Archive for April, 2008

stumbled upon

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

never have the nations of the world had so much to lose or so much to gain. together we shall save our planet, or together we shall perish in its flames. save it we can – and save it we must – and then shall we earn the eternal thanks of mankind and, as peacemakers, [...]

the big yellow house

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

it’s been nearly seven years since i first moved out from home. off to sweden i went and after a short break in between onwards to finland. i just looked up what i wrote about leaving the place i called home for 20 years, it was more a question than an answer: would you trade [...]

records meant to last

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

another case of doping in austria, one more round of endless discussions. and it made me think of paavo nurmi. my grandfather told me about him when i was a kid. i didn’t know where he was from or what he actually had done, but my grandfather told me he was someone he looked up [...]

Found on an old postcard

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

Und in den dunklen Nächten
fällt die schwere Erde
aus allen Sternen in die Einsamkeit.
Rainer Maria Rilke
I believe.
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an eternal flame

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

i’m slowly starting to get sick of the International Olympic Comittee. while the olympics games still claim to be a peaceful come-together of nations it has long gone astray from its original cause. so it seems like bitter irony when IOC-spokesperson Kevan Gosper condemns the protesters all over the world and especially those who stepped [...]

memories at the coffee-dispenser

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

whenever i needed comfort and solace as a kid, it would be waiting only a flight of stairs away. i’d sneak into my granddad’s room and within a couple of minutes i would sip away on a mug of hot ovomaltine sitting in one of his chairs. grandad died 12 years ago and the only [...]

growing up

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

it’s realizing that some things can’t be changed,
but secretly believing that you are wrong.
i believe.
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Early Days

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

There’s a good chance that before we met there were days I’d walked right past him
But now I’m seeing him tomorrow or maybe the day after
I have to tell myself to slow down, it’s early days still
Anything can happen and it probably will
It’s early days

My mind’s just put on boxing gloves, my heart’s refused to [...]