The wind was blowing pretty hard this morning as I walked the Mainaue between Hassfurt and Augsfeld. But it was still when I took this picture of the trees behind some reeds which grow near the water around here. Judging by how the reeds are growing, the wind must blow pretty steady in one direction [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Germany’
November 20, 2009
Sunrise
Every morning I try to get out early and wander on foot in different directions. I’m trying to learn my way around the area, plus I prefer sunrise to sunset for picture taking. Since I’m an early riser, this works out better for me.
March 5, 2009
Liquid Bread
My first experience with this Bavarian “liquid bread” was in 1973 and involved a late night trip to the Bahnhof with my buddy Reginald, six half-litre bottles of Salvator doppelbock, and a crippling hangover.
Bock is a strong lager which has its origins in the Hanseatic town of Einbeck, Germany. Bocks have a long history of being brewed and consumed by Roman Catholic monks in Germany. During [...]
March 1, 2009
On this day…
March 1: Independence Day in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992); Saint David’s Day in Wales; Mărţişor in Romania and Moldova; Martenitsa inBulgaria
1562 – The French Wars of Religion began with a massacre of Huguenots by Catholics in Wassy, France.
1781 – The Articles of Confederation, the first governingconstitution of the United States, was ratified, legally uniting what were originally several sovereign and independent states into a new sovereign federation.
1872 – Yellowstone National Park, located primarily in the U.S. state ofWyoming, one of the first national parks in the world, was established.
1896 – Ethiopia won [...]
February 10, 2009
Karl-Theodor Maria Nikolaus Johann Jacob Philipp Wilhelm Franz Joseph Sylvester Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg
The newly appointed German Minister for Economics and Technology has one of the longest names I’ve ever seen. He only uses Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, which is enough. His family history is aristocratic, but he seems like an ordinary type. He is pro-America, something I expect we will see more of as times goes on. And he is friends [...]
January 26, 2009
When was the last time you went to church?
If you are going to wreck, you might as well do it right. Police are awaiting tests to see if alcohol was involved. My guess is it was probably a factor, along with luck. If the church roof hadn’t caught the car, the landing might have been a little rougher.
Police on Monday were trying to [...]
December 24, 2008
The Polymath
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A polymath (Greek polymathēs, πολυμαθής, “having learned much”) is a person whose knowledge is not restricted to one subject area. In less formal terms, a polymath (or polymathic person) may simply refer to someone who is very knowledgeable. Most ancient scientists were polymaths by today’s standards.
Saint Hildegard was a German abbess, author, counselor, linguist, naturalist, [...]
December 11, 2008
Is George Bush Smarter Than Angela Merkel?
I am not a big fan of President George W. Bush, and I don’t understand German politics well enough to form an opinion on Chancellor Angela Merkel. But I do wonder which of the two is more realistic in their policy on climate control.
In a speech at the White House on April 16th, 2008, President Bush [...]

