your own look.. i believe

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new and improved

as you can see i decided to give mindwork a makeover, yes i liked the old layout but felt we needed something new. voila! thanks go out to ulf pettersson, who created this simple but still stylish theme for wordpress. i believe.

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how time heals

This past Saturday marked 10 years since my dear grandfather died. On one level it feels as if it was only yesterday but when I take the time to reflect I immediately realise how much has changed in this time. At some moments there is a tangible sadness at what he has missed, but with…

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moments

some things in life can boil down to one single moment – going through my pictures one of those moments came to my mind. boracay, the storm, everybody rushing to get home. sitting at friday’s beachfront i captured what seems like a perfect moment in time… i believe

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a word from audrey

People associate me with a time when movies were pleasant, when women wore pretty dresses in films and you heard beautiful music. I always love it when people write me and say ‘I was having a rotten time, and I walked into a cinema and saw one of your movies, and it made such a…

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nyc (update 1)

okay so we went for an overpriced undercooked dinner and fell to sweet sleep. which lasted until 4am. after that i was done. totally done. went down to get a adapter for my powerbook and started calling mom, riitta and the grannies. okay new york here we come ! i believe.

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nyc.

last time i was here, i was 11 – so i basically don’t remember a thing about new york. but i guess i can already tell why they call it the city that never sleeps: it’s one crazy place. lukas and me have just been strolling around. and we still got 4 days left, whohoo!…

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and they’ve ve all come to look for america.

4.30 am what a time! and still excitement is rising high, dad, mariola, lukas and me are off for new york. yep, new york city. can’t wait. i’ll keep you updated. back in austria on tuesday. if you happen to be around nyc, mail me :) – stefan dot. jaeger at. mindwork dot. net. i…

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