Tipping (and German Modernist Emil Nolde)
Crucifixion by Emil Nolde 1912 Oil on canvas Emil Nolde added a special, mystical dimension to German Expressionism, and his career illustrates a number of the moral dilemmas which faced German Modernists of the first generation, since his instincts were nationalist and conservative even though his art was regarded as experimental. Nolde was a bit of a xenophobe and anti-semitic, before the Nazi's ever showed up. Most of his art was labelled degenerate by the Nazi's and he was outlawed from painting for some time. He was heavily influenced by Nietzche. Because I live in the city center of Vancouver and because of my job, I end up eating in a lot of restaurants. As a family and as a couple we don't eat out that much because it can get quite expensive. But as a pastor, the only time I can meet with most people is over their lunch break, which means eating somewhere. As a consequenceI have developed a philosophy of tipping and here it is: I start off at 15% right off the b...