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Wir sind Papst!

This morning I stopped by the newsstand in the train station to see what the newspapers said.

All the daily papers had a picture of the new pope, and Bild, one of the lesser quality national newspapers had the above headline, which I thought I couldn’t understand at first. I mean, are my friends really […]

The States

So, I was out of the States for a record four and a half months-and now that I’ve been in the states for just over a week, I have a few rambling things to note:

First, driving is easy and it’s fun! I haven’t forgotten anything, especially driving in Wyoming during white-out conditions. The aforementioned […]

Christmas Party II

As it happens, I got to Denver just in time for my friend’s Christmas Pot Luck Christmas Party and Gag Gift Exchange.

Perhaps that’s a bit long winded for what it was, but there you have it.

It was Sunday night and I showed up with the food they requested I bring, and a gag […]

News

I’ve noticed a funny thing about the way I absorb news since moving to Germany.

I have changed the mix of media substantially. Living in Bloomington I used the Hearld-Times, The Indiana Daily Student, NPR, WISH-TV, NYTimes.com, CNN.com, and random other sources that crossed my desk.

Now I have reduced my sources to three principle […]