#228: Do they know … in bloody Deutsch

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I have just completed the Band Aid versions of “Do they know it’s Christmas time” considered both in the New England by Bob Geldof, as well as the German version directed by and starring Campino. And has even surprised me about my German version much better liked than the English re-recording. Not only, that the German voices and convince own character, the interpretation was authentic.

Which I do not could, was the opening sequence in two videos, where a woman (dead?) has carried out of their own filth. What image will here give Mr. Geldof? It affects more than just down from the top. So I can more than understand the criticism of Mr Geldof.

But really hardcore yesterday was just a Christmas song in German … “Last year at Christmas I gave you my heart. But the very next day you gave it away again. To save me from tears, I'll give it to someone special this year …” and it was really traumarisierend, as there have been people, which could sing along. Apparently I was until yesterday the Christmas happiness hold …

#227: Decision Making – how it works in theory

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We say yes to all of us very happy, that we are rational people and if we are to make decisions, we shall use all possible factors, draw us lists with Prior- and disadvantages, give us an overview and go in the best case in the Deep Search. Particularly, when it comes to really important decisions.

The theory, that the rational person makes the decision with the greatest expected benefit for him. Yes ganz kap. And who is really serious and 2 Choices has with each 3 possible outcomes, should from now on please use this formula. To be filled with the Zahlenerwerten the expected outputs and results.

I(L(p,P,N))= p x u(P) + (1-p) x u(N)
and eu (L(q,H,N)) = q x u(H) + (1-q) x u(N)

In addition to companies also quite apply in the private sector, particularly, when a programmed Excel (who feels always addressed) has available and the values ​​are already planned and predictable. For all other (like me) Thank God there are theories such as the Fast, Slow Thinking (Recommended Kahneman very). In particular, the Fast Thinking is an intuitive decisions, which we subsequently been foist rational reasons almost.

A wonderful test for all, sometimes standing between two decisions (for example,. Children and Partners, what should be there for dinner). Flip a coin, defining the sides advance. Lie on the back of the hand and then see, how to (the other) reacts, were deciding if the side is revealed. Where it is then not a question of sticking to the decision, but rather to recognize, that the subconscious mind knows, was es will. What also does not mean, that it is the right decision.

#226: I've learned something today

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If you like sitting together with friends and drinking a beer or two and we talk very openly about God and the world, comes the conversation at some point to the alleged urination. Just Beer is a driving factor here, not because of the alcohol.

And so we found, especially the women in the Round, that unfortunately “always” so is, that although it was on the toilet before leaving the premises, it is a few hundred meters further back so far, and wife again – namely really urgent – must. And in the best case, there is then the way a hotel in the woman quickly runs into or …
There is a hand toilet. Apparently at least. In my Google search first, I could find no evidence. But my friend knows a woman, has something. So I searched further and am about them!. On Amazon you can find the Ladybag on the go. A mobile disposable loo with 32 consistently positive customer reviews. No Hinhockerln between two cars more, no prancing Einbeintanzen and imagining of “I do not have anyway.”. The Internet has it all but I really wanted it but not know exactly. (Fucking female curiosity)

#225: Caruso

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On the radio it has with piano played today Billy Joel Man and in that moment, I felt transported back in time. I could see the little bar, see the flipper in the corner and Hari behind the bar. The Music of Billy Joel, Queen, U2 or The Rocky Horror Picture Show, hear and taste the peach or Fernet directly. And all of a sudden I felt the need after a long day, all the ordinary and non-ordinary stress and shortcomings, return to this bar.

The Caruso has long been my second home. With 16 Years, it was my first escape of known paths, an immersion in a world of adults and the possibility of hiding from everyday life. Although many were of course older than me, I never felt excluded or out of place, the common love for music and the bar have them disappear the barrier of age.

Today I understand this desire to come to a place, which is outside of everyday life and yet feels like a welcome, the better, because there are simply days, which are not intended to finish at home. And after the Piano Man, I note, that I lack a Caruso.

#224: Sleep

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Now I've heard an interesting contribution to sleep. If we cut him 7 Sleep hours, then we wake 28 On time! The only, If we 3 Minutes are awake, then it's not happening for us, because we no longer remember. And when we remember, we were more than 3 Waking minutes.

This means, BY SLEEP is an illusion to which I am the last 5 Years had nothing clamped. What actually is not bad, that it is not possible for me, realistically, staying asleep. My kids watch so even more often than 28 On time, which in turn explain the open eyes of the Princess, if they had sometimes seen me in my sleep (what kind of scary – much – looked) and the Jr. at least 1 x per night for more than 3 Minutes is blithely, to wake me up – Greater than 3 Minutes – so I can get him. But otherwise I fall asleep almost immediately and continues to have no real problem with falling asleep and according to the post I thus suffer from insomnia NO. What is in turn facilitating.

It shows me, that these ideas running in my head. I'm curious, if I'm going to be really early rested fitter and more tomorrow, now that I know the scientific knowledge of sleep. What I'm wondering is, however,, if I'm going to buy me an alarm clock with Aufwachlicht, because with a clever production of cortisol also want to wake up and work better Muntersein.

Cycle: Heroes of today

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That F. Franz's real name, is a real original. Not only, that he more than 70 is, so he has been fighting for years with the adversity of illness. His heart no longer has long played with, Hemophiliac, he is also, and actually Diabetics, only the sugar disease is very kind to him makes him the time at rest. His foot is to go on a rail and really, is long gone really. Actually, he may have to undergo surgery, but none of the doctors dares the more, because its survival well below 25 % would.

