From the monthly archives:

August 2007

Big Mac Pulling

31 August 2007

A couple of weeks ago the Mini-Car-Club Nordheide asked us if we’d like to sponsor an event on the vacant lot next to our restaurant. The idea was so wild we just had to say yes… a pulling contest for remote-controlled models (1:5/1:6) featuring a 60 cm replica of a Big Mac with up to [...]

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Christopher’s Homemade Berliner

31 August 2007

Christopher’s homemade Berliner. All the goodness of a bakery Berliner without being cooked in lard.

1 “normal” Brötchen (known in these parts as a Rundstück) Strawberry jam Powdered sugar

Bore a hole in the Brötchen with the kitchen utensil of your choice. Fill with jam, and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Enjoy, but please wipe up the powdered sugar from [...]

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Baby A

25 August 2007

We’ve only been in business 7 weeks, and we already have our first new baby. Baby A was born yesterday, a healthy boy, and our joy is doubled since both father and mother are on our payroll. Welcome to the world!

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In Common

24 August 2007

Quiz question for the day: what do the United States, Liberia and Myanmar have in common? No, it has nothing to do with human rights (but Daring Fireball readers already know the answer).

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Twitter Me Do

23 August 2007

If you haven’t noticed on the sidebar, I’ve been sending a couple of tweets each to Twitter. They aren’t all that interesting, since I’m either at home or in the restaurant, and I haven’t yet gotten in the habit of sending tweets from work. You can also find me on Facebook, if you’re into that.

I [...]

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Two More Weeks

20 August 2007

We’re still busy at the restaurant covering management shifts for vacations. The end is in sight. The last assistant just started his vacation, and by September we’ll be back to full strength. We’ll also have a couple people who can cover a couple of hours between shifts, so we won’t need to cover every minute [...]

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Alarm Alarm

13 August 2007

The boss changed a few things at the restaurant while Christopher and I were gone, and one of them was a new alarm system. The system had some startup glitches, but the repairman was there on Saturday to fix a broken sensor. Since I had the late shift on Saturday as my first day back, [...]

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Vacation Over

11 August 2007

Christopher and I arrived home yesterday after two weeks in Minnesota.

I only gained two pounds after two weeks of American food and relative inactivity. I was thrilled to be able to buy size 36 pants from Lands End after years of wearing size 38. We managed to need only the same two suitcases for the flight [...]

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Iceland Sweater

10 August 2007

At the duty-free shop at Keflavik airport, I found an Iceland sweater with a unique new technology that warms from both the inside and the outside simultaneously. It was a deal I could not resist.

Here’s what the inside looks like. The label says something about “black death”. I hope we won’t be regretting my purchase.

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Water Monster

7 August 2007

Every body of water where Christopher swims seems to be infested with splashing monsters.

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Coming Home

7 August 2007

While Christopher and I are both enjoying our time in Minnesota, we’re both ready to fly home on Thursday. Two weeks is more than long enough for our family to split on two continents. And given all the flight delays this summer on US carriers, I’m glad we’re taking Icelandair directly out of MSP.

The 35W [...]

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Bridge Collapse

2 August 2007

Just to let everyone know that we were not in Minneapolis or in the Twin Cities yesterday, so we are not affected by the bridge collapse on Interstate 35W (Tagesschau report) yesterday. No family or friends of ours would be normally commuting on that highway during evening rush hour.

However I know the bridge and the [...]

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