23 Skidoo
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We’ve lived in 2 different places in Tübingen. Our “vacation apartment” (up those 59 steps, you may recall) was #23 on that street. Our current place is #23 as well – funny coincidence.
Monthly Archives: November 2011
A little shameless self-promotion
Actually, it’s not just myself I’m promoting today. An art exhibit, Open Apple Steve: “Memoriam: An aesthetic homage to Steve Jobs”, opens tomorrow, November 16th, 2011 at The Tech Garden in Syracuse, NY. The show was organized and curated by Ty Marshall, … Continue reading
Monday Mischmasch
Der Mischmasch is German for “hodgepodge” and since today I have a mix of small topics to talk about, that seemed like a good word to use for an alliterative title for the post.
Remembering 11.11
Today is November 11, 2011, which can be written 11.11.11 in some cultures. That in and of itself seems worthy of note. Someone in my class — she’s from South America, FWIW — commented that on days like this, where … Continue reading
1500
More than a month ago, back on October 5, 2011, I reached Day 1500 of my One a Day Project.
Spotting our house
For each town we’ve lived in, Chris and I have been able to locate a commercially available postcard with an aerial view of the town. The aerial view we look for crucially shows the part of town where we live.
Furniture and a fountain
A few furniture updates today. First, I had to leave my German class early today to come home and wait for der Schrank, which means “closet” in German. I’d actually call it an armoire in English, since it’s freestanding, and the … Continue reading
A Trip to the Library
Over the weekend, Chris and I finally made it to the public library here in Tübingen. We’d been meaning to go and get library cards for a while, but on the weekends, the library in Tübingen is only open on … Continue reading
Colors of Autumn
The overriding color of autumn here in Tübingen is yellow-gold, the current color of most of the leaves, particularly those that have already dropped from the trees.
Another Schwabian “Monte Cristo”
Thanks to our visiting friend, DM, I have a couple of food photos to show today. Thanks, DM, for letting me use them on the blog!