Looking at
the Cup Half Full
since 1966

How do you pronounce that?

“Holzapfel” actually means crabapple (Holz = Wood, Apfel = Apple).

This is not German for beginners, though.

Just call me Klaus.

Conversation Starters

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Non-violent Communication

This is simply another way to make the world a better place. We can keep yelling at each other (online and offline) or we tone it down and try to understand what others are actually trying to say. For starters I highly recommend Marshall Rosenberg’s book on the topic.

Common Sense

Need to discuss common sense?
Does someone need a dose of it?
Are the principles unclear?
Doubting its benefits?
Please get in touch!

Empowerment

We are ALL so much better off with a higher level of empowerment. Women, minorities, immigrants: stronger together with a sprinkle of Ubuntu on top please!

Optimizing

One of my strongest realizations is how limited our time on earth really is. Therefore having a purpose in life and using it as a guide is of high priority for me. This is not necessarily the easy route. I keep challenging myself. My journey has ups and downs and many of them have been recorded on this blog.

Random Acts of Kindness

Buying a cup for someone else. Paying for someone’s groceries. Giving flowers to a stranger. Shoveling someone’s driveway. Generally this is not something we talk about a lot. It’s something we simply do. Beware: Once you know how good it feels one can become addicted.

 

Twitter musings from the past week

Twitter musings from the past week

Sep 13, 2009 1 min read

A BBC Film Crew found a rat the size of a cat in Papua New Guinea http://is.gd/2ZP5K – It sure won’t fit into Paris Hilton’s handbag… # The Snow Leopard update messed up the look of Firefox quite nicely (>>fonts). I am still not switching to Safari…sorry Apple, nice try…

Twitter musings from the past week

Twitter musings from the past week

Sep 6, 2009 1 min read

Afghanistan commander General Stanley McChrystal is asking for a new strategy. How about armoring our vehicles with pornographic images? # Peugeot 407 Coupé HDI 240: The most powerful Peugeot ever. (240bhp) What’s so special about it? It is a Diesel getting 33mpg. Way to go. # Chris Brown states that…

I saw your blog, are you insane?

I saw your blog, are you insane?

Aug 31, 2009 1 min read

Let me start with two random thoughts on living life in the public eye. I think it is ironic how politicians and celebrities complain about a lack of privacy, while so many of us throw ourselves into the public eye of social media. Look at societies without secrets: Are they…

Twitter musings from the past week

Twitter musings from the past week

Aug 30, 2009 1 min read

245k visitors at Gamescom in Cologne. I’m wondering how much more the popularity of video games is going to increase.What if there were none # Wow!!! It is only 8:08 Am. I already had 97 fantastic client meetings and 123 of them went amazingly well. GREAT ENERGY!!! Yeah, right… #…

Why am I not whoring out?

Why am I not whoring out?

Aug 26, 2009 1 min read

Image by DavidDMuir via Flickr Because I don’t have to and consider myself VERY lucky for that. Because it is not in line with my purpose in life. I try to live a life of integrity. This is hard, and sometimes I slip. But I have a few rules that…

Why Facebook is nicer than most other entities

Why Facebook is nicer than most other entities

Aug 24, 2009 1 min read

Facebook lets you list the following as your relationship status: Single In a relationship Engaged Married It is complicated In an open relationship You also get to decide if you want to publish your relationship status or not. I wish these options were provided everywhere. In most forms I need…

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