Category Archives: General

Of Plagiarism and Dead Polar Bears

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Cora

Sad: Knut, the world famous polar bear from the Berlin Zoo, died yesterday, aged only four which even by polar bear standards is no age to die at all. It seems as if Knut lived his short life under an … Continue reading →

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Faintly Disturbing Search Terms

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Cora

Today, someone found my blog after entering “sex with my mom self” into Google. I don’t think I want to know what that person was looking for, but I’m pretty sure my site doesn’t have it. I also get regular … Continue reading →

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The Sword of Damocles is hanging over our heads

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Cora

These past few days, I’ve spent much classroom time explaining to terrified seventh and eighth-graders that yes, what is happening in Japan is horrible and no, there is no direct danger to us at the moment. At least half of … Continue reading →

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Can we please go back in time and skip this weekend?

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Cora

This is turning out to be a really shitty weekend. First of all, there were some very bad health news for a dear relative. Then there was the Japan earthquake and tsunami with an as of yet undetermined number of … Continue reading →

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Photo Post

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Cora

And now for some photos: Spring is coming, as evidenced by the crocus blossoms blooming in my garden.

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100 Years of International Women’s Day

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Cora

One hundred years ago today, German Socialist Clara Zetkin introduced International Women’s Day to be celebrated on March 8th. So let’s celebrate awesome women everywhere. Why not start by reading some Clara Zetkin? Some of her writing are available online … Continue reading →

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Cora goes to the mall – and testdrives an iPad

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Cora

I hadn’t actually planned to go anywhere today, but a friend called me this afternoon. He was feeling restless and wanted to go to the cinema, so we headed for the Waterfront mall which currently houses Bremen’s nicest multiplex cinema. … Continue reading →

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Search Term Weirdness

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Cora

Somebody entered “cora winning the oscar” into a search engine and landed here. Not that I’d mind winning one, not at all, but I haven’t. The closest I’ve ever come to a major award was seeing a Bambi award in … Continue reading →

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Sex versus Death

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Cora

Only a short post today, cause I’m tired. Yesterday evening, I was at the monthly translators’ meet-up, had some crawfish pasta and red wine and a nice chat with some colleagues. Unsurprisingly, there was much griping about zu Guttenberg. Talking … Continue reading →

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Quo Vadis, Epic Fantasy?

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Cora

Well, at least we know where Karl Theodor zu Guttenberg is going, namely back to his castle in Franconia. Of the many commentaries on his resignation today, I quite like this one from Deutsche Welle. Nor is Guttenberg the only … Continue reading →

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