Mon, 19 Nov 2007
Symptoms
The German language has an expression that is "Zeichen der Zeit". Literally translated this means "Signs of the time", the idea behind that expression is that sometimes there are certains things or events that are symptopmatic for a current development or a general change of times.
One of these "Zeichen der Zeit" can currently be observed very nicely in our neighbourhood. In the last half year three shops in our direct vicinity closed down. One was a quite cute 60s cafe that was later rented out to a citizens' action committee, the second was a shop that sold wooden toys, the third was a health food shop. I don't know how long these shops where around, but all of them had lasted for at least a couple years if not longer. Now all three shops are rented out again, two are now temp work agencies, the third is a "consumer bank" that specialises on small consumer credits for things like cars, washing machines or entertainment electronics. Apparently they also cooperate with some mail order firms.
Is this really where we want to go?
Posted at: 23:07 in /english/musings
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Sat, 17 Nov 2007
Back from the bookshop
I am wondering ... when exactly did cookbooks stop being about cooking and start being about cooks?
Posted at: 18:32 in /english/musings
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