With northern Germany now having to deal with an unseasonably warm spring, it’s time to take a last look back at the unseasonably snowy winter that it just endured. And when it comes to winter, a personal pet peeve of mine is people who don’t clear their cars of snow and ice properly. (Sounds unusuallyContinue reading “A lazy shade of winter”
Tag Archives: dogs
Un-vital signs 09.01.2026
It’s finally happened! After literally years of being promised that the appropriate signs would be coming “very soon” or told that such signs were not necessary in the first place, the University of Not-Bielefeld finally put up signs on my campus late last year indicating that all dogs must be on a leash. Ok, signsContinue reading “Un-vital signs 09.01.2026”
Un-vital signs 02.10.2025
A few weeks ago, the following sign popped up on the garbage bin on campus that I pop my dog’s poop down every morning forbidding this practice in the future. Someone in Not-Bielefeld must be very proud of themselves. They need to work on their punctuation a little but did manage to use the genitiveContinue reading “Un-vital signs 02.10.2025”
Orna-mental health
World Mental Health Day is on the horizon (October 10th), something that, quite frankly, is stressing me out a little. Not the day itself, of course, just the attempts of the University of Not-Bielefeld to capitalize on it. The background to this is a survey that the University recently conducted asking how its employees evaluatedContinue reading “Orna-mental health”
BCD 10.09.2025
As happens every couple of weeks or so, I got barked at again today for letting my dog walk off-leash at the University. The person complaining was new, but much of the conversation wasn’t. What was new, however, is that he volunteered the reason why all dogs on campus should be on a leash withoutContinue reading “BCD 10.09.2025”
Un-vital signs 05.02.2025
After many, many attempts to get the Jetpack AI to deliver me a good picture of a dog in Ikea for my latest blog post (and after having long given up getting it to have that dog peeing on some of the furniture), it finally gave me one that I really liked and that youContinue reading “Un-vital signs 05.02.2025”
Why do two rights mean someone’s wrong?
My dog and I pretty much have a 24/7 relationship. This includes bathroom breaks on both sides. Me for hers for bagging purposes and her for mine for whatever reason. (Ask her …) It also includes work where I blatantly smuggle her into the building and where she also attends all my classes. (But noneContinue reading “Why do two rights mean someone’s wrong?”
Can’t see the wood for the needs
Another week, another example of environmental pseudo-do-goodery on the part of the University of Not-Bielefeld. This time around, the plan is to enlist volunteers from the university community to plant a Tiny Forest (their capitalization, not mine) on the grounds of the university according to the Miyawaki method. Through this action, the hope is toContinue reading “Can’t see the wood for the needs”
Waste not, think not
This story is actually comparatively old, but work isn’t especially enticing at the moment. So … Nearly two years ago, “wiser” heads in Zagreb were searching for some way to get the city’s residents to recycle more. Although Zagreb uses all the standard bins (household, organic, paper, and plastic waste), its Zagrebians don’t. Or atContinue reading “Waste not, think not”
Talkin’ shit …
I have a confession to make … For years now, I’ve been throwing organic waste in with the normal trash, a crime minimally punishable here in Germany by a stern and very long-winded lecture from the neighbours. Befitting the times, my excuse is simple: I blame Big Government. The waste, of course, is dog poop,Continue reading “Talkin’ shit …”
The Blog About Fog 