Food for Thought – Honi soit qui mal y pense
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I am a technical communicator – and this site contains the things I like most: thoughts and ideas, some background information on some of my hobbies, poems I like and sayings I endorse. Hope you find it of interest, entertaining or even helpful…
Whatever you do – have a nice day!
Since the dawn of time, one might say, diplomacy and negotiations follow rules. Iran and its people have every reason to be proud of a culture that is thousands of years old. Painting, drawing, poetry, music, hand-knotted carpets renowned throughout the world, cuisine…you name it: Wherever you look, it is refined and unique. In addition …
Yes, of course: It’s past a pandemic. Look at times in history, when people died in heaps, literally: Bodies everywhere in the streets, literally — in heaps. So, business is slow, because we saw inflation due to high costs of the pandemic’s health measures: Everywhere when it was declared to have stopped businesses and shops …
Continue reading “Economy Slow… or: Desperately Seeking Sales… or: How Weapons for War Make Profit…”
There are enough people who know that Trump is not to be trusted. Neither is the statement about ‘just’ wanting to destroy the Uranium enrichment facilities in Iran. Nor the ideas in relation to tariff raises for all and any countries outside the US. That’s blackmail, pure and simple. To start a war on a …
This section is about selected movies. The ones I like or consider special.
A movie actually was starting point for my little site: ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’ also called ‘A Midwinter’s Tale’ by Kenneth Branagh. It had been unavailable from any kind of broadcast or digital sources. So I digitised my VHS copies and put a description online… find that here, too.
By and by I will add a few of my most liked movies as a small reference.
A Stranger Among Us – Sidney Lumet – The Beauty of Humanity
McFarland, USA – Life’s Beauty
Kenneth Branagh: A Midwinter’s Tale
12 Angry Men – Presumptions, Judgement, Error …
Variations on a Theme: Moonlight in New York – Frankie and Johnny
It’s a Wonderful Life – The Counterpoise Lights
The Lives of Others – The Eavesdropper’s Pain…
84 Charing Cross Road – Love for Books, Words and People
Keeping Mum – Black Humour in Full Swing
Hope Springs (2012) – Marriage Revisited – With Passion
The Big Year – Watch the Bird…
The Odd Couple – Oddities of Everyday Life With That Little Smile…
The Closet – The Elegant French Fun on Business, Bullies and Prejudice
The Remains of the Day – The Quiet Drama of Life and Love
I am a technical communicator – and I like to do things that are related to technical matters just as much as I like dancing, writing, cooking, knitting, crocheting, thinking, watching movies, reading, listening to music, doing nothing…
I hope this little site provides some information or food for thought, entertaining insights – or just plain fun.
If you like it, leave me a comment, if you don’t – constructive criticism is also welcome!