The Froth

Felt animals don’t scream

22. September 2008

I have got a problem. My problem is twofold. The fist part of my problem is that I am obnoxious, therefore things that should not really annoy me, do. Like things that make everybody else happy. The second part of my problem is with the word “nesting”. I dislike this word unless it concerns birds. [...]

Birds, Beasts and Relatives

15. September 2008

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It’s that time of the year, when I have to explain what a nameday is. A nameday is a celebration of your name and in Greece, it is almost as big as your birthday. Not everybody has a nameday. For example, M. doesn’t have one. His parents gave him an ancient Greek name and although [...]

New morning

11. September 2008

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A new day. Still alive. That is amazing in itself. Coffee still tastes good. My son and I made some apple marmalade yesterday. That tastes good too. First day of school. For him, not so good; for me, great. Everything else does not matter much. There is the morning light and there is the morning [...]

Why not opt for the wedding space shuttle next time?

10. September 2008

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My sister told me she went to a wedding where a helicopter was hired to fly over the church and throw red petals. There were 800 guests and it cost more than 70.000 Euros. The couple managed to get more than half of it back though, since most of the guests were instructed to give [...]