Monthly Archives: December 2025

Brain biopsies, they are everywhere!

When I got an e-mail with the subject line “help sueing the german government”, I thought it was concerning another lawsuit for delayed processing of a citizenship application. Which I get a lot, and in which cases I am happy … Continue reading

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The Spanish Christmas Lottery

Zur deutschen Fassung. In many countries and families, a battle is raging over whether December 24th or 25th is the real Christmas. The Orthodox churches in Eastern Europe are known to take their time and don’t celebrate until January 7th, … Continue reading

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Treating Winter Depression with Expressionism

There are lots of things that people try against winter depression: light therapy, hibernation, drugs, electric shocks.
As a low-level intervention I recommend a visit to the museum. Continue reading

Posted in Germany, Life, Photography | Tagged , , | 9 Comments