Posted in Uncategorized, tagged arguing, art, grammar, language, writing on September 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
(Disclaimer: This post is NOT personal. It is a professional exercise on something I do for a living. It is mostly geared toward professional writers or those who write within their career.)
With this political season so heavily upon us, arguments and debates, fact and fiction, are swirling in the so-tense-you-could-cut-it-with-a-dull-edged-spoon breeze. It’s inevitable.
And, with the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged issues, life on September 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
As you can see in these two articles, there are some grave issues with local and state crime labs that need to be addressed. I would imagine this extends far beyond just Detroit and Mississippi. But, it lends evidence to my claim that the death penalty is a very dangerous thing.
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080926/METRO/809260367/1409/METRO
“The Michigan State Police audit [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged America, death penalty on September 24, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I’m taking a break from writing on our lives in Germany to write about an issue increasingly important to me.
Last night, a man named Troy Davis was due to be executed in Georgia for murder. There is no forensic evidence and most of the witnesses have recanted their statements. Two hours before he would be [...]
Posted in Germany, tagged Germany, munich, soccer, train, travel, trip on September 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Less than one week into our busy lives in Germany, and we took a trip to Munich. I would have preferred to rest up a bit more before venturing out on a long trip, but we had a reason. Our friend and Dan’s host brother from high school, Fabi, had tickets to a live taping [...]
Posted in Germany, Uncategorized, tagged Germany, trains, travel on September 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
1) If you take an overnight train, avoid the ones that look like they are from the cold war era and bring a blanket and pillow. For the most part, German trains are very nice, but we ended up on THE ONE that hasn’t been renovated since Reagan said “tear down this wall.”
2) If you [...]
Posted in Germany, Uncategorized, tagged birthday, Germany on September 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It’s come and gone. I’m 29 now. Strangely, it did not feel much like my birthday. I don’t know why, especially since Dan told me happy birthday about ten times.
The day was cooler than it’s been, overcast, and a bit rainy. We began the day with breakfast on the terrace. Dan gave me my present [...]
Posted in Germany, tagged bathroom on September 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’m not sure my lovely wife quite captured the essence that was old-Indian-woman-peeing-with-the-door-open fiasco. So, here’s my version. Enjoy.
I had just come out of one of the stalls on the opposite side of the plane from our seats. (Referring to airplane bathrooms as a bathroom is more than overly generous. We all know it. Why [...]
Posted in Germany on September 8, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Greetings, all. The blog I have long promised is up and running. This will be where you can read and see all about our adventures in Germany.
Let’s recap. We are moving to Freiburg, Germany because Dan is doing a lecturer exchange between Purdue and Albert Ludwig University in Germany. Though he is a German teacher, [...]
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