I never felt like writing a weblog, nor did I read the blogs of other people. But yesterday my good friend Claude told me on the phone that I would never find out about the power of blogs if I would not start one myself.
So : introibo at altare dei, as Buck Mulligan said when he entered the stage. I am convinced that sooner or later the majority of people will upload the contents of their brains (impressions, perceptions, ideas) to persistent storage media – simply to keep this information for later use and reuse. It is technically possible to do it, it is easy, and currently I see no reason not to have a blog. I am curious what will happen next…

Die Koffer sind gepackt. Gleich kommt der Bekannte vorbei, mit dem ich immer in der Kantine mittagessen war. Er ist einer der wenigen Leute, die ich hier in Lübeck kennengelernt habe. Wir gehen heute zum ersten Mal zusammen ausserhalb der Firma ein Bier trinken – an meinem letzten Tag in Lübeck. Schon strange…