Category Archives: sport

Best World Cup Logo Ever

Posted on 15/06/2014 by

Yes, clearly what’s meant here is a trio of hands holding a ball  World Cup trophy. Unfortunately it also resembles a facepalm. Eigentlich sind mit diesem Logo drei Hände gemeint, die eine Weltcup Trophäe halten. Unglücklicherweise scheint es auch der … Continue reading →

Posted in current events, media, sport

I Have Entered A Blog Competition

Posted on 10/12/2013 by

Expats Blogs, the online aggregate website which last year gave me that pretty silver ribbon over there on the sidebar, is holding a writing competition this year. The topic had to be a Top List, as in, for example, Top 10 … Continue reading →

Posted in America, archaeology, art, assimilation, Austria, blogs, comments, culture, current events, environment, food, garden, Germany, health, history, Innsbruck, Life Abroad, media, music, nature, opera, politics, science, singing, sport, tech, theater, travel | 4 Comments

Transportation Rant (Eine Verkehrstirade)

Posted on 13/11/2013 by

A recurring topic on the internet is the abundance of public transportation — bus and rail — crisscrossing much of Europe, and how bleak the contrast is in the United States. There are all sorts of arguments as to why … Continue reading →

Posted in America, current events, Germany, sport, tech, travel | 7 Comments

Once Around the Ammersee

Posted on 26/09/2013 by

[UPDATE: After some discussion about the saint statue I have discovered this is is in fact  not the British martyr but St. Alban of Mainz, who, like St. Denis (thanks Astrid!) and Solange (thanks Paschberg!) got up after his beheading … Continue reading →

Posted in Germany, Life Abroad, nature, sport, travel | 2 Comments

Bergisel Jump (virtually) Revisited

Posted on 18/07/2013 by

Edited English-language intro: as the course for which I wrote this post is being offered once again, I have begun to remove references to it out of concern that someone will find this post via keywords and then just cut … Continue reading →

Posted in archaeology, Austria, history, Innsbruck, sport | 1 Comment

Belated Mayday Links

Posted on 03/05/2013 by

Spent the 1. Mai with friends at an alpine thermal spa getting my Wellness on. The good vibes lasted all day and through most of the first half of a stress-laden technical rehearsal, after which they wilted and died under … Continue reading →

Posted in current events, Germany, Life Abroad, music, sport, travel | 2 Comments

Weekend Mountain Blogging

Posted on 24/02/2013 by

A snowkiter (kitesurfing + snowboard) taking advantage of the recent snowfall.

Posted in sport

Meet The New Oracle

Posted on 07/06/2012 by

Or one of them, at least. Since Paul the Word-Cup-win-predicting octopus passed on to the Great Ocean In The Sky, there are a few animals (er, their owners) competing for the title. Spiegel Online brings us news of Yvonne, a … Continue reading →

Posted in current events, Frivolity, Germany, sport, Uncategorized

The Games (And Being Off Mine)

Posted on 14/01/2012 by

The 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games are being held right now in Innsbruck and nearby Seefeld. This would probably be a great opportunity to blog — if I were seeing any of it firsthand. A bad cold has made it … Continue reading →

Posted in current events, health, Innsbruck, singing, sport

What Katha Pollitt Said

Posted on 20/11/2011 by

The unhealthy importance of team sports in America’s university system: “In no other country’s university system, after all, does sports play anything like the central role it does in American academic life. Men do not go to Oxford to play … Continue reading →

Posted in America, culture, current events, Innsbruck, sport | 2 Comments