From the monthly archives:

November 2008

The Iceman Cometh

22 November 2008
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The Barking/Braying/Meowing/Crowing Manhole Cover in Bremen

18 November 2008

Since the Expat Meetup in Bremen we know the number one tourist attraction, so when Christopher and I were in town for business at the US Consulate, we made sure to stop by.

Unfortunately we weren’t able to renew Christopher’s passport as planned. The US State Department has tightened the rules on parental consent, and both [...]

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Paper Chase

15 November 2008

When we decided to form a separate firm for our two new restaurants in Harburg, we had assumed that forming a KG (limited partnership) would be easier and faster than forming the GmbH (limited liability corporation) we set up last year. So far it hasn’t been the case. Coordinating the paperwork between us, McDonald’s, the [...]

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Army of Stamps

12 November 2008

The rubber stamps have arrived for our firm, so we can start doing business!

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Expansion

11 November 2008

Our business is expanding! On January 1, we’ll be purchasing two additional McDonald’s restaurants in Hamburg-Harburg: a free-standing McDrive with McCafé on the Winsener Strasse 231, and a satellite restaurant in the Marktkauf Center, Seeveplatz 1.

Winsener Strasse is the closest restaurant to our original store in Dibbersen, and is nearly a twin. It was built [...]

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Yes We Can in 2036

5 November 2008

Christopher followed the US election campaign quite closely, and was a staunch supporter of Obama. He kept informed with the children’s news program Logo on KiKa and made sure he didn’t miss any US news when they showed up on the adult news programs. He told us to wake him up this morning with the [...]

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