http://blog.moorejen.com Wer ist der Wasser? Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:49:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So last Friday, I landed in Detroit on my way into the US, land of the million ways to spend your money. I walked through the airport, grinning with delight at the sheer number of choices for food and novelty items, it felt so homey. Whereas the Frankfurt airport had ... http://blog.moorejen.com/2008/08/meanwhile-back-at-the-ranch/ Whenever I get sad or lonely or afraid, I like to think back on the years at home while growing up in Carmel. We were always safe, sheltered (in more ways than one), and surrounded by beauty and sweetness on all sides. Even now, I need only to read the ... http://blog.moorejen.com/2008/07/perspective/ There are more important things than Football... just not right now.  ––Bumper sticker in Berlin ********************************************************* Go on. Try to find a single American sport even halfway commensurate in its ability to draw its citizenry nation-wide into the streets, shouting triumphantly over each and every win, with that quaint form of ball-kicking in ... http://blog.moorejen.com/2008/07/schlaaand-schlaaaaaand/ So it looks like I was mistaken and my brother will be stationed in the City of Mosques for the time being. The time difference is only an hour ahead from where I am, so this works out quite nicely as his new work schedule will be the morning shift ... http://blog.moorejen.com/2008/07/holiday-in-fallujah/ Last Friday, I happened to catch my brother online as he was waiting out his layover in Leipzig, Germany with the rest of his unit on their way to Iraq. If he had been in Frankfurt, I would have hopped on a train immediately to meet him, if only for ... http://blog.moorejen.com/2008/07/red-fridays/ Jennifer: I'm thinking about making a cheesecake tomorrow. Nayden: Mmm, I love German cheesecake, it's my favorite. Jennifer: No, this'll be New York cheesecake, it's 10x better. Actually, I don't really like German cheesecake, it's not very good. Roland: But 10x better than not very good, is not that great at all.. http://blog.moorejen.com/2008/06/living-with-engineers/ It was the usual Sunday Frühstück, sitting among friends at Ubu Roi. The sky was muggy, but spirits were high and the Milchkaffee was as ever excellent. I was hoping to convince the waiter to sing for us again, while recounting stories of the singing servers at the Max Opera Cafe – ... http://blog.moorejen.com/2008/06/geselle-spotting/ Where do you want to be in five years? Do you think I'm a good person? Isn't there someone I can pay to do it? http://blog.moorejen.com/2008/06/americanisms-part-iii/    http://blog.moorejen.com/2008/06/snapshots/ It all started rather innocently enough. The flower street gang decided to host another May potluck party, this time Italian-themed with pastas, lasagnas, and make-it-yourself mini-pizzas, downing it with bottles of chianti and italian cream sodas, not to mention the tiramisu. As last year, it was an open invitation to ... http://blog.moorejen.com/2008/05/busted-at-blumenstrasse/