Home Improvement
Posted on October 26, 2008 | by Markus Stocker
One of the first needs I felt when I moved to Washington DC was to buy a few things that I knew would help to feel slightly more at home. One thing were candles. It worked. Recently, I followed a documentary on Feng Shui and it attracted my curiosity. Without wanting to go into the [...]
On Parked Cars and Running Engines, cont’d
Posted on October 22, 2008 | by Markus Stocker
I argue that if you have ever walked on US streets you must have noticed parked cars with running engines. I do all the time, weekly a couple times. The most recent episode. I was walking to the office, which is located in walking distance from my apartment. Just a few feet away from the [...]
Bad Communication: A Universal Problem
Posted on October 20, 2008 | by Markus Stocker
I’m not writing anything new in this post. It is common sense and I argue that what I write is not even particularly interesting, consistent, sound, complete, or more than just pathetic nonsense. So, if you don’t want to read about something you already know, feel free to click away. Everyone knows it. Everyone experiences [...]
I Have a Story to Tell
Posted on October 19, 2008 | by Markus Stocker
Recently I took the bus between Baltimore Washington International Airport and the Greenbelt Metro Station coming back from Madison, Wisconsin. It was evening and it was dark. The bus came to a stop, a 20 minutes halt before returning back on its route. The driver stepped out of the bus and didn’t turn off the [...]
Will My Blog Survive This Time?
Posted on October 18, 2008 | by Markus Stocker
This is my third attempt in starting and maintaining a blog. I failed twice, perhaps because previous blogs were meant as a way to keep up to date friends and family on my travel experiences. Back home, the blogs were left to their destiny of archives as I failed to evolve their purpose. I’m still [...]
