Concept of the month November 2023: Bless you   Thanks! Darn it. It’s been like this for ages. Ongoing family concert here, pulling several all-nighters. Even called in sick a few times. It [...]

Concept of the month January 2023: Variety night   We spent a week in the Alps, my family and those of 6 friends. There were 26 of us in total, fourteen adults and twelve children, aging [...]

Concept of the month March 2016: Discrimination   Being a translator, incorrect use of words is a daily recurring issue. Most historical linguists reject this qualification, arguing that [...]

Concept of the month February 2017: Out-of-home workplace   For nine consecutive years I have been working for myself now. Over the years, I have increasingly become able to cherry-pick [...]

Concept of the month September 2018: Flow   Doesn’t that come in handy? This argument has never appealed to me. It is used to justify the purchase of a variety of modern apparatuses that [...]

Concept of the month June 2019: THIS IS, THIS NOT   Let’s have porridge! We want our boys (5 and 3) to have a breakfast without bread every now and then. Both need a little extra motivation [...]

Concept of the 15th of December 2020: Christmas breakfast   In a country bursting with prosperity, my eldest son turns 7 today. He was going to treat his classmates tomorrow, but the schools [...]

Concept of the month January 2022: Lost and found   My winter hat has disappeared. On a Sunday morning, I am riding my bike on a journey to the other side of town. I am wearing a the winter [...]

Concept of the month October 2022: Hatched markings   This time around, I am writing about a word that has fascinated me for years. It refers to what seems to be a sacred part of a public [...]