I went to the Nahmad exhibition in the Kunsthaus in Zurich yesterday. The collection belongs to a Monaco-based family and includes works up to 1970 by various artists, including Monet, Kandinsky, Picasso and Miro. I liked the Kandinsky and Picasso works, especially Picasso’s paintings from the 1930s. While Hilter was rising in one part of… Continue reading Nahmad Exhibition
Thoughts
complexity
Today I was reading about a Stanford University professor called Robert Laughlin who thinks that, in a thousand years, all the carbon that we are mining today will be in the ocean. We will either have mined all the available carbon energy sources or we will have decided to leave them alone. The excess carbon… Continue reading complexity
capitalist democracies
Europe is in financial turmoil. The debt crisis has taken hold, Greece and Italy have national debt problems. Both are struggling to apply austerity measures. Italy has has its debt rating reduced so it will cost more to borrow. And here I am in Switzerland which is suffering a little from the high franc but… Continue reading capitalist democracies
Contact Gonzo
The Theater Spektakel in Zurich is a three week long festival with theater, dance and other performances from around the world. They have some weird and whacky things, some of which work and some or which don’t. There are crowd pleasers and performances which leave the audience perplexed but there is always something interesting. Also… Continue reading Contact Gonzo
the end of greed
Recently I read that the Amish (who are descendants of Swiss German emigrants) are an anarchist society. I don’t really agree with that. They maybe have little hierarchy and have limited acceptance of government but they live their lives according to religious dogma. There are some anarchist aspects, I suppose, such as their sense of… Continue reading the end of greed
career
I had an interesting discussion with a friend last night. We talked about “living in the moment” which is, of course, a theme in Buddhism. And we talked about living your live with integrity. This is the theme of my blog entry today. I try to live with integrity and honesty and honour. This is… Continue reading career
Street Parade 2011
This weekend I went to the Street Parade which is a dance festival in the centre of Zurich. There was a huge crowd of people dressed strangely and enjoying themselved in the sunshine. The crowd seemed less drunk and drugged up than usual and the atmosphere was peaceful enough. If fact, it was a great… Continue reading Street Parade 2011
USA borders
This week I saw President Obama on television almost shouting, “Markets will rise and fall, but this is the United States of America. No matter what some agency may say, we have always been and always will be a triple-A country”.Looking at a map of the world the following day I realised that you can… Continue reading USA borders
Self Image
Today I saw a guy at the swimming pool who had absolutely no hair, completely bald. He was standing under a hair drier, drying his bald head. People are strange.
capitalism is a pyramid scheme
There is a lot of discussion on television about money and debt and whether or not Italy will default on its national debt or be bailed out by the IMF or whatever. What they need is an eight-year-old kid to sort it all out. Even an eight-year-old can understand basic finances. If you spend more… Continue reading capitalism is a pyramid scheme
Swiss National Day
The first of August is Swiss National Day, when Swiss people take a day off from their busy bee working habits and relax with family. In the evening there are fireworks to celebrate. Actually they do have something to celebrate, even if they do it in a restrained and slightly boring way. The Swiss confederation… Continue reading Swiss National Day
Welcome
Welcome to Liam’s blog. It starts today and this is just a quick hello.