The past two days have past in a bit of a blur. The entire family has been sick over the past week, with the kids starting – one first, then the other – last week. Heike followed in Thursday, and is still not in the best condition. I am waiting for the bomb to drop,Continue reading “Duplo and children’s stories”
Monthly Archives: October 2021
My son’s first plant
I always try to be a bit careful not to push my kids too much into a specific direction, especially a direction that feels like a copy of one of the parents. I hope, and try to support that they will develop their own styles, interests, and characters. They should not be a copy ofContinue reading “My son’s first plant”
Disclaimer: this review was written by a human being, and may include opinions, mistakes, and biases. Take it with a grain of salt.
I was just mindlessly scrolling through Twitter, when I bumped into a tweet that inspired today’s blog post. I usually like to include the original tweet when I am inspired to write about it, but since this one is a poll, the editor in WordPress will not accept it. Messes up my entire post. Argh.Continue reading “Disclaimer: this review was written by a human being, and may include opinions, mistakes, and biases. Take it with a grain of salt.”
I’ll marry her… Again
I’ve been wanting to write this post for a while, but I kept postponing. Maybe because I feel so bloody stupid every time I think of it. It’s about time. I married Heike in May 2019, after having been together for almost 10 years. At the time, we had a baby underway, which was ourContinue reading “I’ll marry her… Again”
Admittedly, this was better than Zoom…
Today I taught my first ever in-person class to people, since having a teaching contract (about two years now). I’ve done similar forms of teaching as a student assistant many years ago for a variety of courses, but it somehow feels different as a teacher. Today we taught biodiversity. I’ve taught the same course lastContinue reading “Admittedly, this was better than Zoom…”
The Joy of qPCR data… (spoiler alert: there isn’t any)
Have you ever found yourself in a place where you asked yourself, ‘well how the fuck did I end up here’? Well, I did today, and god, this day was boring as fuck. As part of an experiment on the effects of light pollution, which I conducted at the end of 2020, I was interestedContinue reading “The Joy of qPCR data… (spoiler alert: there isn’t any)”
An anxiety-free Monday
Regular readers will know that I hate Mondays more than any other day of the week. Somehow the relaxation over the weekend pretty reliably convinces my brain that it’s completely stupid, and doesn’t know shit. On Sunday evenings, I already feel the nerves for starting up again on Monday… What if I fuck it allContinue reading “An anxiety-free Monday”
At least he liked the ladybirds
The day started off pretty good this morning. We were a happy bunch. After breakfast and a slow start, we decided to go to Wartenberg, a nice little town a couple of kms from here, surrounded by hills and forests. Forested hills, I guess. We started on our hike, but less than a kilometer inContinue reading “At least he liked the ladybirds”
Green, yellow, orange, red, and a bit of grey
We didn’t really make plans for this weekend. So, this morning we were contemplating about what we would do today. We considered going to Munich today, but somehow, every time we do this, we decide to go somewhere else instead. The same happened today, and in the end we decided to go to Landshut, aContinue reading “Green, yellow, orange, red, and a bit of grey”
Old
Parenting makes me feel old! I used to be a bit of a night owl. Going to bed around 1am would be more or less the norm. These days I fall asleep while watching Netflix at 9pm. Even now that it’s weekend, my son will still wake us up at 6am. All day, every dayContinue reading “Old”
Robin Heinen 