I have written twenty-five T.I.L.T.s this year since I relaunched in February. Not every week like planned, but life has a way of getting in the way of my creative genius! Or maybe it was too many Martinis? Hmmm. Who knows. Who cares! At least

T.I.L.T. #149 — Made In Germany? Watch Out!

Oct 4th, 2015 5m 6s

Uh oh, seems things were too good to be true in the good old Bundesrepublik. The Fatherland has been riding high the last few years, with the strongest economy in Europe, the best football team in the world, the moral high ground of leading the

T.I.L.T. #148 — Trump Is German and His Mom Is An Immigrant

Sep 20th, 2015 4m 59s

Red alert! Red Alert! Donald Trump is not an American! OK, so he was born in New York, but his mother is from Scotland and his grandparents are German! His family name was originally ‘Drumpf’ which for those of you who speak German sounds like

T.I.L.T. #147 — Action Without Action

Sep 13th, 2015 6m 6s

Let the floodgates open. Fireworks just went off outside my home. Or were they all just in my mind? The wind is blowing now, rustling and shaking the large trees outside my window. The active sounds of the Earth come and go but is the Earth act

T.I.L.T. #146 — There’s No Place Like Home

Aug 9th, 2015 5m 5s

Hello again, faithful T.I.L.T. fans, your intrepid author is back after a much-needed vacation and comfortably settling into his new home. The last weeks, months — year? — have been a whirlwind of activity of change, change, and more change. On

T.I.L.T. #145 — Don’t Forget To Pack Your Brain

Aug 9th, 2015 4m 13s

Greetings from America, faithful readers and listeners. Sorry for the absence the last couple of weeks. I have a lot of excuses like the fact that I moved house and then went on holiday. But the real truth is that somewhere along the way, I los

T.I.L.T. #144 — Happy Anno Uno!

Jun 14th, 2015 2m 26s

Today is my one year wedding anniversary, which according to tradition is the ‘paper’ anniversary. To honor the occasion, I dedicate this week’s digital paper T.I.L.T. to my loving wife in the form of an old-fashioned poem. Happy Anno Uno! Has

T.I.L.T. #143 — Graduation Speeches Sans Jobs

Jun 7th, 2015 5m 34s

We just celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2015 at Jacobs University. It’s the 8th class I’ve seen complete their studies. The 8th graduation ceremony I’ve helped produce. And the 8th time I’ve heard one graduation speech after another t

T.I.L.T. #142 — Costume Changes

May 31st, 2015 5m 12s

Last night I had the pleasure of watching my talented wife perform on stage in a play. She was playing a queen in a fairy tale. The role seemed to come naturally for her. This shouldn’t be surprising, though, since she is of course the Queen of

T.I.L.T. #141 — Change Your Underwear

May 24th, 2015 5m 2s

I’ve come to realize more and more lately that change, in its endless variety of forms, has always been a central theme in my life. I’ll bet its true for many people whether they realize it or not. Hence, I’ve decided to focus T.I.L.T. for the

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