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Then (2006) and Now (2011)

From my perspective, the lowest moment in my time here in Germany was the summer of 2006 when Germany hosted the World Cup.

From my perspective it was horrid because the entire country became freaked out on football – and they were everywhere.

Even Weimar.

I even remember taking a regional train between Jena and […]

Working at home today.

Hot tea, iPhone charging, MacBook, and the rest of my home environment.

The view from my office window.

 

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Google Translate Fail

I found the following sentence on Amazon.de:

Auf Lager. Zustellung kann bis zu 2 zusätzliche Tage in Anspruch nehmen.

Instead of taking the 5 seconds necessary to fully digest and understand it, I popped it into Google Translate:

In stock. Delivery may take up to 2 weeks.

After re-reading the German sentence I knew immediately […]

Journalists, Journalism, and Ethics

A long, long time ago, I aspired to become a journalist – I worked on the student newspaper at the University of Wyoming, The Branding Iron, and I harbored dreams of becoming a well known and well respected journalist in Wyoming.

Something funny happened on the way to fulfilling that dream and I ended up […]

If it hadn’t been so gosh darned cold!

Last week I invited a number of my colleagues to join me in a beer garden tonight in order to celebrate the Fourth of July.

I decided to cancel the gathering because it was just plain cold and wet out. This morning there was a point when I looked out my office window and couldn’t […]

Using Less Power.

One of the problems I had when I moved to Berlin was picking a company to provide my electricity service.

I recall visiting a website where I entered my profile (single, so many square feet, etc…) and then being displayed a list of offers from a variety of electricity firms. I could choose ecologically friendly […]

Winter, Redux

If you follow the German based expat Tweeters you will have undoubtedly noticed some complaining about the weather.

The temperature in Berlin, right now, is 12C/53F.

It’s also raining—a steady drizzle that leaves you wondering if you need your umbrella or if you can risk taking a short walk without.

I’m taking the opportunity to […]