Currently | January
reading The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. getting (a little bit) annoyed with my nook, because it’s a few years old now and transferring books via ADE (Adobe Digital Editions) is a...
Daily Life | 2016 Spending Report
Let’s talk about finances again, yes? I think we should talk much more about our finances, without wanting to make anybody uncomfortable, but I personally like to get a glimpse into other people’s finances. I...
A sad day
Last week Tuesday, President Obama gave his Farewell Address. Watching him approach the microphone in his confident, yet laid-back manner and listening to him for just under an hour talking about his presidency, his family...
Another chapter of the never-ending story of the U.S. Postal Service and me
Yeah, it was about time that I wrote another chapter of my upcoming book “The Never-Ending Story of the U.S. Postal Service and me”, wasn’t it? (← Just kidding about the book deal, but I...
January Link Love
A picture of language: the fading art of diagramming sentences. I had to do this in college (for my English degree) and loved it! Nerd-alert! Should we all just stop calling 2016 ‘The Worst’?...
Who I am (at the moment)
I am … … sad to finally take our Christmas tree and decorations down. I know, I kept it up even over a week longer than what’s customary in Germany! What can I say? The...
2016 Book Report
I read 13 books in 2016. Only thirteen. Almost thirteen (there were two I didn’t quite finish). In my defense, I also read two monthly magazines and quite a few articles (online) and blogs :)...
Five Guidelines for 2017
A new year, a new blank slate… and tons of opportunities to set up goals and resolutions. Or not. I didn’t really set a lot of ‘set in stone’ goals for myself in 2016 (and...