Author: Fabian
What You Should Know About Broccoli Sandwiches
I stumbled about this post a few months ago and added it to my 50 or so open Safari tabs. As I rarely eat eggs anymore, time passed. But then, this weekend, I suddenly found myself with a bunch of eggs in my fridge and not much else to cook. Broccoli being a favorite of… Continue reading What You Should Know About Broccoli Sandwiches
Still Working on Trains
Ever since moving to the island, my travel times within Germany have vastly expanded. Living close to the Danish border, even a simple trip to Hamburg will take about four hours. Four hours with no wi-fi, bad cellphone coverage and little distractions in a beautiful, but flat and repetitive landscape: The perfect place to get… Continue reading Still Working on Trains
The Thinker as the Ichthyosaur
“In the face of the increasingly materialist and pragmatic orientation of our age … it would not be eccentric in future to contemplate a society in which those who live for the pleasures of the mind will no longer have the right to demand their place in the sun. The writer, the thinker, the dreamer,… Continue reading The Thinker as the Ichthyosaur
Bigger vs. Better
“Life gets bigger, with grand adventures, and achievements, and meeting important people, and acquiring new skills and talents, and accumulating resources and fancy possessions. But bigger doesn’t necessarily mean better. If your life gets bigger, but veers away from your values and essential nature, you’re stuck with the wrong life, and you have to reboot… Continue reading Bigger vs. Better