What I don’t know of war I never want to know. Yet …
Last night, the Boy and I attended the final performance of "Secondhand-Zeit. Das Ende des roten Menschen." at the Musikbrauerei.
Rants & Raves
Might as well smoke then
The more pressing dangers of corporate culture deserve more scrutiny.
In my box (2024).
My thoughts are a scary place.
This is not Reggie Watts
After a night with the disinformationist, I AI him.
The Hunter in the garden
I don't want the hurt to make me smaller. I have a generous heart. There's room for more, I repeat, I repeat. I want to believe in the enduring power of love.
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Week 5, in which I enjoyed art and political confrontation
I biked to Mitte to check out an exhibit at KOW featuring works by Jens Jensen, Barbara Hammer, and Tobias Zielony.
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Tammi’s V-Day tip: never regret love.
This is definitely not my typical post. I admit to being an unrepentant romantic. And it’s the Hallmark Holiday! So… …a virtual
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My first canyon
About Walnut Canyon...wow. My photographs will never do justice to what it was like looking over into that canyon.
Books, Movies, Etc.
Two of hearts
After beloved U. was done casting his soap dish with Raysin 200, there was leftover plaster for two
A romantic weekend … in Spandau?
Beloved U. and I had long planned to see HEILUNG again in concert at the Zitadelle Spandau (Spandau
More than our demons
Watching the last episode of #TheExpanse was bittersweet. But watching it with U. was fantastic. There was a
The elephant in the room
Ivory is more than a material.
Tammi’s news roundup, October 18, 2021
“Unconscionable,” “inexcusable,” and “insane.”
Essays & Poetry
Week 1: Kitchen … so I volunteered at a food pantry
What I learned cutting open food packaging at Berliner Tafel on Saturday: We are killing our planet for the sake of convenience.
Breeders and breadwinners
"Who's the boss here?" has made homes sites of unnecessary struggle and conflict.
Sauna night at Olivin
Oh my, say her eyes. Oh my, say mine.
But now my apartment smells of pork…
Learning German is a high priority for me, but finding the right school wasn’t as easy to nail down from afar as I thought it’d be. Just as well. Now that I
Today, at the market …
And there's nothing more to say, really.
That shit’s delicious
From pot growers to urban farmers via the U.S. prison system
Random AF
How *not* to hike
There are never busy days in Lyttelton.
It’s not about the banana
Boing Boing posted today about a nifty! banana! slicer! being sold (and highly reviewed! naturally on Amazon.com). Really, people, what I want you to see is not this cutting-edge-innovative-new & improved-Web 2.0 version of the simple kitchen knife, but all
Pervs, pervs, everywhere pervs!
If you don't hand over your child's information to a 3rd party tech site, you are not a responsible parent.
Travel Stories
Poor people don’t have money for budget meals (and other “no shit, Sherlock!” observations)
My personal experience with government-cheese poverty carved a hole in my humanity that will never be filled.
Release me
NSFW, so act accordingly.
Tammi’s news roundup, October 11, 2021
Y'all should take a look at this.
Wagner? Nope, I got nothing.
What I know of the German composer Richard Wagner is what I
Das Leben ist gut
It’s a good life, Tammi. Quit your whining.