The problem with taking a break… for me anyway… is the starting back up process. That’s how I ended up quitting scuba diving, sky diving, swing dancing, golfing & cooking. I start out fired up & with the best of intentions… only to tire of whatever it is later on & tell myself […]

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Just a quick note to say I haven’t dropped off the face of the earth… I should be back to posting nonsense by the end of the weekend. Sydney being in kindergarten has made me realize two things. First, sticking to a schedule’s a real bitch. It’s been a long time since […]

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I’m happy to report that Sydney and I both survived her first day of kindergarten. whew…

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I’m finally getting around to going through vacation photos. I’ll be uploading them to my flikr account over the weekend, but here are a few for the blog…
Driving into town… the roundabout by the arch de triumph is insane. It doesn’t seem so bad here, but I seriously feared for my life.

We spent […]

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Ok, at the request of Adam of That Queer Expatriate fame, I’m attempting to list my 10 favorite musical artists. I’m also supposed to include the first song I heard of theirs, the song I fell in love with & current favorite. I probably won’t do well with this because I love a […]

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According to this article, most germans are thinking about sex while stuck in traffic:
BERLIN - A third of German motorists fantasize about sex when stuck in traffic while only 10 percent think of finding an alternate route, according to a motor club survey published on Thursday.
Eight percent think about how much gasoline they have, seven […]

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Sydney was the baby I never thought I’d have. Then she was born and they placed her in my arms… and when I looked down into her tiny scrunched up, pissed off face… I knew that she was the best thing to happen to me in a long, long time. Since then we’ve been […]

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Tomorrow marks our six-month anniversary in Dresden. And since I’m lazy, I’m only going to do a bulleted list of thoughts on the subject…
- I could live pretty much anywhere as long as I had access to a reliable internet connection, black olives & soup. Seriously.
- To future and/or new expats… whatever you […]

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Inspired by the produce section of our local Kaufland…

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We haven’t fully unpacked from our last trip, yet we’re off to Berlin this weekend. There are many things to love about Berlin… not only is it ripe with historic significance, it’s also a great place to go for an ‘american weekend’. This usually involves lots & lots of dunkin donuts, an original-language […]

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