The man I was sent to replace was named Charlie. His full name: Christofer Littleton. He was born in Liverpool, England, but hadn't been back there since he was a kid. After his mother abruptly died on his twelfth birthday, his father, who was an engineer for the British army, packed up everything and the … Continue reading Pyongyang’s Train Driver (A Dream)
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Sous-Vide Goose With Asian Rub Will Be Served In 22 Hours With Chinese Dumplings And Red Cabbage
Nine month old Goose vacuum packed and in bath water of 65 degrees celsius (ca 150f). Also known as Sous-Vide. Before dig-in will place bird on the Weber grill for about 20-30 minutes to get it crispy. The Chinese dumplings to go with it are supposed to have a filling made out of the innards … Continue reading Sous-Vide Goose With Asian Rub Will Be Served In 22 Hours With Chinese Dumplings And Red Cabbage
Finding Your Star Chamber Behind The Swine Ear Before The Nail Falls On The Hammer
Worst-thoughts of the day, dear worst-reader. Hope you have your tolerance-hat on for worst-writing galore. With that in mind, good luck. Donald Trump and Alex Jones and a society that can't rise above conspiracy theory, WWE and stupid ugly old white people that belong in the 1950s. No. Seriously. They really do belong in the … Continue reading Finding Your Star Chamber Behind The Swine Ear Before The Nail Falls On The Hammer
Roadkill And Other Forms Of Scaring Ausländer Out Of Germania
The horse in the pic above literally asked me, albeit in German, to leave his country. The fish in the moat around some #eurowasteland baroque castle said nothing. The flying rat reminded me of the story I'm about to tell. And the headless mouse reminded me of all those in my beloved #americant that got … Continue reading Roadkill And Other Forms Of Scaring Ausländer Out Of Germania
Worst Tweet # 4 Thousand So-n-So
Since the 80s #americant has been living off of consume-to-survive nothingness, meritlessness and the rule of mindless, college grad corporate #Automatons run amok. Understanding how the old economy so easily defeated the new economy in the 90s is also something worth considering. Then there're the #warmongering #WarsofChoice of this new millennium. And now you're worried … Continue reading Worst Tweet # 4 Thousand So-n-So
Women And Men Working
Believe what you want. Still. They're both going nowhere. Rant on. -T
The Confusion Of Roadkill, Mighty Mouse And Who Is In My Dungeon Or Who Will Survive My Neighbor’s Dog’s (W)Rath?
In my previous post, I wanted to put up these pics. But then I started typing and, well, you know how that batshit show ends up. Still. Here is potentially the post I would have uploaded regarding roadkill, my youthful confusion between Mighty Mouse and Mickey Mouse and a dead rabbit that was obviously … Continue reading The Confusion Of Roadkill, Mighty Mouse And Who Is In My Dungeon Or Who Will Survive My Neighbor’s Dog’s (W)Rath?
That Place Where I’m Going
Source of pic: vevo.com search for The Beatles Hey Jude and go to about 6m 24sec. Rant on, -T
Geblitzt Again And Again And Again Again
So what's my excuse this time? I'm 7 km/h above the 50 km/h speed limit. Go figure. I can't remember how many times I've been caught doing five to ten km/h above a speed limit and then get this stupid letter. Can't they at least take better care to take my picture? I mean, this … Continue reading Geblitzt Again And Again And Again Again
Scooter In The Rhein
Just wondering how it got there. Rant onwards. -T
Existentialism Country Music Style Or Subverting How And Why Your Truck Broke Down, The Dog Died And Beauty Got Away
If I had to make a list of all-time favourite pop songs number one without doubt is You Never Give Me Your Money by the Beatles. It is a song that I can hear numerous times in a row and after I'm tired of hearing it and finally turn it off--until the next time I … Continue reading Existentialism Country Music Style Or Subverting How And Why Your Truck Broke Down, The Dog Died And Beauty Got Away
That Day I Stopped Dipping The Oreo In Her Milk
Morning routine: at least three light double espressos from my Jura and if her cookie jar ain't empty, some of them too. After that it's time to take Beckett the killer pug out for a walk. Rant onwards. -T
Worst-Writer’s Interwebnet Pseudo Warhol 15 Minutes Or So. Thanks @Mr_Electrico
Dear worst-readers the world over, the post referred to by @Mr_Electrico in the screenshot (tweet) above is here. My worst-response, other than my tweet (in the screenshot) is here: Why have liberals in my beloved and missed #americant failed so miserably since I left at the beginning of the end that was the 1990s? Or … Continue reading Worst-Writer’s Interwebnet Pseudo Warhol 15 Minutes Or So. Thanks @Mr_Electrico
Naked Barge Drivers And Ford Fiestas On Their Way To Awaiting Suckers The World Over. Or Whoever Else Can Pay.
