Today 528 years ago

The first American who discovered Columbus

made a terrible discovery.

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1 July 1742 – 24 February 1799)

Mo(o)nday

21:59

 

Beers & Books XIV

Störtebeker beers are good,
the book is worth a translation.

 Dörte Hansen * 1964

Klaus Störtebeker (1360 – 1401)

Störtebeker Braumanufaktur

Beers & Books XIII

The Time of the Doves

Mercè Rodoreda (10 October 1908 – 13 April 1983)

Friday is Skyday

18:28

18:29

18:33

18:34

 

To compare with nowadays

Ernesto "Che" Guevara (14 June 1928 – 9 October 1967)

Beers & Books XII

When published in 1978,
according to the Donegal Democrat
the book was "a shocking libel
on the people of Donegal".

Patrick McGinley *1937

Chimneys

For a moment
ephemerality
came to my mind.

 

Pride of Creation

Around the world, hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children with mental health conditions have been shackled, chained or locked in confined spaces, at least once in their lives.

Many are held in overcrowded, filthy rooms, sheds, cages, or animal shelters and are forced to eat, sleep, urinate, and defecate in the same tiny area.

 Break the Chains!

Beers & Books XII – Václav Havel

“Man is not
an omnipotent master of the universe,
allowed to do with impunity
whatever he thinks,
or whatever suits him at the moment.
The world we live in is made
of an immensely complex and mysterious tissue
about which we know very little
and which we must treat with utmost humility.”

Václav Havel (5 October 1936 – 18 December 2011)

Beers & Books XI

Although it is most unlikely they do exist,
to all those who happen to not being
in possession of the master's complete œvre:
Saddle your ponies, folks, and hurry up.
The friendly, most well-educated
and -sorted bookseller just round the corner
will be happy to fill the gaps of your education
and in your bookshelf.

Flann O'Brien (5 October 1911 – 1 April 1966)

Beers & Books X

 

The Star Diaries

Stanislaw Lem (12 September 1921 – 27 March 2006) 

Saturday Night Music

Vladimir Horovitz (1 October 1903 – 5 November 1989)