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Americana Revisited

One thing I have been doing a lot of in the past few weeks is doing things that will be rather difficult to do once in Germany, whether for cultural, geographic, or linguistic reasons.

Certainly in the linguistic, and perhaps cultural, category is the weekly auction held in downtown Bloomington. Somehow I convinced Mateo and […]

Cold.

I will be living 15 minutes away from Erfurt, via the train.

It’s cold.

Pride… or not

The week I was in Germany in June was the week that gay pride was held in many cities around Europe, and I had assumed, after seeing mention of it on CNN before leaving Frankfurt, that my luck was out: I would not get to celebrate gay pride in Germany in 2004. I was actually […]

in today’s classifieds…

1999 Saturn SL1: 40k 5 speed, AC, PW, PDL, 1 own- er. $5,500 email me

Diebold Response I

Wed 7/14/2004 10:58 PM (CEDT, or 2:58p, Indiana Time)

Good Afternoon Mr. Lederer:

Thank you for your correspondence of 7/13/04.

Mr. Sepanski asked that I let you know we have used Diebold’s services for many dozens of years and have b een pleased with their performance. We are aware of the problems in California, and […]

Surprise!

I called T-Mobile to cancel my mobile phone service in the USA since I am moving to Germany. The lady was very nice, and I made an off-the-cuff remark that I had already signed up with T-Mobile in Germany.

The woman said, “They have T-Mobile in Germany?”

Lucky Tonight

I took a nap this afternoon and when I woke up, I woke up just in time for a huge storm to pass directly overhead. The cable was interrupted with a tornado warning and then promptly went out. I turned on the radio and heard the public radio station tell me four times in a […]

Diebold Protest

Dear President Sepanski,

I have been a member of the IU Credit Union since 1998, the summer I first moved to Bloomington. In that time I have used the Credit Union for the vast majority of my day-to-day financial services needs.

However, I am concerned because I’ve recently noticed trucks from Diebold outside your east […]

Now Bush…

Via Jesus’ General, comes this fantastic tale…

One has to wonder if he’s only copying his impotence for he did something similar last month.

Constant Sales

Bank One Corporation 1 Bank One Plaza Chicago, IL 60670

To Whom It May Concern:

I recently visited one of your Bloomington area Bank One branches in order to make a deposit into my employers account. He was unable to complete the transaction himself because he is away on leave in Germany.

At the conclusion […]