Staying in Germany (for the time being)
Well I guess it’s time for what has become my monthly update. To start off with several bits of exciting news. When we came to Munich in July with my company, the plan was to stay for 6 months then...
View ArticleSt. Patrick’s Day; Munich Style
I think I read somewhere that something like 90% of the blogs created in the last 3 years are now considered dead; i.e. having no posts or updates in the past 3 months. If my blog isn’t dead yet, it’s...
View ArticleSpring is …. hier?
So I spent much of my last post complaining commenting on the weather around here. Well parhaps I spoke too soon because this weekend has been great, hinting that Spring may be around the corner. By...
View ArticleSpring time is bier time
Finally, got some major changes done to the site. First, the photo gallery is back up and working. In the process of upgrading, I hope to have made the gallery more attractive and easier and more fun...
View ArticleSpring time is bier SNOW time
Grrrr….. All this talk about spring and eating outside and everything must have jinxed the whole city. We woke up Tuesday morning to 5 more inches of snow!! It snowed most of the day, but was very wet...
View ArticleWeltmeister 2006
So, unless you’ve been living in a cave…. or, uh…. in the USA, you know that the World Cup started today, or the WM, Weltmeister, here in Germany. The month long, 32 country tournament kicked off...
View ArticlePolitics (and Bier, of course) at Hofbräuhaus
I went over to Hofbräuhaus last month with a couple guys for a going-away party for a colleague who was making a 2 month trip to our office in Portugal. While there, we ran into our work group’s Team...
View ArticleLaufen in München
For some reason (peer-pressure!) I signed up for the 10km München Stadtlauf (City Run) when I ran this morning. My company, Infineon/Qimonda, is a major sponsor, so they give free entry to all...
View ArticleHas it been 3 years?
After a 3+ year blogging hiatus (mostly because nothing as interesting has happened in my life since living in Germany for a year. well, except for the whole “getting laid off” and company going...
View ArticleMac App Installation
Reading Lukas Mathis’s latest post on ignore the code reminded me of a similar rant I let loose over 2.5 years ago on a LifeHacker.com “Mac Switchers Guide.” The commenting system over at LifeHacker...
View ArticleTravel Days
I avoided using the clichéd phrase Travel Daze in the title, but thatâ€s what the past few weeks have felt like. Our time in Europe is drawing to an end, so Alisha and I have done a good bit of last...
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