Yesterday saw a whole bunch of us interested folks going to explore the arboretum at Ardnagashel in Glengarriff, West Cork, but apart from admiring the wonderful trees we also received lots of information on the seaweeds and lichens along this stretch of coast. Ardnagashel was established by the Hutchins family and it was as part of the Heritage Week of Ireland that these activities took place, in memory of Ellen Hutchins (1785-1815)who was a remarkable Irish Botanist. The talks on the lichens and seaweeds were given by Howard Fox, who is the State Botanist (National Botanic Gardens) and by Maria Cullen. This ‘life’ introduction to the seaweeds and the lichens of the coast of Bantry Bay was so very interesting. a true first introduction in this field for me. Later in the afternoon Madeline Hutchins (Ellen’s great great grand niece) took us through the forested area of this garden and…
I have been thinking a lot about class lately. My thirtieth birthday is right around the corner and I have really been trying to hone my style. I’ve always been horrified by my mother’s butterfly bedazzled bell bottoms and the ever presence of “big gulps, tractors, and pink camo” in my sordid memory bank. But what makes someone classy? The internet has nearly convinced me that the whole of classiness is kept in the human cuticles and if they aren’t on point, I should just hang myself with a length of the Confederate flag while standing on a crate of Pabst.
Not one to believe everything the internet tells me, I thought about real life. Who was the classiest person I know?
For me, that person is my dear friend Betty. Betty is a landscaper and ironically has the most mangled cuticles I have ever seen. When she comes by…
Empathy has something to do with feelings. It is the ability to understand or recreate what others just think or feel. Simply put: feel yourself in something, experience something, feel yourself sco. into another person. For example, traditionally at funerals, it is common for the mourners to express our sympathy.
Short excursion into neurobiology
-Feelings and emotions
We all have experienced a lot of feelings in our lives, and this perception is already in the prenatal stage. We have forgotten our emotional world for the most part, but it is still present in a memory that remains closed to our conscious experience. And when we make a decision – of whatever kind – our ‘ stored ´ emotions ‘ play the decisive role´, without realizing that. They are almost part of a second of our thinking upstream, without being consciously perceived. This means that all our decision-making…
Who do you regard as the party-est of animals? To my mind, it’s dogs.
Pete J. Probe’s dog, Baxxter
Pete J. Probe is a fellow blogger from Germany who’s studied pedagogy and taught disabled children. His dog, Baxxter, has clearly tested the limits of partying…
I would like to thank you allfor the congratulations on my birthday!!
In the early morning
After getting up at 6am I had a fat bone in the garden the best breakfast I’ve had ever had. After that I went back to sleep because it was still dark.
Some more presents I got
Foto from friend John:
He works as a model for men’s clothing.
In the afternoon
Unfortunately the weather was `shit´ and we played silly games in the living room. My former school friends – I already past school waiting for a place on university – put this crazy crown on me and I didn’t take part any more. Had some dark beer and watched them playing `school-games for kids´.
At night
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The day after
Had too much beer – with slight headaches…
My new hat for rainy days – actually waiting for a walk in…
