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Not speaking or reading German means that I neither watch television nor read the newspapers that would inform me about local goings-on. So it was a great surprise this morning when I wandered down to Theatre-Platz and discovered that it was fire truck day! Or something of that ilk. There were a bunch of fire […] In a book I read this evening, one of the characters ran across a book entitled Migraines Are Only in Your Mind. I adore this book title and wish the book was real… I want to read it! What are your favorite book titles that don’t actually exist? My sister arrives in Weimar tomorrow and Sunday has been designated Goethe Day—we will do as much Goethe in one day in one town as we can. Next week she and I will rent a Smart Car and explore the surrounding region, before hopping a train to Mainz on Wednesday to see Gutenberg Press related […] Yesterday I headed out to DM with an office colleague. I was in need of tissue. I’ve used a lot recently. So we’re examining the tissues for sale and I grabbed a box of tissue–and she pointed out that I was an American, since Germans prefer packages of tissue packets. Packets each contain ten tissues […] Hey Everybody– My colleague Pawan (JP) is updating his blog again, now that he’s back in Germany. You should stop by and say howdy! I am so happy that one of my last stops in Bloomington before moving to Germany was the drug store. (And to the Germans reading this, think Pharmacy—where you get drugs, not a drug store.) As some of you may recall, I had a shopping bonanza where I bought a number of drugs—and the most […] You Are 50% Normal (Somewhat Normal) While some of your behavior is quite normal… Other things you do are downright strange You’ve got a little of your freak going on But you mostly keep your weirdness to yourself How Normal Are You? via MT […] I am getting better. Last night, sometime between 5:30 and 7 I had a major breakthrough: my fever broke and my headache vanished. I was able to finish reading the Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder, which cheered me to no end, since the last time I tried to read it, my head was on the verge […] Political Pledges From the Political Cartoon Society Gallery in London. Last night I went to a Birthday Party for my friend Annie over in Jena–it was a fabulous time, and a girl agreed to get married to me–conditional that we both get to play around. Unfortunately I am now ill–I’d realized earlier that I was starting to get a cold, but I ignored it. Now […] |
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