A late breakfast of hamburger and off to East Berlin through Checkpoint Charlie. We arrive at the checkpoint and yes Mom forgot the passport so back we went to pick them up. We had to register and check out with the staff at Checkpoint Charlie and then we walked into East Berlin and into aContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time ” : August 16, 1971: West Berlin, East Berlin; East Berlin Glum and Drab”
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“Travels to a Different Time” : August 13, 1971: West Berlin: The Ravenous Hamburger Attack by a Starving Teenager
We woke up today for our first day in West Berlin very refreshed. We went for a short walk to explore the neighbourhood and went to a supermarket to buy some meat, pickles and milk. I had a feast of 6 hamburgers and a litre of milk. I find it taking some time to getContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : August 13, 1971: West Berlin: The Ravenous Hamburger Attack by a Starving Teenager”
“Travels to a Different Time” : August 12, 1971: My 15th Birthday in Three Countries and The Communists Throw My Passport In My Face: “Kennedy” is Not Appreciated in the DDR! A Birthday Present of Memories!
We woke up today in our hunting lodge in the Black Forest and Fritz was in bad shape with a runny ear and a bad headache. We have been disease free in Yugoslavia for two months and we come to Germany and Fritz and Mom are sick! Have we imported a Yugoslavian plague? We wentContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : August 12, 1971: My 15th Birthday in Three Countries and The Communists Throw My Passport In My Face: “Kennedy” is Not Appreciated in the DDR! A Birthday Present of Memories!”
RKS Poetry: “Yet More Emergency Orders from Our Premier Doug Ford”
Yet More Emergency Orders From Our Premier Doug Ford Unfortunately we have become used to “emergency orders” to facethe circling “enemy” of COVID as defined by the politico-medico eliteas the opposition to incessant curtailing of liberties mounts in Ontario..oh…oh.Doug gets tough with another order slicing into the trucker convoypraise be the auto manufacturers sayas democracyContinue reading “RKS Poetry: “Yet More Emergency Orders from Our Premier Doug Ford””
Passage of the Day: Symptoms and Mindfulness
“When you look into a symptom with the full power of mindfulness, whether it is muscle tension, a rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath, fever or pain it gives you much more of a chance to remember to honour your body and listen to the messages it is trying to give you. When we fail toContinue reading “Passage of the Day: Symptoms and Mindfulness”
August 10, 1971: Munich: Letter from Margaret Mary Stephen to Her Mother-in-Law
At last we are in a civilized country. We arrived in Munich from Bled after a 9-hour train trip and both Robert and I are exhausted. We both had showers and I washed our clothes. The water was black. The train had started in Athens. No food and the toilets were sickening. Our friend tookContinue reading “August 10, 1971: Munich: Letter from Margaret Mary Stephen to Her Mother-in-Law“
Reflections of Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog: The Benefits of Coffee
“Many people do not feel that they can get through the day, or even the morning, without a cup of coffee (or two or three). Having a cup of coffee becomes a way of taking care of yourself, a way of stopping, a way of connecting with others or with yourself. It has its ownContinue reading “Reflections of Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog: The Benefits of Coffee”
Dylan’s Quote of the Day: Busyness as Self Destructive
“Filling up your time with busyness is another self-destructive avoidance behavior. Instead of facing up to your problems, you can run around like crazy doing good things until your life is overflowing with commitments and obligations and you can’t possibly make time for yourself. Despite all the running around, you may not really know whatContinue reading “Dylan’s Quote of the Day: Busyness as Self Destructive”
“Travels to a Different Time” : August 9, 1971: Finally in Munich: Hello Fritz: Drinking Beer and Eating Sausages in the Shadow of Hitler: Hunting Wild Pigs in the Moonlight: 230 Kilometres an Hour in an Alfa Romeo Spider on the Autobahn
Bedraggled we got off the train in Munich at 2:30 in the afternoon. We made it to the Excelsior Hotel in Munich. In comparison to the barren accommodations of Yugoslavia this hotel was LUXURY but at $29 a night we could spend that on rooms in Yugoslavia for two weeks. We both had our firstContinue reading ““Travels to a Different Time” : August 9, 1971: Finally in Munich: Hello Fritz: Drinking Beer and Eating Sausages in the Shadow of Hitler: Hunting Wild Pigs in the Moonlight: 230 Kilometres an Hour in an Alfa Romeo Spider on the Autobahn”
Passage of the Day: “Workaholism”
“If you feel stressed and dissatisfied by family life, for instance, then work can be used as a wonderful excuse for never being home. If your work gives you pleasure and you get positive feedback from colleagues, if you feel in control when you are there, if you have power and status and feel productiveContinue reading “Passage of the Day: “Workaholism””
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