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Occasional musings, Geistesblitze, photos, drawings etc. by a "resident alien", who has landed on American soil from a far-away planet called "Germany".

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Word of the Month: Der Lückenbüßer

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Word of the Month: Index A Lücke is a gap or narrow opening and a Büßer a penitent. However, the ~büßer part in Lückenbüßer derives fr...
Wednesday, June 11, 2014

FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil

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I just arrived in Cologne and I'm looking forward to watching as many matches as possible with brothers and friends interested in and kn...
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Sunday, June 1, 2014

Word of the Month: Die Jugendsünde

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Word of the Month: Index Here's a word that pops up frequently in German discussions about forgetting on the web, especially when it c...
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Sunday, May 25, 2014

Word of the Month: Der Wackelkandidat

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Word of the Month: Index June 3 is the deadline for the managers of the 32 national teams qualified for this year’s soccer World Cup in B...
Sunday, May 4, 2014

Animal Portraits

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My third self-published book, Animal Portraits , presents a collection of animal photos. But unlike a field guide or a zoology book, the col...
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Word of the Month: Die Nestwärme

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Word of the Month: Index A Nest is a nest, and Wärme means "warmth." Put the two together and you get a word for the sense of...
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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Word of the Month: Das Sorgenkind

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Word of the Month: Index Thanks to Wunderkind and Kindergarten , Kind (child, plural Kinder ) is probably one of the best known German w...
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