Author Archives: jb

Just in case anyone’s interested

Posted on 4 January, 2012 by jb

Christian Wullf is Germany’s president, a mostly titular position but constitutionally significant and with a high moral authority Used to be Premier of one of the Federal states, got to be too much competition for Angela Merkel who grabbed the … Continue reading →

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The view from Away

Posted on 4 January, 2012 by jb

Will someone please explain this to me? (And just what have these people been smoking anyway – just look at their eyes….?) The New York Times says: The Iowa caucuses open the Republican nominating contest on Jan. 3. The outcome … Continue reading →

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It’s all Chinese to me…

Posted on 4 January, 2012 by jb

Oh. I see. That would be “jaune”…. HT to the lovely Catherine Moullé for the translation

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A short love story

Posted on 4 January, 2012 by jb

A man and a woman who had never met before, but who were both married to other people, found  themselves assigned to the same sleeping room on a trans-continental train. Though initially embarrassed and uneasy over sharing a room, they … Continue reading →

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Belting it out

Posted on 3 January, 2012 by jb

  Quote “I am the embarrassed angel in the middle with the gold tinsel halo. You can’t really miss my little sister with her humongous wings” Or voice…

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Tunes for a Tuesday – 3 January 2012

Posted on 3 January, 2012 by jb

Analog – Georg Ringsgwandl – Untersendling [Listen] Baby Blue – Echoes – Billboard Top 100 – 1961 [Listen] Mess Your Hair Up – White Denim – Workout Holiday  [Listen] The Promise – Bruce Springsteen – 18 Tracks [Listen] Dead Man … Continue reading →

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Willy DeVille is America’s loss

Posted on 2 January, 2012 by jb

Willy DeVille is America’s loss even if America doesn’t know it yet. The reason is simple: Like the very best rock and roll writers and performers in our history, he’s one of the very few who got it right; he … Continue reading →

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Crony capitalism

Posted on 2 January, 2012 by jb

Democrats, too   HT http://ldsgeek.tumblr.com/post/14479671292/this-is-crony-capitalism

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This is not Row 20

Posted on 2 January, 2012 by jb

This is Row 19. I know this because I was told this in no uncertain manner  by a lady in the cathedral in Mainz last night. New Year concert, seats in Row 20. Identify Row 20 in the usual manner … Continue reading →

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Or when I laugh…

Posted on 1 January, 2012 by jb
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