South Africa

Posted on November 16, 2018 by brunhub

In October 2018, ten of us, cousins and spouses, ventured on a two-week trip to South Africa, organized by our youngest cousin, who grew up in South Africa. Continue reading →

Rösti is an all time favorite ‘poor man’ left-over recipe and is served for dinner or lunch – never for breakfast – in most Swiss homes and restaurants, including the high-end gourmet palaces like the ‘Dolder Grand’ or the ‘Kronenhalle’, usually as an accompaniment to seared calf liver or ‘Zürich Geschnetzeltes’which is scalloped sirloin in a cream sauce with mushrooms. Continue reading →

Finland

Posted on July 29, 2018 by brunhub

Finland in its present parliamentary democracy is only 100 years old, formed after the brutal civil war that followed the deprivations of the 1st world war and the Bolshevik revolution. Continue reading →

Pizza Bbq

Posted on May 8, 2018 by brunhub

Here is an easy recipe for home made pizza which tastes so much better then anything you order in a restaurant or that comes in a cardboard box. And it’s soo easy to make and so adaptable to your personal tastes and likes. Just look in the fridge. Continue reading →

Las Vegas New Year

Posted on January 11, 2018 by brunhub

Where the rich come to play And the poor come to pay. As soon as you step into the arrival and … Continue reading →

Wokeness

Posted on December 20, 2024 by brunhub

‘Hey Camp what’s woke? How has wokeness taken over the political and social discourse?’

‘The way I understand it is that minorities demand recognition and impose rules and behavior norms while disrespecting the majority. It used to be majorities making the rules while respecting the minorities. Wokeness has imposed and forced verbal and grammatical changes to words and concepts on us as well as redefined gender and pronouns while insisting on equal treatment. In fact, some minorities who feel disadvantaged and discriminated against now demand privileges and recognition beyond and above what ordinary people can expect.’

‘Isn’t woke awareness supposed to be socially and racially sensitive?’

‘I guess as wokeness pervades our western societies we can expect more limits and restrictions on word choices as in extremes like birthing person instead of mother. I guess it started with gender neutral descriptions like fishers instead of fishermen.’

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