Category Archives: General

Random pretty photos from my collection

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Cora

Today is Sherwood Smith’s a.k.a. Sartorias’ birthday, so here are some pretty photos from my collection as a virtual present:

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Awards, Deaths and a Trailer

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Cora

I have been somewhat busy in the past few days, because three different translation clients suddenly needed something translated very urgently over the same long holiday weekend. Plus a random “I should write this some time” short fiction idea has … Continue reading →

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Photos: Friesland and the North Sea Coast

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Cora

As promised, here are some photos from our Ascension Day outing to the North Sea Coast. Among other things, there are views of the town of Jever, the perpetually troubled JadeWeser Port, the Wadden Sea world heritage site and the … Continue reading →

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Are Mother’s and Father’s Day outdated?

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Cora

This year, Germans are experiencing the fairly unusual constellation that Mother’s Day (May 13) and Father’s Day (a.k.a. Ascension Day, which is on May 17) take place in the same week. Now I’ve never been a big fan of Mother’s … Continue reading →

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Celle Photos

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Cora

As mentioned before, we went on a daytrip to the historical town of Celle on May 1st. For more information on why I have a troubled relationship with Celle, read the previous post. Nonetheless, Celle is a lovely town, as … Continue reading →

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It’s plagiarism season again

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Cora

It seemed as if the political plagiarism frenzy had come to an end after the last of the politicians found to have plagiarized their doctoral thesis lost her degree in a revision of a decision from the 1980s. Now, however, … Continue reading →

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Another Interview with Cora

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Cora

Today, I am interviewed by Scarlett Rugers at 1001 First Lines, so come on over and say hello. I also interviewed Scarlett on my blog last month, just in case you didn’t see it.

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The Other Anniversary

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Cora

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you will have heard ad nauseum that April 15, 2012, is the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RSS Titanic after striking an iceberg. What is more, you’ll probably have watched some … Continue reading →

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Yorkshire Photos Part 4: Scenery

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Cora

For the final part of my Yorkshire photo posts, I offer a couple of scenery and nature shots, mostly taken from train windows. Enjoy!

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Help – The Spam Bots are taking over

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Cora

Like every blog owner, I get a fair amount of comment spam. Site visitors almost never see it, but unfortunately I have to skim it, because occasionally a legitimate comment ends up in the spam bucket. So I’ve seen a … Continue reading →

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