From the monthly archives:

March 2008

Addition to the Family

30 March 2008

At 8 years old, Christopher is now the perfect age to have a pet to keep him out of our hair occupied. For the past few months he’s been talking about a snake, which has been gently but firmly vetoed by Mama.

We’ve had cats in the past, but our last cat had a little bit [...]

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Mixtape

28 March 2008

Mixwit (as seen at TechCrunch and Gigold) is a fun little toy to create virtual mixtapes for free (by searching for mp3 files on Seeqpod). You can also decorate a widget cassette tape where the wheels spin when the music plays. Cute.

I tried to remember songs I was listening to in 1979, between my junior [...]

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Finally

26 March 2008

We must be the last place in Germany to get any snow that stays on the ground, but for 90 minutes this morning Christopher could finally roll in the snow for the first time this winter spring. Then the snow was gone.

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Ship Ahoy

24 March 2008

The Playmobil Camouflage Pirate Ship is preparing for its maiden voyage in the bathtub!

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Twins Ad with Pat Neshek

18 March 2008

Twins pitcher and Minnesota native Pat Neshek has been keeping a weblog since he was in the minors. It’s now spring training and Pat will be starting his second full year in the major leagues. The Twins now figure that Pat is well known enough to star in his own TV ad for the team. [...]

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Stroke of Insight

15 March 2008

Vowe recommended watching the video Stroke of Insight and it was a very fascinating 19 minutes.

Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened — as she felt her brain functions slip away one by one, [...]

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One-Armed Bandit

11 March 2008

Frauke had surgery on her right hand last week for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Her arm had been bothering her for a couple of months, with numbness and pins-and-needles feeling at night. After some unsuccessful local treatments, our orthopedist sent her to a neurologist who confirmed that the median nerve was indeed being pinched and that [...]

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Vandalism

10 March 2008

Remember the directional sign we had made to motivate us on our way to work? This is how it looked this morning:

We also have 5 smaller signs directing drivers to our restaurant. All of them were similarly defaced, so this was no random act of vandalism. Yes, the signs are insured, but a lot of [...]

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She Doesn’t Fly Anymore

3 March 2008

In her managerial career I bet Frauke flew over a hundred times to Munich and back, and experienced many rough landings. But nothing like this Lufthansa flight from Munich landing in Hamburg this past weekend, yet another reason to be thankful she now stays close to home. (Via Cem and Volker)

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We Need The Eggs

1 March 2008

My Text Link Ads are booked out again, so I guess the reports that changes in Google had killed such advertising were greatly exaggerated. PayPal has already sent a notice that my balance is too high for personal use.

Earning money from ads on PapaScott reminds me of the Woody Allen joke about his brother who [...]

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