Have you ever wanted to drink while riding your bike around, but you were afraid you’d: Spill your beer Get too blitzed to drive? Well, Germany has the solution (of course). Not sure if y’all can tell, but the patrons at the “bar” there, all pedal, which is what makes the thing move. There was […]

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For those who might think it’s all glamorous having an overseas assignment, take a look at this photo. See the time this was posted? Add 6 hours to it from NYC, and that’s when I’m uploading this. Yup, 2am. I’m sleeping with/in/on my workpapers. Literally. Pretty swanky, eh?

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OK, by popular demand, here are some early photos from the trip to Germany. I couldn’t get a good position for setting the camera up for fireworks photos, so those were taken while holding the camera “by hand” and hence they are not too good, but… it’s what I got from that night. The rest […]

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Well, after 12 hours on planes, and a quick 1-hour train ride from Frankfurt to Cologne I’m… in Cologne. It’s actually COOL here right now, and raining. My immediate impression was one of “whoa” – stepping out of the train station at the cathedral was literally AT the cathedral. Really. Right there at the steps […]

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I plan to spend most of the day around Triberg, in the heart of the Black Forest on the 18th. Home to cuckoo clocks and the highest waterfalls in Germany. At first I was thinking about hitting some of the Westweg in the area, but the Panoramaweg (circular hiking trail) around Triberg and the Falls […]

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I think I’ve figured out what to do with my first free Sunday in Germany (THIS Sunday, wow). At first I thought I’d cruise out of Cologne, but the areas I want to see are upstream which takes a bit longer. I don’t need to do a round-trip cruise, so I think I’ll take advantage […]

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Got confirmation today and the go-ahead to make reservations, which I did. I’ll be stuck in the middle seat for one leg each way to Frankfurt (unless I can move to an unoccupied “Elite status” seat when I check in at the airports), but there are worse lots in life. Gonna be staying at the […]

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Welll…. even though it’s not 100% right now, it’s close enough that I don’t feel like I’ll jinx anything by posting. Looks like I’ll be in Germany for a week of work, in mid-July. I got contacted by the Portland office, because I’m one of the few seniors in the firm who has German listed […]

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I usually feed Ivy in the mornings, and today was no exception. I decided to debut my birthday outfit (NOT NUDITY, LOL) to Joey, who was out walking the dogs while I fed Ivy, to show off the smaller sizes and cute clothes. So I make a bottle and notice that he got the cheaper […]

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It happened overnight, literally. Joey and I were up talking in bed Saturday morning and heard Ivy’s usual rustle, jabber and clapping from the other room. I looked over and she was STANDING UP in her pack-n-play. This happened unassisted. Now, she’s been standing up for awhile, but I had never seen her get up […]

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