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In the news

October 28, 2007

Rauchverbot auf dem Oktoberfest: Kein Qualm auf der Wiesn – Starting January 1, smoking will be banned in all public places in Bayern, including pubs and tents, which means that Oktoberfest 2008 will be smoke-free (in the tents anyway). Yippee for non-smokers! Only two more months and we can go out to restaurants again without [...]

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This guy is insatiable!

September 6, 2007

I have literally been breastfeeding almost continuously from 4pm to 9:30pm. I’ve given up now and Rainer is giving my little barracuda a bottle. Wednesday was spent in München. First, we registered Oliver’s birth at the consulate (actually, first we got stuck in construction/rush hour traffic and ended up being 30 minutes late for our [...]

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Television in Deutschland

March 29, 2007

So lately quite a few bloggers have been making helpful posts for the various people that arrive at their respective blogs through searches, and I’ve decided now to do the same. I get a fair number of hits from people looking for either English broadcasts on German television or American shows watched in Germany. So [...]

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My first meme

March 21, 2007

I’ve been tagged by Blythe over at Blythe Spirit, so here goes: Name five things you love in your new country:1. Cheese and bread selection2. Public transportation – although DC’s Metro is pretty good3. Chickens in gardens – I love how people keep chickens in their gardens, it’s so cool to walk around the neighborhood [...]

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Dads and kids

January 24, 2007

I just watched Thank You For Smoking, which is a really great, satirical film about a lobbyist for the tobacco industry. But that’s not actually what I’m writing about today. There is a scene in the film that reminded me of my dad. At one point, the kid in the film is writing a report [...]

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Movies movies movies

January 18, 2007

Yeah, I’m a crazy postin’ fool today! So, because rita did it, I present 250 movies (the ones I’ve seen are in bold): 1. The Godfather (1972) 2. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 3. The Godfather: Part II (1974) – I LOVE this movie4. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 5. [...]

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Germany not banning smoking in public buildings…

December 13, 2006

So, it was disappointing news this week, but not a big surprise to me. The proposed smoking ban in public buildings was deemed unconstitutional, and the ruling coalition is now looking at ways to implement a partial ban. Many expats in the blogosphere are in a rage over the news, claiming that Germans are so [...]

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