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 […]

So here’s the question: what should be the topic of my next entry?? Open to all suggestions… Michele

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Hello from the center of a HEAT WAVE. If this is anything like hell, we need to be spreading the word. There’s a good chance we could convert most of Canada and the midwest right about now! A comment by Reblyner on my weblog made my brain work. She asked why it is that we […]

So my two nephews and my niece arrived this week to spend a few days on the beach. My brother and his wife are here too, of course–the kids didn’t hop in the van and drive themselves here. I was on the way to the store tonight with my nine-year old nephew and he informed […]