Category Archives: Life

My first Writing Job

Posted on 2020-02-29 by

When I was 13 years or so, I had a friend. That friend had a girlfriend, of sorts. I din’t know her because she went to a different high school than us, and our high school was the limit of … Continue reading →

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An extra day: 29 February 2020

Posted on 2020-02-29 by

Today, you will receive a precious gift: an extra day. Because 2020 is a leap year, you will have 24 hours more in your year. Even those who pretend that they don’t have enough time have no more excuse not … Continue reading →

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“How are you?”

Posted on 2020-02-08 by

Someone: How are you? Me: Confused. Someone: Oh. I am sorry to hear that. Me: No, that’s OK. I am studying philosophy. When I first went to Israel on a youth exchange program, I stayed with a family in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Israel, Language, Life | 25 Comments

Just a Cup of Tea

Posted on 2019-08-09 by

It’s really mystifying how Aachen could once have been such an important city. Charlemagne, Holy Roman Empire, coronation place of kings, and all of that in a city without a river. I am only here for a few days, not … Continue reading →

Posted in Germany, Life, Love, Travel | Tagged | 7 Comments

My secular Shabbat

Posted on 2019-06-25 by

Readers of this blog will have noticed that I am a radical Atheist. But there is one religious idea that I have incorporated in my life, although in a secular version. It’s the idea of the shabbat, the 7th day … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Philosophy, Religion, Technology | Tagged , , , , | 40 Comments

Honeymoon on a Train

Posted on 2019-04-15 by

The young man went to the dining car alone because the wife had a strict rule about not eating after 8 pm and, having crossed several time zones on the long train journey, she was unsure which of them to … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Life, Love, Marriage, Time, Travel | Tagged , , , | 11 Comments

Where do Babies come from?

Posted on 2019-03-27 by

The other day, I overheard a conversation at the restaurant: Everyone on my Facebook is having a baby. That doesn’t mean we need to have one too. These baby photos receive a lot of likes, though. How many? 33, 25, … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Facebook, Life | Tagged | 16 Comments