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I am sure you’ve heard it on the News. It’s really something that you couldn’t avoid hearing about these last few days. Can Barack Obama keep his blackberry or does he have to surrender it? Seriously? They cannot seriously make that an issue for people to discuss on the radio....
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I really, really don’t want to point fingers or even make generalizations, but to be honest, it’s a miracle that I have not been involved in an accident yet. So far I was convinced that bad drivers are my worst enemies on the street. They don’t use their turn signals, slam...
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So, I have kind of an odd question for you: what language do you speak when you’re around other Germans? Your answer is probably going to be: German. Duh! But this is a serious question and I’ll tell you why. It has happened to me several times that when I...
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My roommate told me this morning that her Dad is coming to visit this weekend. Her comment: I’ll have to spend time with him for THREE WHOLE DAYS! My reaction: So? [Starring in disbelief, shaking my head] Clearly, the girl doesn’t know how lucky she is that her Dad lives...
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AÂ part of me wishes that I could vote in the primaries. Because it seems important. Because it seems like it really matters this time more than ever. But I am not a US citizen, even though I have lived and breathed this country for the greater part of the last...
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Sometimes it really baffles me how in the world there are certain things you cannot buy in the US, the land of unlimited opportunity and possibility, without a tremendous amount of effort. I could talk about the non-existence of any kind of bread that would pass my nitpicking examination. [I...
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How do you call this when you feel your world is upside down and everything’s spinning around you? Transition. Right. Well, we’re right in the middle of one… and not that we haven’t been there before. If -by reading on- you get kind of overwhelmed and confused, don’t worry, I...
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