Migrated my bluesky account to eurosky. Since I use my domain @scotthanson.de as my handle, at first glance I don’t see any difference.
As a new German citizen, I will be voting in my first German election this fall, municipal elections in Lower Saxony. Tonight my wife was nominated as a candidate for our city council! #gemeinderat #samtgemeinderat
Far right party AfD leads the “Sunday question” poll (who would you vote for if the election were this Sunday) from German TV ZDF for the first time www.zdfheute.de/politik/d…
Today I pulled hard disks out of ancient computers so the computers can be recycled. Most went without a struggle, but that Dell Studio Hybrid gave me a nasty cut on my finger before surrendering.
Lesson after 40 years of marriage: you got what you got. It was good enough back then and it’s better than that now.
We’re watching the Winter Olympics the German way, only watching events that could have some military application. So no figure skating, unless it’s a cover for spies.
I’ve always loved Lindsey Vonn, fellow Minnesotan who speaks German like a native (Austrian). Her thoughts on her catastrophic fall at the Olympics are inspiring. “I tried. I dreamt. I jumped.” www.instagram.com/p/DUjW2r8…
Our restaurants decided to hold separate year-end parties, so we have 4 parties to attend in the next 15 days. The first was tonight. Strategically all are before the start of Ramadan.
As host of the 2028 Olympics the US qualifies for all team sports. USA Team Handball is holding open tryouts for women, no handball experience necessary. www.cnn.com/2026/01/2…
Germany issues travel warning for Minneapolis www.usatoday.com/story/tra…
ICE shot and killed a man at 26th and Nicollet in Minneapolis. Our second apartment in Minneapolis was just a block away. If the next fatal shooting is near Loring Park, it will be a trifecta. www.startribune.com/ice-raids…
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.😳