Taco Tuesday, but its Wednesday www.nytimes.com/live/2026…
After a walk through the Heide, we were hungry for more than coffee and cake. So we first had soup, then coffee and cake.
I accidentally reduced my wife’s stress level by setting up her new iPhone to send all incoming calls to voicemail. Until she realized she was missing incoming calls.😳
There are times when time stands still, or even runs backwards. For example, when backing up an iPhone.
So if we take an afternoon nap on New Year’s Day, is it because we partied too long last night? Or are we still jet-lagged from our return flight from the US? Or both?
Happy New Year from Frauke and me! May 2026 bring you a lot of “Schwein”, the German symbol of good luck. That pig is very special to us ever since Frauke’s heart valve replacement last year (from a pig, of course). 🐷🍀
On our trip to the US we were able to obtain these historic artifacts: Hardee’s “Rise and Shine” mugs from 1986.
Back home from our spontaneous Christmas trip to Minnesota. Blizzard delayed our arrival, blizzard delayed our departure, but the weather was OK in between.
Scheduled to fly back tomorrow, but blizzard is forecast so we may not make it to the airport. We’d like to postpone until Monday. Currently on hold (both on messenger and on phone) with Delta to change. Estimated wait time: 2 hours 30 minutes.
Fifth Christmas dinner: Goose with dumplings and red cabbage at 6 pm on the 26th. My wife brought our traditional German 2nd Christmas Day dinner to Minnesota. Goose from South Dakota.
Fourth Christmas dinner: Ham and meatballs at my cousin’s at 6 pm on the 25th. Half the guests cancelled so it was just the three of us. There will be leftovers.
Third Christmas dinner: Turkey and meatballs at the VFW at noon on the 25th. It’s the quieter of the Christmas days, and we went out. Free-will donation.
Second Christmas dinner: German Raclette American style at 8 pm on the 24th. We found a grill on Amazon, Raclette cheese at Lunds & Byerlys deli in the Twin Cities, and all other ingredients improvised locally.
First Christmas dinner: Norwegian Klub with ham at noon on the 24th. Not really a Christmas meal, but a traditional meal in winter.
My wife left one of her medications at home, so we’re exploring the US rural health care system to get a replacement prescription.
German Bundesrat just passed tax package including reduced VAT for food in the hospitality industry. 👍👍👍
