Morning Stories

Domino, in and of itself, doesn't go in for showmanship-effect. Because domino is the effect — the moment things start to fall. All it takes is a single tile as the trigger, and the wall begins to tumble. Really, you only need a modest construction, seasoned with a bit of imagination, to build something elegant and evenly spaced. And then the domino effect simply takes its free fall.

Not sure if “teambuilding” is actually an abbreviation. But if it were, maybe it stands for: “Terrific—someone else does it.”

“You’re not normal.” At first, it was meant as a mild insult. But what’s actually offensive about someone living outside the norm?

Oh no—not again. A sentence that, in just two words, unites two languages. «Stau» is a dense German word for traffic jam; «big» is the large word in English. No, this isn’t a critique of the author—i.e., me—but merely an observation that, by the end of this sentence, turns to dust. Sorry.

Staying flexible when the rest of the content ages — that’s the challenge. Anyone over fifty who hears their bones crack and lets out a small groan when standing knows the value of Flex. But Flex is never satisfied with just one action. Flex is so flexible it switches on automatically — almost reflexively — whenever needed. Flex in the reflex, so to speak.

Please, separate your words correctly. That’s what modern spelling rules suggest, at least. Because when you split a word the wrong way, you might sprinkle a little confusion into the mix.

Oh yes — this phenomenon has quite a large team of perpetrators. And they wield a powerful tool: the ability to make life together fair, kind, and deeply human.

Wishful thinking isn’t just a holiday tradition — it’s a year-round mindset. All year long, there are people who’ve made thinking itself their norm. Why, you ask?

The driver drives — and leads — a moving something from a real point A to an imagined point B. Once upon a time, such people were called coachmen, train engineers, or captains.

Ah, look at that: a two-seater word. “Believable.” It splits neatly into belief and able. That’s what I’d do—believe, I mean. Or at least, I think I would.