tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1696647243385896792.post3904914548440332644..comments2024-01-17T09:30:50.814+01:00Comments on Extrawurst: Take your timeSue Imgrundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16561248973128136601noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1696647243385896792.post-26643889324174795072019-07-05T11:06:51.035+02:002019-07-05T11:06:51.035+02:00A clock to last, from The Long Now Foundation
htt...A clock to last, from The Long Now Foundation<br /><br />http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20190611-how-to-build-something-that-lasts-10000-yearsSue Imgrundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16561248973128136601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1696647243385896792.post-47485078662355174812018-08-24T18:25:35.575+02:002018-08-24T18:25:35.575+02:00And what about "Delayed Gratification"?
...And what about "Delayed Gratification"?<br />https://www.slow-journalism.com<br /><br />Sue Imgrundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16561248973128136601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1696647243385896792.post-86404032652678687212015-09-09T21:06:08.263+02:002015-09-09T21:06:08.263+02:00When I first came to Germany it struck me as odd t...When I first came to Germany it struck me as odd that people were expected to pay just for what they'd drunk in a bar - and, worse still, to remember how much they'd had. Sometimes the waiters make helpful tallies or 5-bar gates on the beer mats to remind you! But nineteen years on, it seems like a far more sensible solution that allows you to savour your drinks rather than knocking them back.Sue Imgrundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16561248973128136601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1696647243385896792.post-58005225060626178102015-09-09T19:20:08.123+02:002015-09-09T19:20:08.123+02:00Hi Sue, I smiled when I read your last paragraph. ...Hi Sue, I smiled when I read your last paragraph. I’ve been there and done that more times than I care to remember (even if I could remember!) but no more – my drinking is down to a minimum and a feel a lot better for it.<br /><br />Dali's Persistence of Memory has always fascinated me, but I’m not a fan of the ‘melting clocks’ on sale in gift shops these days – there is something disturbing about them. <br />Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.com