At sometime during the 1980's I proved that I am not a soldier. Playing warrior proved to a health hazard. That took some time. Noone would belive it, so I don't bother writing about them. One of my hobbies has turned into a problem when I finally ran out of shelf space, but there will always be enough space for my favourite author .
Reading has, of course, some hazardous side effects .
My musical taste reaches from J.S. Bach to the beach boys and even a little beyond that. The combination may seem strange, but works of art like Johann Sebastian Bach's Brandenburgische Konzerte are a real asset in focussing one's thoughts. The beach boys' music shows a zest for life almost unknown in contemporary european culture. Packaging fun and selling it is not an idea rooted in german culture.