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A McDonald’s, Three Artists, and the Question of Art
In an unassuming McDonald’s somewhere between neon lights and greasy burgers, three men sit together—men who couldn’t be more different:...
thomasvonriedt
Mar 115 min read


The pastaga
...true or well invented? It must be a sad experience to see the world only through barred windows because of a crime—especially in...
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Feb 244 min read


No sweat - no reward
Dedicated to One More Training GmbH and its Personal Trainers Do you know the feeling? The “Dry January” or “Veganuary” phase—or whatever...
thomasvonriedt
Feb 205 min read


South Africa Golf - imagine
Imagine you’re on vacation in South Africa, specifically in the region around George—a place where people escape the damp, cold, and...
thomasvonriedt
Feb 162 min read


His final drive
In loving memory of and dedicated to John D. Lovell, Delhi, ON, Canada When by the end of 2024 my old buddy John revealed in a mail his...
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Feb 82 min read


Colin and the source of the golf balls
The Origin When Earth was still in its formative stages, a highly advanced race known as the Tlistas, from a distant galaxy, cultivated...
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Jan 315 min read


ANZACS
Power Biscuits from Down Under First, in 1642, Abel Tasman landed in New Zealand, followed by James Cook in 1770 at Botany Bay,...
thomasvonriedt
Jan 312 min read


HEINZ Baked Beanz
An Ode to Baked Beanz Recently, I came across a poem that instantly took me back to the 1970s: Oh, Baked Beanz, that British delight,...
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Jan 303 min read
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