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Monthly Archives: May 2013
Weekend
17/05/2013 – 19:55
“Honey, do you think that they might be intelligent? And are they able to enjoy good grass?”
Cheap Philosophy Day – About elections and trash
16/05/2013 – 17:59
In the Spanish language the letters “B” and “V” sound very similar. So it’s very common to see orthographic errors with these two letters. Good examples are the words “votar” (to vote) and “botar” (to throw away). Someone wanted to keep his village clean, but instead reached an even higher level: “Forbidden to vote trash”. read more
Silence
16/05/2013 – 01:31
Today, mainly due to an even worse lack of inspiration than usual, I would like to invite you to share a moment of silence and reflection with me… Until the 1970´s the nuns of this convent lived completely isolated from the outerworld – they didn´t talk and show themselves to outsiders. Even between them, only read more
Business as usual in La Paz
15/05/2013 – 01:37
While I waited for my turn at the Bolivian foreigners´ registration office, two demonstrations passed in front of the building. At least, the participants of the second one weren´t throwing overgrown and explosive birthday candles (=dynamite). Yesterday, there was a march, too. The day before yesterday not – but only because it was Sunday…
NextGen Socialist Art
13/05/2013 – 21:25
As of late, in Bolivia you can find a lot of “educational” paintings on walls that resemble (for me, in an uncomfortable way) paintings from communist countries (before 1989) This one focuses on motivating people to pay their taxes (actually, this is an important issue for the Bolivian economy due to the general evasion), at the read more
Operation Safer Weekend
10/05/2013 – 23:11
Weekend – party time! Enjoy it! Just one thing – Please follow the example of this responsible gentleman and don´t drive when drunk. And don´t forget to fasten your seat belt – or use at least a rope as shown in the picture.
Cheap Philosophy Day
09/05/2013 – 16:52
How many of us do actually know how a pineapple grows? On a tropical pine? On a palm tree? In a can?