40 years ago today in the first game of the 1968 World series, St. Louis Cardinal ace Bob Gibson set a World Series record. Read more…»»

When I got to the Siegburg train station this morning for the trip to Berlin, I thought it was last Saturday morning all over again, as Yogi Berra might have said. Read more…»»

I booked my train ticket for yesterday’s overnight trip to Biel, Switzerland on July 10th and thought I had planned pretty far in advance. All that for nothing because of a demonstration in Cologne! Read more…»»

This is getting to be a habit! Read more…»»

Bavarians must have a higher tolerance for beer. Or maybe they are getting a bad deal when they order a beer. Read more…»»

Once again a news item from Germany has caught the fancy of Church of God groups and their bloggers. What’s the real story on Germany’s new tax i.d. number? Read more…»»

As a result of an unusual development I was interviewed today as guest on a radio talk show of the German national shortwave station "Deutsche Welle". Read more…»»

We had a special visitor at this weekend’s activity in the Netherlands for young adults. Read more…»»

75 years ago today a new technology was utilized with the goal of making Adolf Hitler’s voice audible in every German home. Read more…»»

After writing last time about my oldest grandson, his younger brother deserves equal time. Read more…»»