Flashing between regret and resolve regarding taking German III. This is the kind of semester where the kid gloves come off. The class is mostly auf Deutsch, and coming into that 3 hours a week over crappy Zoom audio is a struggle. I have to think on my feet and just get into the dance. …
Author Archives: Shawn
Der Anfang drei
Heute habe ich erst Klasse auf Deutsch III. Bin ich nervos? Naturlich! I am so rusty!
Pluck
When, in a society, you have developed the methods to turn a profit when the market goes up, and you have developed the methods to earn a profit when the market goes down, then you can fully expect that the market will not remain stable for long. Eventually someone will pluck the string. Then, in …
Meter and Terse
I used to write poetry,But seldom had love to read it.That squarely makes mea two-faced, goddamned hypocrite. I wrote a bolus of verse,Asked my cafe friend to read it.He said it was shit, asked me who I read.Told him I didn’t need it. Offended, I asked whyHis opinion wasn’t so inviting,Without a pause he askedBy …
Vidi Non
I think I need to come to terms with the fact that I’m no longer a movie guy. Looking at my media server, there are 130 movies out of the entire collection that are unwatched after years, despite my best intentions. I’m never home long enough to watch anything longer than 30 minutes before passing …