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I just got home from the office Christmas party, and I am pleased to report that my Secret Santa got me a really cool Cinnamon scented candle—I’m looking forward to lighting it, just not tonight. A lot of people got some neat gifts, but there was one present that could be read as either sincere […] So last night I was chatting with a friend online and thinking about writing a short blog entry when the internet quit. Nothing got posted and I went to bed. It must have been a major problem because the net was still out when I woke up this morning. I ate breakfast and headed out […] Because of some unplanned problems with my travel, I spent an hour exploring Antwerp’s new central train station. It’s spectacular: they took a stunningly beautiful building and somehow made it more beautiful and in many ways more functional. Due to the renovations, starting Sunday the high speed Thalys train will no longer stop at some […] In the category of geeky places I’ve visited, I added one of the more obscure ones to my list yesterday. It started with a childhood visit to the Four Corners—a truly man-made and obscure political point where four US states meet: Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. It’s the only place in the States where […] The last time I went to McDonald’s, in America, was so long ago, I cannot remember. If I had to speculate, I would be at a loss. I mean surely I’ve been to an American McDonald’s sometime since I last remember eating at one in the airport on my way to Germany back in 2004. […] Why have so many travel agents never traveled? I’m off today—as previously announced, but thanks to my travel agent I will have to buy a train ticket in Trier because the one she bought me forgot about Belgium—which is not a trivial issue, even if it is a “trivial” country. At least the weather is […] I’m a big fan of This American Life. As an expatriate it has helped me stay in touch with my American roots—often with uplifting and cheerful stories that get at the heart of American culture. I defy anybody who listens to Sarah Vowell’s discussion about Thanksgiving specials on television and not feel both enlightened and […] As you might remember, I was in the Christmas spirit on Halloween. Without many of the trappings, I was in the Christmas Spirit – it helped that I was eating Lindt Christmas Chocolate. Yet, Friday evening, as I wandered the Jena Christmas Market, I found myself annoyed with Christmas. The multiple booths selling Christmas-themed shit […] |
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