From the monthly archives:

June 2005

Dreams

June 28, 2005

Last night I dreamt I was in an episode of King of Queens. Carrie and Doug were trying to set me up with Deacon, despite the fact that I kept telling them I was married already. I must be watching too much King of Queens. The reruns are on ALL the time over here. I’ve [...]

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Ah, sundown over Potsdam

June 23, 2005

It’s 10pm here, and the sun is just now setting! This is just wrong! And it will be up again at 4am! Wrong wrong wrong! And it’s freaking hot! And Franklin P. Bunny keeps headbutting me because he cannot accomplish his goal of being obese when there is no food in his bowl! And my [...]

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Almost there!

June 22, 2005

I have been working like crazy for the last week on a new homepage, which I expect to finish within the next week. The focus will be on virtual tours of the places I’ve travelled to (led by me), although few locations will be available at first. Charlie’s bladder infection is still causing him trouble, [...]

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Wir sind gekommen zu bleiben, wir gehen nicht mehr weg

June 21, 2005

Heute schreibe ich auf Deutsch, weil es mir gefällt. Jetzt könnt ihr sehen, wie schlecht mein Deutsch ist. Rainer sagt, daß ich “Sie” sage, als ich “ihr” sagen sollte, also heute übe ich. Nach ein paar Wörter, besonders bei Ärzten, bekomme ich oft die Bemerkung, “Aber Ihr Name klingt Deutsch!” Mein Akzent ist offentsichtlich amerikanisch, [...]

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News from around the globe (okay, the euro-american world)

June 20, 2005

What are Germans talking about? Hemorrhaging Money for Homeland Security, a report on the Spiegel Online website reads, “Fear can be a lucrative business. That, at least, is what American companies selling security gadgets are finding out as the US government continues to spend billions of dollars on a variety of different Homeland Security programs. [...]

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Saturday afternoon double-feature

June 18, 2005

After hearing the good reviews this movie was getting, the word “excitement” cannot begin to describe my feelings towards seeing Star Wars Episode III, and today, I finally got my chance. Rainer took charge of Charlie for the day, and I spent the afternoon romping around Berlin. So, what did I think? I wasn’t disappointed. [...]

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The question: Can we eliminate prejudice?

June 18, 2005

The answer: No. It is not possible to change the way someone thinks. Governments can enact laws to prevent prejudicial actions. But racism, sexism, homophobia cannot be eradicated from thoughts. People are programmed to think of “us” and “them”, and until all people can think of all the different types of people as “us”, there [...]

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