Ian Slater
@iansslater.bsky.social
Scot and new citizen of Germany, living in Cologne. Trying to escape from political economy, passionate about music, interested in literature, photography, travel, and culture generally.
This was the lesson from the remarkable book I just read, Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan.
August 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This was the lesson from the remarkable book I just read, Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan.
Had the pleasure of meeting this chap in Baden-Baden. Yes, dogs can smile: in this case, not so much that he was please to see me, more that he was finally in shade with 32c and a water bowl.
August 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Had the pleasure of meeting this chap in Baden-Baden. Yes, dogs can smile: in this case, not so much that he was please to see me, more that he was finally in shade with 32c and a water bowl.
You’re back in a city that you think you know well, that has happy memories for you; then you realise that it’s almost 20 years since your last visit….
Travel is something that we need to work at!
Travel is something that we need to work at!
June 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
You’re back in a city that you think you know well, that has happy memories for you; then you realise that it’s almost 20 years since your last visit….
Travel is something that we need to work at!
Travel is something that we need to work at!
Schadenfreude overdose:
June 4, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Schadenfreude overdose:
Happy 75th Birthday @ARD You have been a cornerstone of German democracy and, at a time when public service broadcasting is under threat and being weakened elsewhere, you are now peerless internationally. Maintain your standards. We need you more than ever.
March 31, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Happy 75th Birthday @ARD You have been a cornerstone of German democracy and, at a time when public service broadcasting is under threat and being weakened elsewhere, you are now peerless internationally. Maintain your standards. We need you more than ever.
Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum 75. Geburtstag @ARD Sie sind ein Eckpfeiler der deutschen Demokratie, und in einer Zeit, in der der öffentlich-rechtliche Rundfunk bedroht ist und anderswo geschwächt wird, sind Sie jetzt international unvergleichlich. Wir brauchen Sie mehr denn je.
March 31, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum 75. Geburtstag @ARD Sie sind ein Eckpfeiler der deutschen Demokratie, und in einer Zeit, in der der öffentlich-rechtliche Rundfunk bedroht ist und anderswo geschwächt wird, sind Sie jetzt international unvergleichlich. Wir brauchen Sie mehr denn je.
Oops. I seem to have been excluded from the Signal chat…
March 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Oops. I seem to have been excluded from the Signal chat…
In these increasingly troubled days, I find solace in the peerless poetry and songs of Canada’s Joni Mitchell and Scotland’s own bard, the late, great Jackie Leven. And what a prescient album title this was.
March 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
In these increasingly troubled days, I find solace in the peerless poetry and songs of Canada’s Joni Mitchell and Scotland’s own bard, the late, great Jackie Leven. And what a prescient album title this was.
I spotted one of those ghastly Tesla Swasticars by the Rhine today.
March 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I spotted one of those ghastly Tesla Swasticars by the Rhine today.
Honestly Nick, I was nervous to open it, because your dad’s books mean so much to me. I can imagine what it took out of you and, to this reader at least, it seemed like a miracle.
March 8, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Honestly Nick, I was nervous to open it, because your dad’s books mean so much to me. I can imagine what it took out of you and, to this reader at least, it seemed like a miracle.
And this is a great read:
March 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
And this is a great read:
That pleases me. It’s a great catalogue, and do check out Robert Forster’s solo albums. Shelfie…
March 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
That pleases me. It’s a great catalogue, and do check out Robert Forster’s solo albums. Shelfie…
And The Autumn Defense…
March 7, 2025 at 11:48 AM
And The Autumn Defense…
When the sun is shining…choose the Go-Betweens.
March 7, 2025 at 11:43 AM
When the sun is shining…choose the Go-Betweens.
Take your time getting here
February 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Take your time getting here
Help. I’m marooned here with just eight songs, a book and one luxury item. 🏝️
February 25, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Help. I’m marooned here with just eight songs, a book and one luxury item. 🏝️
Damn, I over-ordered again.
February 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Damn, I over-ordered again.