From the monthly archives:

April 2005

Ratzinger, er, I mean, Pope Benedict XVI

April 19, 2005

Well, I have to say I was surprised with today’s developments. I really wasn’t expecting the election of the Pope until the end of the week. I also hadn’t expected that Ratzinger would win. He seemed more of a Pope-Maker than a Pope. My hope was that the Cardinal of Vienna would be elected. I [...]

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What a nice guy!

April 14, 2005

This guy is the grandson of one of my ancestors. Nice huh? From an article on wikipedia.com:Hugh (1286 – November 26, 1326) was sometimes referred to as “the younger Despenser”. He was the son and heir of Hugh le Despenser, Earl of Winchester, by Isabel Beauchamp, daughter of William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick. [...]

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Charlie @ 6 weeks

April 11, 2005

Dum dum da dum… As promised, photos from our visit with Charlie: Charlie in deep thought about what to chew on next. Charlie’s brief possession of the rubber ball (He was quite the gentleman and let his sister play with it most of the time). Mole-hunting in the wilds of Brandenburg! Aren’t they cute!?! Sleepytime!

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I can’t sleep!!!

April 10, 2005

I haven’t been sleeping well for… months now. Man, if it meant an increase in productivity, I would be happy, but alas it does not. My back is definitely doing better on the new medication. I can sit for much longer stretches, during which I have been doing GENEALOGY research like a mad woman! I’ve [...]

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You’ve got to “Pimp My Fahrrad”

April 6, 2005

This is a new show here on MTV Germany (Fahrrad = Bicycle). Somehow, I don’t think my bike needs speakers and an MP3 player, but it is an entertaining show. Today was Kurt Cobain/Nirvana day on MTV Germany to commemorate the 11th anniversary of his suicide. I like a lot of Nirvana’s music, but I’m [...]

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German News

April 1, 2005

Recent news here has been dominated by Terry Schiavo and the Pope. From Der Spiegel’s English website summarizing German papers: Die Tageszeitung: The extreme politicization of her case and enormous media attention ensured that she wasn’t able to die in peace. Worse yet, she couldn’t control her own death. “Instead, her husband, her parents, attorneys, [...]

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My sucky neighbors are getting on my nerves!!!

April 1, 2005

Someone threw paint off their balcony. Who does this kind of crap? Who throws white paint into their neighbors flowerbeds??? Over the 13 months I have lived here I have found hundreds of cigarette butts, trash, dozens of broken clothespins, dozens of plastic bags, underwear, a pig nose… I’m sick of it.

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