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While visiting my Mom, back in October, I visited my favorite Denver coffee shop – the one where the regulars at their group table haven’t changed in over a decade. Although the regulars were regular, the fact is the coffee shop appears to have lost its edge, and the baristas working in the morning had […] View from my hotel room in Seoul — third floor of the Hotel Manu. I would stay at Hotel Manu again. My trip from Berlin to Seoul was long – and while none of the travel, in and of itself, was stressful, by the time I got to Seoul Saturday evening, I was completely […] Last night, on my way back from a Berlinale film, I missed the U2 at Alexanderplatz by 30 seconds. Faced with a 15-minute wait for the next train, I made the rational decision that I could afford a taxi, and so I went to find one. I will readily admit that I had not examined […] A week or so ago I got my first 2€ coin that celebrates 10 years of the Euro. ECB's info on this special coin. I have to say that I cannot help but wonder if this is, indeed, the moment to be celebrating the Euro. That said, I do believe this might be […] It was just the other day when I was standing in a queue, I was behind some woman who pulled out a really skanky baggie with coins and I thought to myself, “can’t she afford a new coin purse?” And then I realized that my wallet was positively ancient. Truthfully. A long time ago I […] Well, not really rich—but the good news, at least for me, is that my bank account is sufficiently above zero that I feel comfortable. And I’ve done some shopping already: DSL/Landline Service: I’ve ordered phone service for home, including DSL that is, in theory, 8 times faster than what I had in Weimar. It should […] Some how I am going to survive August – and thanks to a bit of random luck, I’m even going to get bookcases this month! Over lunch today I sat down with my Ikea shopping list and priced out the items from my “need” list—the light for my dining table and bedside lamp, along with […] I realize it’s only August 9th, but I’m already out of money for the month because I’ve moved. Because I had to move twice (first into a temporary apartment and then into my real apartment) I ended up spending a lot more than I previously allotted for moving—neither move, individually was expensive: Think fifth floor […] Kiva Loan: My first Kiva loan was paid off! Investing in a liquor store meant that the $25 I invested has been fully paid off. I’ve invested it in someone riskier this time: Anderson Cristaldo, a 21 year old salesman in Paraguay. He’s cute, he’s young, and I was the first person to loan him […] |
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