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Kein leises Servus: Wie ich mich in der aktuellen MK verabschiede – und wo man sich bewirbt, um selber Chefredakteur zu werden – (s)wimmerblog

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Kein leises Servus: Wie ich mich in der aktuellen MK verabschiede – und wo man sich bewirbt, um selber Chefredakteur zu werden. Anmerkung nach Druckgang der letzten Ausgabe: Ein herzliches Dankeschön für die vielen netten Grüße und Glückwünsche! Vergelt’s Gott. In der Süddeutschen Zeitung (SZ) hat Kollege Jakob Wetzl berichtet. 8220; Von München in die Welt. Ich werde sie mit Ihnen gemeinsam weiter lesen. Anian Christoph Wimmer, Chefredakteur. Bavarian-Australian journalist and author. Loves swimming...

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January 2015 – (s)wimmerblog

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Day 45 of the Great Big Marathon 10k Swimming Adventure: Cracking the 4k and dealing with neck pain. My trusty and highly recommended Garmin Swim watch always shows how much you have swum this week. Yes, you can turn the feature off. But it is a great motivator. Into my second week of the “new” swimming regimen. And despite massive snow storms making the commute cumbersome, the habit is settling in. And I am getting some serious pool time: From Monday to Wednesday, I swam 10,575 meters (check photo f...

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October 2014 – (s)wimmerblog

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Four years in ten minutes: How do you know who you are? And what matters most to you in your life? Four years is a long time, but also one that is easily taken stock of. Or is it? How do you summarize what happened in four years in, say, ten minutes aside from the fact that ten minutes of reading will also depend on how fast you personally read and how dense the subject matter is? What if you were to sketch out what is different now to what was before? How have you changed? Do you count the life events?

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Statement of the German, French and Swiss Bishops on their Study Day in Rome ahead of the Family Synod – (s)wimmerblog

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Statement of the German, French and Swiss Bishops on their Study Day in Rome ahead of the Family Synod. Few documents by the German Bishops’ Conference have drawn as much international interest as the press release dealing with the study day of French, Swiss and German bishops in Rome on Monday of this week. The press release is available in German. Following on from this, the second part included deliberations towards a Theology of Love, which understands sexuality as a precious gift from God to express...

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March 2015 – (s)wimmerblog

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How to spot a swimmer on dry land. How do you spot a swimmer on dry land? It used to be easy: Just follow the faint trail of chlorine. CC Image by Daniel Oines). With filtration systems improving these days, arguably the best way is to look for a certain type of person huddled in a large, fluffy parka, according to Mike Gustafson, who is dissecting swimmer lingo. Over at the USA Swimming website. He claims, in fact that. Read the full story. It is worth it. March 26, 2015. OK, first off: Yay! This is not...

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Day 170 of the Great Big Marathon 10k Swimming Adventure: Three months out from the race – the first outside swim of the year! – (s)wimmerblog

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Day 170 of the Great Big Marathon 10k Swimming Adventure: Three months out from the race – the first outside swim of the year! After more than seven months doing laps indoors, it was time to swim outside. As much as I enjoy my 6am swims in the indoor pool this was a treat. And one I hope to repeat soon. Begin v/o with Morgan Freeman’s voice]. Imagine a balmy evening after a long, hot summers’ day in our valley. Here is a live webcam view. In other words: It was bliss. End of Morgan Freeman voiceover].

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December 2014 – (s)wimmerblog

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Day 7 of the Great Big 10k Marathon Swim Adventure: Hitting 10k – by adding up a week of swims. Maybe I really need to start getting up at 5am. Anyway, here is a summary of the swim from Garmin Connect:. Summary from Garmin Connect of my swim, 21 December 2014. December 22, 2014. Day 5 of the Great Big 10k Marathon Swim Adventure: Picking a race and turning pool time into a date night. The 5k Garbet to Coléra. On 23 August 2015. The 6k or 3k Swimtrail in L’Ametlla de Mar. On 5 September 2015. Ok I need t...

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April 2015 – (s)wimmerblog

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Luxusprobleme, die wir uns leisten können aber andere Katholiken auf dieser Welt immer weniger. Ein Skandal beschäftigt die Katholiken in den USA dieser Tage: Ein leitender Mitarbeiter des CRS (Catholic Relief Service so etwas wie die “Caritas International” der US-Bischofskonferenz), lebt in einer sogenannten “Homo-Ehe”. Klar, dass viele Katholiken dazu eine Meinung haben, und Diskussionsbedarf herrscht. Aber:. 8220;Haben wir nicht drängendere Probleme? 8220;Wir werden bedroht, als Christen, und unsere ...

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November 2014 – (s)wimmerblog

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Cannon fire in the morning – A stunning, chilling and utterly beautiful Bavarian day. Today was Sunday, 9 November 2014 a day of single historic significance for the world, but in particular for Europe and for Germans. It is the anniversary of the start of World War One (WW1) in 1914, the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, but also of the Nazi Pogrom of Jews during the. Are these the same guns you used to fire, Dad? Maybe in the morning, when everyone else is still sleeping? We found sea...