The story is about Johann Sebastian Bach's Orchestral Suite in D major, written between 1717 and 1723 for the court of Prince Leopold of the German region of Köthen. During the composer's lifetime the work did not receive the recognition it deserved. It was reborn only in the 19th century, thanks to a German violinist. I offer you a chance to listen to the work performed by violinist Sarah Chang, who in my view very delicately conveys the message of a genius's soul experiences to the listener.
Rimi supermarkets are quite a pleasant shopping destination, compared to a good many other stores that would do well to seriously think about cleanliness and customer service culture. But this time I was confused by the dual pricing on offer, which from a distance was more enticing than when one got closer and looked more carefully.
I am not saying everyone, but many people, upon receiving an electronic letter, do not reply. I am talking here about letters specifically addressed to someone, with a greeting, a question, or an invitation. Sometimes it becomes so irritating. You sit and wonder whether the letter even reached the recipient.
She is capable of being simultaneously an altogether wonderful woman, lover, mother and homemaker. She is absolutely faithful and belongs to one partner alone, and therefore tends to be intolerant if her partner has the need and desire to maintain contact with several women at the same time.
An article appeared on Delfi in which the association "Latgalīšu volūdys centris" received a rejection both from the Enterprise Register and the Administrative District Court (interesting - which one? Surely not the one based in Latgale), because the documents were composed and submitted in the Latgalian language. With that, of course, things did not stop, and an appeal was submitted to the Supreme Court.
There are cars you admire, there are cars you turn to look at, there are cars made for everyday use and functionality that go unnoticed yet make up the main flow along the arteries of city life - but this model by the German company Volkswagen will always raise a smile and lift the spirits.
Just as Freud once made a great fuss about slips of the tongue - which are never accidental and reveal something about a person's inner state of mind - so too doodles and scribbles in the margins of paper are not accidental. Psychologists have for a long time studied the connection between unconsciously drawn lines and a person's inner experiences. I will try to summarise a few findings briefly.
A genuinely jolly pub song in Irish rhythms in the Russian tongue. Driving along in the car I happened to tune into the radio - it caught my attention for its catchy rhythm and folk tonality. Back at the computer I typed the lines into a search engine - well of course, the good old Boris Grebenshchikov.
Spring people are egocentric, concentrating all joys and sorrows, successes and misfortunes solely upon themselves. At times they are naive as children, capable of wonder, of displaying indignation or confusion, great enthusiasm or deep disappointment. A spring person's mood must be guessed, otherwise one may unwittingly get hurt. That is why spring people are mostly admired but not loved. Relationships are complicated by sudden mood swings and whims.
Like a proper person, I signed up for the personalised e-ticket at the end of last year, because, given my obsession with living online, I was delighted that I would finally be able to purchase a travel card that I could top up online from my bank account. In other words, we'd finally be like Europe. I wait one month, two, three, now the fourth is coming - they're still testing. Well, never mind - this evening I get behind the wheel and go looking for the much-talked-about e-ticket top-up machine. But there...