On the call today, the Atlantic Corridor formed its familiar triangle: Cleebourg, Bangalore, Campo Grande—three places, two generations of assumptions, and one shared topic that refuses to stay “small”: how ordinary relationships carry extraordinary weight. Ismar began the hour smiling, which is often how the hardest truths enter the room. Two roles… and a third…
When I think back to the beginning of my sales life, I always smile a little.Not my electric career, not machines and cables — I mean real sales, driving with the car, visiting people, drinking coffee, sometimes too much coffee. I was very young.It was in the 1980s.I worked for a company called Firma Erwin…
This week in the Pineapple didn’t arrive with a headline moment.It arrived the way real life does — through kitchens, workshops, classrooms, conversations, coughing fits, snack breaks, and quiet pride. It began with Ralf the Grillmeister, who reminded us that inspiration often smells like engine oil, wood dust, or fresh coffee. In When I Think…
A Peeling Potatoes dispatch from the kitchen table, with dogs barking, socks showing, and big things said accidentally There are podcasts that open with slick jingles and confident certainty. And then there is Peeling Potatoes. This one opens with:“Are we live?”“Yes.”“We are live.”Dogs barking. Weather comparisons. Someone overslept. Someone didn’t. Nobody knows what episode number…
At this Lunch with Janita & Frank, inspiration did not arrive quietly. It arrived coughing. Frank, also known as “the Mayor,” opened the meeting by offering everyone his “genuine, high-quality, made-in-Germany cough” as a Christmas present. One careful owner, three months of warranty, no refunds. The group politely – and loudly – refused. Janita (Fruitloop)…
Some conversations don’t need a worksheet. They just need a cup of something warm, a slightly rainy memory, and someone willing to ask, “So… what was it really like?” That’s how this one begins: a teacher and a student, no typing today—only storytelling. One week in Bremen, Germany, folded into a chat that swings from…
Sometimes we have to remember: we are not a microwave, we don’t beep when we are ready or perfect. Imagine the confusion it will cause. Found the perfect Christmas gift at the mall. Beeeep! Just had the best cup of coffee. Beeeep! I got out of bed today. Beeeep! Washed my hair. Found a parking…
A Fruitloopy, Heart-Powered Adventure Through the Year Grab your mugs, fluff your cushions, and wiggle into your comfy-chat position — because 2026 is officially the year we talk about everything that makes life feel a little more excited. And because I believe grown-ups deserve fun too (yes, even the tired ones, the busy ones, and…
As the year reached a near end, and we are almost through 2025, I have been doing some reflecting on what happened in this past year. There is a whole list of things, some good and some bad. But what is so surprising is that if feels like this year just flew past. It feels…
Three men met online on a Monday: Their topic sounded deceptively simple: “Inspiring people – or people who inspire you… That’s the topic for today.” The conversation that followed became a cross-continental exploration of admiration, disappointment, responsibility, corruption, and something unexpected: the meaning of a guru. “I don’t have a model person.” The Mayor starts…
