From time to time, my brain teases me with an opening line, hoping I would pick it up from there. If your goal is to get better, quantity beats quality. Hours of deliberate practice beat moments of inspiration. Okay, let’s see where this takes us. I may have...
Once every year, with the precision and predictability of a swiss timekeeper, yours truly turns his attention away from all the failings of the human condition and, instead, immerses himself in the pursuit of spreading joy. Unfortunately, no red coats, white furs, or...
There is a special kind of ringing in your ears when you have to get up early after a whole night of talking, laughing, and drinking. The occasion was worth celebrating—the 1st anniversary of E.’s stem cell transplant. Whatever scientific trick the magicians at...
Yours truly has been busy the last two months. Mostly with remembering how to interview for a job. And understanding how to write CVs these days. Did you know that if you want to have good odds of success, you need to make your CV search engine friendly? Not Google,...
[See full image gallery] Konin is one of those places in Poland that no one visits, but everyone has heard about. Middle of nowhere. What remains of a mining town after there’s nothing left to mine. The ugliest place in Poland. Used to have 100,000 inhabitants,...
Photography, notes, and observations from my visit to Brandenburg an der Havel, a town in the heart of former East Germany. Short and sweet. Hope you enjoy it.
Much has changed in Poznan. I used to know the city on a level of intimacy that comes only with living somewhere for half of your life. Which pubs are good for trying out new craft beer, and which ones are for a quiet sit-down with a friend to talk about life into the...
