Will ich jetzt wirklich einen Podcast über christlichen Zionismus hören? Andererseits war die erste Folge über den jüdischen Zionismus wirklich interessant :blobcatthink: .
Das Wort und das Fleisch: Der christliche Zionismus
Hmpf, überhaupt nicht zufrieden mit meinem Vortrag beim #pintofscience. :-/ Schnell den Faden verloren und wichtige Punkte vergessen. Am Ende sogar noch 10 Minuten überzogen. 🙈
@vicgrinberg guter Umgang mit "in den Sand setzen" ist so wichtig, gerade wenn man Vorbild ist!
Ich denke immer noch an den Matheprof, der einmal mit "mir ist gerade eben aufgefallen, dass der Beweis, den ich bringen wollte, totaler Quatsch ist. Naja. Wir überlegen uns was." in die Vorlesung reinkam.
Ich schlage übrigens einen verpflichtenden sozialen Dienst für Männer im Alter von 45 Jahren vor. Es tut immer gut mal was anderes zu sehen und die Gesellschaft braucht eure Hilfe 😚
@Zahlenzauberin eigentlich ist das eine total gute Idee: in mittlerem Alter noch mal eine Auszeit. Vielleicht danach in den Beruf zurückkehren, vielleicht auch was ganz anderes machen; raus aus dem gemütlich eingerichteten, vielleicht auch festgefahrenen Leben. Würde ich sofort machen.
The Lidl Wiesbaden does not have wild garlic. This seems to be totally a Southern German thing (yes, if they had it I would have brought it all the way from Wiesbaden to Leiden, I even had an extra bag packed to transport it safely) 😭😭😭😭
Starts with a promisingly astute observation: “It would be so tedious for you, wouldn’t it, to have your research interrupted every so often by cultists wanting to worship the thing you were studying? In my department, now, we don’t have such problems.” “Good heavens, Harriet—you study money! All sorts of people worship that.”
(In STEM, we get crackpots, but our cultists are usually violently denying our findings instead of worshipping them.)
I started reading Octavia Butler's "Parable of the Sower," and it's really good, but it's also a very possible post-apocalyptic USA set in 2024, and it's actually giving me nightmares. I might have to stop...she's an amazing author. Maybe a bit too good.
@sundogplanets I read it last year, and yes, it feels so much like a possible, no, probable future! It's still very much on my mind, and has led to some very real preparation.
It is a so very good book, but a so very hard one too.
(I still have nightmares about the opening chapters of "The Ministry for the Future")
I love passing by wind turbines. They are such an essential solarpunk element to me. Seeing one feels like a sign of hope: a different future is possible.
And the sermon asking "how would Jesus deal with difficult co-workers, with people having a different opinion?" had me thinking "with a lot of love and harsh words if necessary".
The priest apparently thought the answer was "with endless tolerance and discussion", which I don't agree with: that's cool for "coffee or tea, FC Bayern or Tour de France" but not for "should people be allowed to transition, should refugees have rights". And I think Jesus was clear here.
I made it to Restaurant Ernst in Berlin today - folks, everything I heard about it got topped by the real experience.
I will not call it best because there is no way to compare Vermeer to Van Gogh or El Greco to Mucha, they are too different - but it's definitely among my absolute recommendations.
I had the full menu (their only option) + the non-alcoholic pairing. Wanna come along?
(P.S. Folks, remember, I block ruthlessly if you poop on my party.)
Still not in the mood for "Exordia" and heavy ethics, so I'll read Pleiti and Mossa's new adventures next, as @older's sequel to "The Mimicking of Known Successes" is just out!
Welp, these long titles don't make good hashtags, do they.