Reflecting on everyday life in a few words.
I made a mistake. I borrowed my father’s Zuriga espresso machine while he is traveling.
January 09, 2025 — Zuriga
While watching one of Apple’s stunning screensavers on the Apple TV, I just realized:
there must be several film teams constantly traveling the world on the hunt of new drone shots that capture the most spectacular perspectives of our planet earth.
Well… maybe in another life.
November 08, 2024 — Screensaver
Elon Musk is a terrible person, but his company caught a gargantuan rocket booster with “chopsticks” today.
October 13, 2024 — SpaceX
Raising a child is the toughest job on earth. It has good compensation, though.
June 08, 2024 — Parenting
I’m fully aware of our consumer society and its implications. I tend to lean against consumerism.
But the urge to have, to need something I discover that ticks all the boxes, is so strong. It’s really hard sometimes to take a step back, to resist and reflect.
June 02, 2024 — Consumerism
Isn‘t it odd that our sun, the single most influential and essential factor for life on earth, receives almost no credit from today’s major religious movements?
May 12, 2024 — Sun
Raising a child is hard, especially today. And tomorrow. And probably the day after tomorrow, too.
April 14, 2024 — Parenting
One year ago, we spent three weeks on the Azores. With our then five- and one-year-old kids, the trip was challenging and exhausting—and is one of my fondest and most cherished memories so far.
April 14, 2024 — Azores
I don’t need motivational or inspirational posters on my wall.
Instead, I watch our Clematis montana as it stretches toward the sky, climbing the rope inch by inch, all the while sprouting new leaves and nourishing butterflies with its vibrant blooms.
April 13, 2024 — Clematis montana
Approximately 4,000 weeks. That’s how long I’ll live (statistically)—make ’em count.
March 17, 2024 — Weeks
Once again, we just had free, fair and secret elections. This can not be emphazied enough.
March 17, 2024 — Elections
A few days ago, I had a million-dollar idea. Maybe.
February 24, 2024 — Million-dollar idea
Some days, you just try to get from one cappuccino to the next.
January 13, 2024 — Cappuccino
It’s fascinating how people’s attitudes to punctuality differ.
Even with two kids, we are usually plus/minus two minutes ‘on time’. We don’t compromise to achieve this. It’s an essential part of our organization and logistics.
Time is the most valuable thing each one of us has. I try to respect other people’s time.
December 30, 2023 — On time
Seven hours. That’s the amount of sleep I need to function… pretty well. It’s way less than how long I would sleep without kids, though.
Add another seven for work, and seven more for family life organization. That’s 21 hours to keep it all running, and leaves up to three hours a day to spend however I want.
That right there. That’s privilege. Prosperity. And when I’m old and wrinkled, I’ll reflect on how I spent those three hours every day.
December 14, 2023 — Three hours
Water falling from the sky is great. Seriously. I don’t mind. You do you.
But… what’s the point of doing it for two weeks straight? And why the fuck can’t you stick to your schedule like everybody else!?
October 29, 2023 — Rain