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Democracy.
Oct. 22nd, 2013 11:32 amIn honour of today's first session of the new Bundestag I'll show you what it looks like at night:
We don't have a new government yet - the coalition talks have just started - and this is the building where all the Members of Parliament have their offices:
( Here: )
We don't have a new government yet - the coalition talks have just started - and this is the building where all the Members of Parliament have their offices:
( Here: )
School shopping.
Sep. 3rd, 2013 07:10 pmSo there I was at the local branch of an international chain selling office supplies because I wanted to buy something I'd seen in their advertising. Yes, I know but the item I was after was a ring binder so ugly that I needed to get it - it is for a special purpose.
Of course the store was swarming with people - school starts here tomorrow or the day after (if it's your first day at school) and there were these confused groups of parents with lists in hand looking for their children and for the various items that they will need for their first day of school. ( Blue is for boys... )
Of course the store was swarming with people - school starts here tomorrow or the day after (if it's your first day at school) and there were these confused groups of parents with lists in hand looking for their children and for the various items that they will need for their first day of school. ( Blue is for boys... )
Up the mountain, down the mountain.
May. 5th, 2013 04:20 pmChildless weekend meant fun for grown-ups: a party on Friday, Iron Man 3 on Saturday and time to do some work for school. I'd promised myself to resume posting holiday pictures only after I had made progress on my to do list. (It's still full, but I've got several important things done.)
So, that's why you had a bit of break in my Mallorca spamming.
( Here's more: )
So, that's why you had a bit of break in my Mallorca spamming.
( Here's more: )
So, why Good Friday?
The online etymology dictionary says it's from good meaning holy in Middle English.
German wikipedia claims it's all Martin Luther's fault, but don't provide a source. I remain unconvinced especially as Germans call the day Karfreitag and not Guter Freitag, not even as an unoffical title.
I grew up Protestant, though I'm not an expert on all things Luther, but there is a tendency to attribute word usage to him, because his translation of the Bible was so groundbreaking and thus a first source for many expressions.
A quick internet search has given me the following quotation from Dr. Martin Luther̓s sämmtliche Werke: Homiletische und katechetische Schriften
"Wer den stillen Freitag und den Ostertag nicht hat, hat keinen guten Tag im Jahr"
a rough translation of which would be
Those who don't have the quiet Friday and the day of Easter, do not have a good day in the year.
This reminds me of the joke about what to do with 360 used condoms (the punchline involves the name of a famous tire manufacturer) but it is definitely not evidence for Martin Luther coming up with Guter Freitag. Quiet Friday maybe, but that hasn't caught on much either.
Google books gave me this which has pre-Luther quotations and also says that there was similar usage in the north of France from the 13th century onwards. Thank you, Christiane Wanzeck and your book "Zur Etymologie Lexikalisierter Farbwortverbindungen: Untersuchungen Anhand Der Farben Rot, Gelb, Grün und Blau". Apparently that whole week used to be called "Good" as was every single day.
So, definitely not Luther.
And with this not so fascinating fact I'll leave you and return to my marking pile!
The online etymology dictionary says it's from good meaning holy in Middle English.
German wikipedia claims it's all Martin Luther's fault, but don't provide a source. I remain unconvinced especially as Germans call the day Karfreitag and not Guter Freitag, not even as an unoffical title.
I grew up Protestant, though I'm not an expert on all things Luther, but there is a tendency to attribute word usage to him, because his translation of the Bible was so groundbreaking and thus a first source for many expressions.
A quick internet search has given me the following quotation from Dr. Martin Luther̓s sämmtliche Werke: Homiletische und katechetische Schriften
"Wer den stillen Freitag und den Ostertag nicht hat, hat keinen guten Tag im Jahr"
a rough translation of which would be
Those who don't have the quiet Friday and the day of Easter, do not have a good day in the year.
This reminds me of the joke about what to do with 360 used condoms (the punchline involves the name of a famous tire manufacturer) but it is definitely not evidence for Martin Luther coming up with Guter Freitag. Quiet Friday maybe, but that hasn't caught on much either.
Google books gave me this which has pre-Luther quotations and also says that there was similar usage in the north of France from the 13th century onwards. Thank you, Christiane Wanzeck and your book "Zur Etymologie Lexikalisierter Farbwortverbindungen: Untersuchungen Anhand Der Farben Rot, Gelb, Grün und Blau". Apparently that whole week used to be called "Good" as was every single day.
So, definitely not Luther.
And with this not so fascinating fact I'll leave you and return to my marking pile!
Frost and snow.
Mar. 14th, 2013 07:00 pmLast week I was convinced that spring had sprung and I planted things and now they're buried under the snow.
I lugged around my big camera while I was driving or cycling to visit students on work experience, but somehow the pictures didn't come to me. There hasn't been much photography this year so far and I don't think that the Photo Bingo will go anywhere.
Planting and taking pictures are not the same, but the common ground seems to be that I'm not very successful in my creative endeavours.
The mobile phone camera has been in use somewhat and there are some pictures that I'm willing to show. The theme seems to be frost.
( Ice and snow. )
I lugged around my big camera while I was driving or cycling to visit students on work experience, but somehow the pictures didn't come to me. There hasn't been much photography this year so far and I don't think that the Photo Bingo will go anywhere.
Planting and taking pictures are not the same, but the common ground seems to be that I'm not very successful in my creative endeavours.
The mobile phone camera has been in use somewhat and there are some pictures that I'm willing to show. The theme seems to be frost.
( Ice and snow. )