Almost didn't get this pic, dear worst-reader. Had to struggle to pull my smartphone from my pocket where it always rests albeit connected to my ears by really bad audio-phonic cabling that enables me to listen to podcasts (mostly Anglo news) while walking Beckett the killer pug. Indeed #1. In the nick-of-time, I noticed yet … Continue reading Naked Barge Drivers And Ford Fiestas On Their Way To Awaiting Suckers The World Over. Or Whoever Else Can Pay.
Glass Cliff, Glass Ceiling Or How Her Corporate Soul Is Made Of As Much Nothingness As His
I’ve always had a problem with motherhood being on a pedestal. Is it because I was hatched? Procreation is more of a disease than something worth a baby shower and the happy wonderland consequence that is the lie of family life. I suppose that could mean I’m only partly misogynistic or just General Schmuck. Anyone … Continue reading Glass Cliff, Glass Ceiling Or How Her Corporate Soul Is Made Of As Much Nothingness As His
Exercise In Translation: F-Word In German Not A Type Of Insect
Translating the German f-word and feeling some cumuppance. And so. Another example of living-the-dream in #eurowasteland with Margo Honecker's Germania-galore protege Merkel and the aristocrats with all the inherited money that afford us park benches. Or maybe not. Ranting onwards.
Conspiratorial Death Of The Eurasian Magpie That Brought Down My Cessna
No. Seriously. I had this wild pre-dawn dream. I was in PHL with my wife. We were working together on an American TV show that had a deadline. I had to take a Cessna plane to MD in order to solve a problem in the TV show's script. On the trip back to PHL the Cessna … Continue reading Conspiratorial Death Of The Eurasian Magpie That Brought Down My Cessna
A Sign For The Now, The Future And, Of Course, Profitable Ice Cream
Since I'm on a roll with translating today, here's one more. Saw this truck this morning while walking Beckett, the Killer Pug, and couldn't help but think of reality. So I snapped this pic. Indeed. Berufswunsch: Eiswagenfahrer. Translation: globalisation means that kids don't need school but instead a driver's license and maybe a few phonebooks … Continue reading A Sign For The Now, The Future And, Of Course, Profitable Ice Cream
Fehler Fehler (Error x 2?)
Technology at its best. Or maybe not. Wondering if Aldi-Talk (my lazy answer to rebelling against big German motherfcuker telecoms) has been infected by wcry. Serves them all right. Go hackers. Go luddites (who need a iPhone to get chicks). Or... No one wants my money. Rant on. -t
So Glad Those Dating Days Are Over Or Need A New Phone Case?
I suppose this would work well as Bill O'Reilly gift, too. Rant on. -t
Best Name Ever For A Bottle Of Wine?
That Woman Syndrome
One last thought before heading back to the old country where rational thought (still) prevails in the confines of political discourse. I spent a lot of time joining my mother this visit to her various church gatherings. Whether it's mass on Sunday morning or happy-hour at a local lodge, I'm there watching her, witnessing, taking in … Continue reading That Woman Syndrome
Twenty Bucks To Fly Across The Atlantic And Other Industry Antics Indicative Of How We Are So Thoroughly Screwed
No reason to be shocked. This flight, technically, I guess, has a "price" of "20.00 €". And why shouldn't it? Talk about a bargain. But then again, I did fly once across the Atlantic about thirty years ago--and for the life of me I can't remember the name of the airline--that costs somewhere around a … Continue reading Twenty Bucks To Fly Across The Atlantic And Other Industry Antics Indicative Of How We Are So Thoroughly Screwed
What’s Under The Bus You’ve Been Thrown?
As my beloved #americant waddles in the ease and comfort of blissful ignorance and the gayety of dysfunction, I've spent most of this day continuing my research as an expatriate in finding methodologies of distraction and systems of self medication. For example, tonight I'm due with my better half to visit a place that is gonna … Continue reading What’s Under The Bus You’ve Been Thrown?
The Bouncing Oysters From Middle Rhine
See those little air bubbles? Well, I've finally managed to get a pic of this rare oyster species. It's called the Rhine River Jumping Oyster. No. Seriously. It's an oyster that jumps. When the oyster is, for whatever reason, out of water those little air bubbles grow and expand and can be used to move it … Continue reading The Bouncing Oysters From Middle Rhine