Saturday October 15, 2005

Have you ever wondered how certain things came into being? Who was the first person who decided that cooking blood and stuffing it into pig gutt would make a decent-tasting sausage? Who discovered moth balls? Who thought it would help civilization to develop German toilets with a ledge built in?? (Those of you who have […]

Tuesday September 6, 2005

TWENTY LESSONS LEARNED IN A SINGLE WEEK OF REENTRY: 1. Change is not necessarily lethal. 2. Change, however, can be relatively painful. 3. A little bit of pain can be an important wake-up call. 4. It really is possible to buy an ADORABLE little car for 1,500 euros less than it’s worth–it just requires a […]

Sunday August 21, 2005

Since Squirt’s Xanga site is refusing to allow me access, I’ll have to answer her question in this forum instead. She wrote (and I think I detected some frustration there!) that she doesn’t understand why everybody seems to be trying to tell BFAers about being MKs (or TCKs). Since she IS an MK, she should […]

Friday August 19, 2005

ANOTHER INSTALLMENT!! Alright, boys and girls, the result of the survey (here and by email) have yielded two main contenders. So we’re down to two titles PLUS another one I’ve just added. This should be an easier pick as there are fewer entries. Help me out! I want your opinions! 1. Life in a Tidal […]

Tuesday August 16, 2005

SURVEY!!!! Please continue answering the question from my previous entry, but as you think about that, can you think about this too? I’m working on something that needs a title–an interesting, curiosity-arousing title–and I’m not sure which of the following is best. Can you read through the options and tell me which one would MOST […]

Monday August 15, 2005

Fiona asked a great question! She wanted *me* to answer it, but I’d like to hear your opinions first: why the heck is it that MKs usually want to marry other MKs? I know you’ve got some ideas about that, so let them rip! Back in Germany on the 25th…counting the days while 6 French […]

Wednesday August 3, 2005

My friend Eenie, who is famous for being among the four BFA boys who caused 10 German police officers (guns drawn) to surround my apartment, told me it was time to update. Actually, he didn’t so much TELL me as SUGGEST it, but a well-placed “You think it’s time to update?” is just as effective […]

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