One of the most-asked questions I get is, “how’s the health insurance in Germany?” On a related note, when did we all become so boring that health insurance is actually a legitimate topic of conversation? I reply with a shoulder shrug and comment that it seems about the same as in the US. I pay […]
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3/4 sleeves and wonky umbrellas
Photo: Richard Avedon As summer tiptoes out and fall slowly creeps in, I find myself again in the most confusing part of the fiscal wardrobe year. This week offered cool-ish mornings, warm-ish days, and chilly evenings. It rained heavily for a few days, a few days had spotty showers, and day there were isolated thunderstorms. […]
An unusual day
Blackberry brambles on my lunchtime walk Today was…unusual. I had to be at work at 7:30 for a phone conference. Normally, this would be annoying, but manageable. But my train leaves every hour and arrives at quarter til the next hour, making the 7am train too late. I would have had to take the 6am […]