Posts

Showing posts from October, 2018

Berlin beaches ...

Image
Well, sometimes life is full of surprises. We were hiking around the Berlin "Speckgürtel" the other weekend and stumbled upon the beautiful "Habermannsee". What a nice place! I think I'm going to write to Lonely Planet so they can put it in their guidebook and next year hordes of people can "discover" this new party place and fuck it up, like the rest. Probably wouldn't happen, because the people of Kaulsdorf seem to have a shitload of money judging by the look of the mansions and the cars there, so they can buy off the police to actually do something about it. Probably have a superfascist Bürgerwehr, too, anyway. Nevermind, it's a beautiful area, easy to reach from central Berlin, with some nice walks for the dog left and right. Only downside is, way too many cyclists. ;-) Wooster enjoyed it A LOT! :-) And I regretted not bringing my camera, so these are just stupid smartphone pics, would've really been useful to have a proper lense and s...

Life, the Universe & Everything, again

Image
Well. So. 7 games played into the new season. We all know how it's gonna end of course. Evil will always prevail. And we will enter a losing streak soon enough. But for the moment, we can sit back and enjoy the best start in years. And a rejuvenated Pizarro of course. :-) I like the way coach is leading the team. But the two lost points against Nuremberg still hurt, especially if you see their performances against Dortmund and Leipzig. Leipzig is such a disgusting shit firm. And of the course the whole "Europapokalränge" target is bullshit. There is simply no way a team like Bremen can ever reach these regions again. The maximum that can ever be achieved is rank 7 and that only if everything is perfect (which implies not losing two points to Nürnberg ...). The first ranks are set in stone for the big money clubs, Schalke, Bayern, Dortmund, Hoffenheim, Leipzig, Leverkusen. Then there's Gladbach, Hertha, and usually Wolfsburg, if they can get their act together. Simply ...