It's too much

Sometimes I think, I am very lucky. Problems solve themselves. People are regarding me with favour. Dangerous situations accidentially turn to good account.
Sometimes I think, I don't deserve this. Sometimes I think, this all isn't happening accidentially anymore. This must be real luck.

Today is NOT one of those days.

Today I feel like all things "accidentially" turn bad.

Today I feel like everyone sees me as a low-performer. And I also don't feel well with all the unknown people. All the people I read about. As I read statistics, surveys, comments, articles ... it seems that people don't like me - because they don't like something that applies to me.

Usually I don't care about such things. Usually I think "There are many people, which don't like what and how I am - but there are enough people, which DO like me."

But today there is too much. Too many mistakes, too many reprehensions, too many bad news, too many stupid comments, just too much of it all.

And yes, it aggrieves me.

Cars, Men...

Blog Action Day

I'm sitting here in Austria, Europe. A few days ago I founded this blog. My first blog. I heard of the "Blog Action Day", but I didn't realise, what it was about. Today, I fell over the blog of an Austrian politician, Hannes Swoboda. He is a member of the social democratic party. Though I'm not very into this party, i read a little bit and saw his ad for this "Blog Action Day". So I joined it. Because I really care for the environment.

One example: A few months ago I switched to another electricity supplier. A supplier that only delivers "eco-power". It is made by wind, water, sun or eco-gas.

I hate when politicians say, that nuclear power is "clean" and CO2-neutral. Yes, it is CO2 neutral, but it is DANGEROUS! And it's NOT clean. And it is NOT as cheap as it is sold.
High security costs very much. The construction of the power plants cost very much. And the long-term management of the nuclear waste also costs very much.

But why is it supplied that cheap? Because it is subsidized. Because they get cheap loans from the government. How are subsidies financed? Over taxes. Who pays taxes? The citizens. So, in the end, you pay for everything. But you don't see it on your electricity bill.

Why is it not clean? Because there is NO final dump for nuclear waste on the whole world. There are only "interim storages". Because no country wants a nuclear waste dump. Because a nuclear waste dump would cost very much. Because the nuclear waste will atomically radiate for decades and decades. And if the waste is dumped deep in the earth.... I don't want to live in this area, when there would be an earthquake... This waste will radiate. It will radiate us and our children.

BUT: There will NOT be nuclear power till eternity. Because uranium (that is needed for nuclear power production) is not "renewable". It will last for about 40 or 60 years. That is approximately as long as oil and petroleum gas will last.
High security costs very much. But it will NOT prevent ALL accidents. Because we're humans. Humans are fallible.

Don't buy nuclear power.

Im Parlament - at the parliament

Gestern Abend läutete das Telefon. "Ich will jetzt aber gar nicht mit meiner Mutter reden..." Aber ich ging hin. Oh, eine fremde Nummer. Ah, wahrscheinlich nur eine Telefonumfrage. Förmliches Abheben.

Am Telefon war eine Nationalratsabgeordnete. Verwählt? Nein, sie fragte nochmal nach meinem Namen - sie wollte wirklich MICH sprechen. Siedend heiß fiel mir ein, dass ich dieser Dame ja ein E-Mail geschickt hatte. Ich schrieb ihr, dass ich ihren Online Artikel gut fand und leitete ihr eine Petition weiter, die zu dem Thema passte.

Ich war total aufgeregt. Ich glaube, die ersten paar Sätze hab ich gar nicht richtig mitbekommen. Nationalrat! Die nimmt mich tatsächlich ernst! Es war nicht nur so, dass sie sich kurzerhand bei mir bedankte - nein, sie wollte tatsächlich mit mir reden. Ja, sie war sehr eloquent und wirkte sehr kompetent. Nachdem alles besprochen war und sich irgendwie kein neues Thema mehr ergab, wünschte sie mir noch einen angenehmen Abend und verabschiedete sich.

Waren es 5 min oder 15 min? Ich sehe in meinem "Rufmanager" nach. 9 Minuten 37 Sekunden

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The telephone rang yesterday evening. "I don't want to speak with my mother at the moment..." I looked at the number. Oh, an unknown number. Must be a telephone survey. Formal pick up.

It was a member of parliament. Wrong number? No, she asked for my name - she REALLY wanted to speak with me. A thought crossed my mind: I sent her an e-mail. I wrote that I liked her online article and forwarded a related petition.

I was very nervous. I think, I didn't recognise her first sentences. Parliament! She was really taking me seriously! Not only she was thanking for my e-mail - she really wanted to talk with me. Yes, she was really eloquent and competent. After everything had been said and no other topic followed, she wished a nice evening and said good bye.

Was it 5 min or 15 min? I retrieve the data of my "callmanager". It was 9 minutes and 37 seconds.

Saudi Arabia - Jeddah

Corrections

I try to write my entries both in German and in English.
In German because this is my preferred language for exact phrasing. In English because more people understand it (and I am trying to improve my English skills...)

This is for all of my blog-entries:
As English is not my mothertongue I would be grateful for every correction or suggestion for improvement.

KinoKontrovers

"Ken Park"
In einer amerikanischen Kleinstadt wird das Leben von ein paar Jugendlichen und ihren Eltern erzählt. Wer "American Beauty" mag, wird vielleicht auch diesen Film gut finden.
Ich hab den Film gestern auf DVD angeschaut. Empfehlenswert!

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"Ken Park"
In an american village the life of some teenagers and their parents is shown. Anyone who liked "American Beauty" may also like this film.
I saw the film on DVD yesterday (uncut). Recommended!
Attention: Censored in US, ratings between R and 18 in different countries. Banned in some countries.