Ha, I must admit, that title sounds more promising than what I am going to give you, which simply is my “weekend in SoCal”-recap. It was nice, warm and breezy. Just perfect. I know why I love SoCal :) Here are the facts: *Got into Burbank on Friday afternoon and was greeted...
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This post is inspired by Sizzle because she got me thinking about something that has been on my mind a bit lately: Is my way of thinking really so completely different from other people’s thinking? Is there something that we call “common sense” or are people’s rules and values and ways...
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No, I am not quite yet jumping on the bandwagon of the mysterious “snowball effect” that has rippled through the blogosphere. I can’t quite commit to the 365 days right now, but I definitely find grace in the small things in life on a daily basis. I just talked about...
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On Saturday, I went to the Bay Area to visit Susi. The visit came as a prerequisite for her putting me on her Costco Account as a co-member, which I have to say is awfully nice of her (Thanks again, sweetie! :)), but was also very much anticipated as I was in dire need of...
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I feel a little gloomy these days. After the recap of my Germany trip, I feel like there is not much left worth writing about. Oh. Besides our new administration, of course. That was definitely worth mentioning. Other than that: I think I have a case of the mondays vacation-is-over-back-to-works. Who...
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Today at 9:05 PST, Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States. It was truly a historic moment. To see an African-American taking the oath of office even made me – a white foreigner, who however will live and work under this administration – tingle with excitement. Instead...
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Monday morning, I woke up to something I had already accepted to not see (in the Rhineland) during my stay in Germany. Snow! Lots of it. Like 8 inches. I felt like a little kid, starring out of the window in awe at the beautiful white blanket that had been...
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Apparently, the second half of my vacation was so packed with activities that I didn’t have the time to update at all. If this recap might get a little lengthy, I apologize in advance. I spent New Year’s Day at my sister’s place. We had some friends come over in...
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