I am leaving beautiful Berlin, and will soon be back home again in Indiana.   As my visit comes to a close, I find myself wondering once more why my ancestors ever chose to leave such a magnificent place.  Make no mistake, I love the United States and am proud and thankful to be an American, but three hundred years ago,… View Post

It is a beautiful August morning here in Berlin.  The crisp, cool air is a welcome reprieve from the sweltering Indiana summer I left behind.  I will be enjoying the weather from the balcony of my 9th floor apartment, but will venture no further.  There will be no sightseeing today.  No souvenir shopping and no running to the corner for… View Post

Sometimes you have to be blunt.  Call it a kick in the pants, wake-up call, intervention or whatever you wish, but there are times when you simply can’t let someone continue in their current state of stupidity.   Obviously, it is better if the advice you give has been solicited, but I don’t understand when someone asks for an opinion and… View Post

This week, hubby is teaching a Building Automation Course to men from around the world.  Tajikistan, Romania, Sudan, Cameroon, Uzbekistan, Algeria, and Ohio are the foreign countries represented by the ten students.   Typically, we would invite them to our home for a party, but since we are in the midst of renovation H-E-double hockey sticks, that is not a possibility. … View Post

This week, hubby is teaching a Building Automation Course to men from around the world.  Tajikistan, Romania, Sudan, Cameroon, Uzbekistan, Algeria, and Ohio are the foreign countries represented by the ten students.   Typically, we would invite them to our home for a party, but since we are in the midst of renovation H-E-double hockey sticks, that is not a possibility. … View Post

This week, hubby is teaching a Building Automation Course to men from around the world.  Tajikistan, Romania, Sudan, Cameroon, Uzbekistan, Algeria, and Ohio are the foreign countries represented by the ten students.   Typically, we would invite them to our home for a party, but since we are in the midst of renovation H-E-double hockey sticks, that is not a possibility. … View Post