What happened in Ukraine last week was an obvious consequence of The West’s ambitions and goals in the last thirty years.

After about 2 1/2 years without an infection with SARS-CoV-2, it seems our time has come. I will update this post regularly to tell the story of how our household fares in the war with the viral menace.

I really don’t know the secret to a long-lasting, harmonious relationship. All I can do is tell you what I’ve learned in twenty years of everyday happiness.

Please be aware that I won’t be posting much on this blog in February.

I’ve just released the last episode of The Private Citizen in a while. I’m going to take a month off now.

Last night, I released The Private Citizen episode 107 with my take on the Neil Young / Joe Rogan / Spotify story.

On episode 106 of The Private Citizen, I once again try to wind down my coverage of the pandemic. Will I be able to manage it this time?

The third chapter of my sci-fi crime novel is now available to read for free.

For years, I tried to explain to Dave on Geek News Radio why me caring about the fictional integrity of a story wasn’t simply me being old, inflexible and resenting change. The Critical Drinker explains this better than I ever could.

Skreeee!!! The goblins are here! Cower in fear!

This week’s episode of The Private Citizen was delayed, but yesterday, I finally managed to release it.

What does a perfect Sunday morning look like? Sharing some coffee and a lovely pancake straight from the Dutch oven with my wife.

Yesterday, the great Michael Koschel finished the first part of my new tattoo.

A few days ago, I received the first fanart for my novel project Grim Deep.

I might be getting back into Magic The Gathering after all.

This week’s Private Citizen episode is about a Constitutional Court decision in Germany that has tasked the government with passing a law that regulates triage during the pandemic.

I’ve just discovered Hildegard von Blingin’…

Do you need high quality news articles on highly technical topics written quickly in English or German?

Strava has just alerted me to my running totals for 2021 and I’m pretty happy with how the year went.

I hope you’re doing well and you’ll join me on the blog for another year of exciting stories from my life of freelancing in 2022.