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July 15, 2010

At the ballgame with brother Ted

Filed under Family

A quick trip to Indiana to visit my brother Ted provided an opportunity to go to a minor league baseball game. Read more…»»

July 11, 2010

Kung-Fu football – Ouch!

Filed under Life in Europe

Today’s World Cup final had some people complaining again about the quality of the officiating during the tournament. Read more…»»

July 3, 2010

"Pride goes before destruction"

Filed under Life in Europe

The quote from the book of Proverbs in the Bible comes to mind after Germany’s 4-0 World Cup victory over Argentina today. Read more…»»

June 27, 2010

The ghost of Wembley

Filed under Life in Europe

One German newspaper described today’s World Cup match between England and Germany as the "ghost of Wembley". Read more…»»

June 19, 2010

"Raisin bomber" crashes in Berlin

Filed under Life in Europe

That headline might have been published over 60 years ago, but it was again today in Berlin. Read more…»»

June 8, 2010

Camping with the grandkids

Filed under Family

Time out for some serious quality time with my grand kids! Read more…»»

June 4, 2010

"Take me out to the ballgame"

Filed under Family

This time it was grandson Adrian who got his Opa out to the ballpark. Read more…»»

May 31, 2010

"Snipers" behind the Wall

Filed under Life in Europe

Today’s surprise resignation by German federal president Horst Köhler reminded me of an earlier German president who resigned a few weeks prior to the end of his second term, largely as a result of efforts to discredit him by "snipers" behind the Wall. Read more…»»

May 27, 2010

An unusual tailwind

Filed under Back in the USA

Today’s flight from the Frankfurt to Atlanta was one hour and six minutes shorter than scheduled! Read more…»»

May 21, 2010

More Stops on My Journey

Filed under UCG-Germany

This Pentecost weekend means a few more stops on my journey in serving the members in the German-language region. Read more…»»

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