20 years ago today, Günter Schabowski, then a member of the SED Politbüro of the German Democratic Republic, gave his now famous press conference about the lifted visiting rules for travels from East to West Germany. When asked by a journalist when the new rules would apply, he said: “Immediately.” This was not quite correct, [...]
…said the tiger, “and thanks for the pumpkin.”
It only took about a year of gentle coaxing by a dear former colleague until we finally stepped through this door to find out that behind it there hides a real honest-to-God supper club with an amazing offer in Jazz music. Our introduction to Jax was made all the more pleasurable by Mike Gurley and [...]
That’s the lovely sound I heard this morning at 10 minutes past 11 – tires swishing on wet street surfaces. The rains have started. Finally. On and off, all day long, gentle showers came and went. Time for the happy dance again!
Since yesterday all signs point towards the most important event of the season – the first day of rain. Temperatures dropped a bit, the (nearly) eternally blue sky has taken on a grayish hue and we are waiting… waiting… Not to be caught unawares by this change we decided to accustom ourselves to the sound [...]
The plan was – go out, have some Mexican food and then go for a hike in the park. As it sometimes happens with plans, this came to naught because we passed a banner saying “Lithuanian Fair.” How could we resist? We parked the car, paid our entry fee and wandered in. First some food, [...]
That was fun. But maybe I’ll hang on to the food processor for a little while longer.
Great! Temperatures are falling. We are back in the double digit range again. Not that I am really complaining, but anything over 100° F is just a wee bit too hot.
Under the new water conservation measures in Los Angeles and adjacent communities, watering lawns with sprinklers and hose pipes is only allowed on two days per week and only during a certain time window in the morning and in the evening. No more sprinklers running merrily all day long, even when it rains (yes, there [...]
Out in the park it is still cool at a lovely, balmy 75°F. The city down below gets ready for another busy day. The perfect time for running. Everybody is out. Before it gets really hot, we’ve all had a lovely time.
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