Monthly Archives: January 2009

wir sind zurück gekommen

Posted on January 31st, 2009 by cliff1976

So, after very uneventful flights from K.C. to Chicago to Munich, we’re back. All flights were smooth and on time, and even our shuttle pick-up and drop-off was easy. Still, we learned a couple things along the way: Space Bags! … Continue reading →

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make stuff with your photos

Posted on January 26th, 2009 by cliff1976

I got an email from QOOP.com that they’re having a 20% sale on everything — use the coupon code “stimulus” when placing your order. And the offer expires on January 29th at midnight, so you don’t have a lot of … Continue reading →

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Panoramic Inauguration shot

Posted on January 24th, 2009 by cliff1976

This is neat: http://gigapan.org/viewGigapanFullscreen.php?auth=033ef14483ee899496648c2b4b06233c I like finding little imperfections in it. For example, find Obama. Then go back and to the left (uh oh) up the aisle until you find Aretha’s big bow. There’s a ghosty-looking dude next to and … Continue reading →

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it is “eh” small thing, I know

Posted on January 22nd, 2009 by cliff1976

I’ve been watching a lot of news on TV since having arrived here about a week ago. Have you noticed that Obama and Clinton pronounce the word (the indefinite article) “a” by using the name of the letter (“A”, pronounced … Continue reading →

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Guitar Heroes!

Posted on January 19th, 2009 by cliff1976

Last night we totally rocked out with pals Sara and Luke at their house. Video games have gotten cooler in our absence — not that we don’t have them in Germany…we just don’t play them much there. More pictures right … Continue reading →

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K.C. haircut

Posted on January 18th, 2009 by cliff1976

I have this tendency to get a haircut while on vacation. I would have gotten it shorter, but since I’m workin’ the beard, and we’ve seen what happens when the hair on my face is too long compared to the … Continue reading →

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weird American stuff

Posted on January 17th, 2009 by cliff1976

Just some short observations: Prescription medicine commercials on TV: Hole. E. Crap. They’re beyond excessive. Supermarket names Safeway Price Chopper Hy-Vee Sun Fresh Hen House Do all the supermarket chains not from your own local area sound weird? I’m used … Continue reading →

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a short study in contrasts

Posted on January 15th, 2009 by cliff1976

Greetings from sunny Kansas City! It’s cold here, colder than Regensburg, but not much. We got in last night on United. Despite a 2-hour layover and an additional forty-minute delay (due to plane de-icing) at O’Hare, our bags still hadn’t … Continue reading →

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update on the move

Posted on January 11th, 2009 by cliff1976

Well, tomorrow marks one week since we moved. We’re settling in pretty well. We started with 57 moving boxes of stuff to unpack and are down to less than 15 at this point. The moving company is going to come … Continue reading →

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this might be the last post for a while!

Posted on January 5th, 2009 by cliff1976

In 58 minutes our movers are scheduled to arrive with a big truck, pack up all our stuff, and move it over to the new place. I wish our phone and internet service provider were as on the ball; I’m … Continue reading →

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