Category Archives: Musings

Things on my mind, also interesting observations and finds

The curious case of a little old book – Part 2

18. February 2010
The curious case of a little old book - Part 2, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Last year I related the story of an unusual find in a post titled “The curious case of a little old book”. I've had purchased a copy of the Roycrofter's edition of Aucassin & Nicolette ...
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It has been some time

3. July 2009
Idyllic times, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Some time has passed since I last wrote on my blog as I was taking an inspirational break. Now that I felt it was time again to continue I thought about all the many things time is and does even though it is neither ...
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The curious case of a little old book

16. April 2009
Do you enjoy detective stories? Have you ever wanted to be a sleuth yourself? I can answer both questions with “yes”. Growing up I listened to quite a lot of audio books, mostly Three Investigators, Famous Five and TKKG. And of course I would go out and play sleuth myself. ...
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Abenteuer einer kleinen Maus

16. March 2009
Abenteuer einer kleinen Maus, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Abenteuer einer kleinen Maus - Adventures of a little mouse was the title of a story I wrote back in high school. It was a writing assignment by our German teacher, I believe in 7th grade. We received a general outline (a ...
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Value and worth

3. March 2009
Value and worth, originally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Say, how much do you think you're worth? Maybe $8 an hour? Or $50/h? Or $150/h? How about $45,000 a year? Or $100,000? I think you can tell where I am going. There are several value systems we're dealing with frequently, the most ...
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