And yet he has cooked until recently regularly for friends. And if he has cooked, then you could smell the whole staircase in the staircase 1. Smoking is also important for him, because it tastes him. And instead of wine or beer there is just now and then a schnapps. On sweetheart he gets upset, that his wife is too much Strawanzen. And when he starts talking, Merkt man dann, that he does so with a passionate Grantlerei, the one Qualtinger really deserves. F. yes also comes originally from the 10. Bat and was a crane operator, has been passionately in the pub, with woe someone says something bad about his wife.

Since the spring he also drinks regularly received my green smoothies, because it was not him with his blood values ​​as well. And when it hurts nothing then yes it can perhaps use what. This feels a not really a man. Imagine, keeping the Qualtinger as a green juice out, but the F. drink's me and it would be, if he keppelt and grumbles. Ein Original, a very special!

#223: Climate change and so

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Lately I have been much with climate change, political ecology and climate change deals. And actually I do not know, where to start! There are still climate deniers, who wants to read more about their abstruse ideas, just go to skepticalscience.com, because certainly the glaciers have recovered, But the glaciers are not everything. The continents heat up much faster than the oceans. In Austria we will be around + 2 City, during the global level in 0,8 Grad liegt. Anomalies are also now much more noticeable than they were earlier. Heat events are not only all 5 Measured years but annually.

The aim of which is climatologists, Politics, Should some citizens and businesses would be a global warming of + 2 Degree and that this warming should remain constant and stable. Then we would have 2050 still struggling with major changes, because the coastline in Europe would shift and rainfall in the north would be much more and in the south many times less. I think, we can not imagine, what does this mean. As will change our lives. 2050 I am indeed very old, but still statistically alive, not to mention my twain.

Univ. Prof. Helga Kromp piston has pointed out in a lecture, that their generation has this climate change accompanied and contributed massively. However, it is our generation, undertakes nothing against the, as always to fight percentage points. And it is suggested to initiate a change in the younger, just here lies the paradox, we are in a seemingly hopeless dilemma. On the one hand we need to reduce (Emissions) and expand (Geo-engineering, Green, …), and yet we have the 28.8 exhausted the resources of the planet for a year (Earth Planet Day). We should theoretically ca. 1t / co2 consumption per head per year, the typical Austrian consumed 10t.

A reduction translucent economically impossible – you also think of the interview of Voest Board, warns of exodus. We bite into the non-existent tail. And our children in the middle.

We need to cooperate more interdisciplinary, to work out solutions. And I agree with Kromp-piston, the said, that it fluctuates between optimism and sheer horror scenarios.

#222: Puberty, we get the second

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How can we please be serious as a parent, if a 11 year old daughter says the soon filled with ardor:”I want to say only one (with really dramatic gestures, red spots on face and hysterical high C), I read this book not here voluntarily!”

Background, we have their more or less (rather less) voluntarily 5 Given books to choose from, they could read, including White Fang by Jack London knowing, that the princess dog and animal stories like. But these are just all Books, not cool (1906 written) and anyway who cares, was wir “Elderly” have read.

Of course they will tell me the, what they do not want, what she finds unfair, as we her life hell (not today at least) make, because we need to, because we know just, that is not the case, that we mean only good, that specify a book can make reading fun and hopefully will. And yes, I'm glad, that there are only those issues with which we grapple. But it is a good workout for all’ the Coming.

#221: Friends you can choose

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And family does not. I have taken it well with both. On the weekend we celebrated the 5th birthday of Pam-Pam. And with Picnic Blanket, Prosecco, Schnitzerln, Himbeersaft, Roast beef meat and camisole etc.. on the Jesuits in the Prater. There were 11 Children, more parents and adults and even 2 young adults, which accepted the invitation. The sun was shining and the kids had played in the finest baby rib Unterleiberl manner Soccer. I can not be more grateful for this wonderful day, because not only, that we had marvelous weather, we have eaten and drunk almost all. A 10 Clock as we walked out our front door, I felt just like my balkanesischen roots from each crate and cooler (3 Boxes, 2 Coolers) out cheered. Locally, we has the best table and spread us out in accordance.

We played football. Men were injured (as it should be with the appropriate forward role and Primal Scream). Children fought and got along. Parents slept, chatted and enjoyed the sun.

I am grateful for these friends, whose children are the friends of my two children (big and small!). You've made this day a wonderful experience.

#220: Puberty, we come

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It is stupid, if not more so reminds himself of his own puberty or when they started, how long and how you felt, namely actually. I thought, that my parents do not understand me anyway, total uncool, common and simple parents were, I remember, but this deep inner feeling verblast somehow and relativized with the decades.
Und ja, I even with my mom “scuffled”, I was of the opinion, that they could not have the fashion jewelry my grandma. And I yelled at them, Slammed doors and was rude. How this must have been my parents, I wonder sometimes.
In a corresponding argument with my parents, I have accused them, that they themselves are to blame, they would indeed need to have children.

My princess is not quite so far away and still light years away from such a behavior, but the emotional roller coaster rides start slow and make me feel, I'm sitting in a Wagon, the slowly gains momentum and with ups and downs is always faster. Only with the brakes is me becoming more aware, that does not work.