via The New Yorker Have you ever been on hold for over one hour with your bank? My reason: subscriptions of a website I love to read ran out and cannot be renewed because my card was declined. For no reason! So, I called the…
I told the cleaning ladies to clean all the mirrors first. They really don’t listen, do they. Some people seem to have it all. Money, fame, mansions, you name it. I always wonder how the super-rich live on a daily basis. But are they truly…
All sparkly in Riyadh’s Dipomatic District at a Conference Bathroom made out of gold. WORKER: It’s 6:37 AM. Let’s begin hammering. SECOND WORKER: Are we nailing anything in today? WORKER: No, we’re just striking the bare, wooden and marble floors and walls with our hammers. SECOND WORKER:…
via The New Yorker and Rebecca Dunlap I’ve finally arrived. That’s right, it’s me, your bloodwork results, in your inbox three days after that chatty nurse couldn’t find your vein and left you with a tricolor bruise. I think it’s time you open me up,…
This year, we planned something slightly different for Halloween. Romania, with Transylvania as the main destination. We arrived in Timisoara and explored, headed to Brasov and Bran Castle, Poenari Fortress, and Transfagarasan road, and slept in a Bed & Breakfast in the middle of nowhere,…
via The New Yorker “Thieves in balaclavas broke into Paris’ Louvre museum on Sunday morning, using a crane to smash an upstairs window, then stealing priceless objects from an area that houses the French crown jewels before escaping on motorbikes.” — Reuters – – – I am…
So, yesterday evening I attended a lecture on AI, and I have to say that many things I heard are a bit scary. For example, AI can write an entire novel within 20 seconds. All I need to do is type, for example, Stephen King-style,…
A couple of days ago, I watched Ghost with Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze, one of my all-time favorite movies. (Crying every.single.time) So, what happens when we die, Mom,” my son asked after the movie. “Is there such thing as heaven and hell?” Well, is…
So, I bought this amazing SMEG coffee machine a couple of months ago. This is what the instruction manual said: Welcome to your new high-end Italian espresso machine. Or should we say buongiorno? Yes, we should. Your espresso machine only speaks Italian. To get the most…
My first language is German, but I am more comfortable writing in English. That might actually be because I lived in NYC for many years, finished a Bachelor’s in Forensic Psychology and a Master’s in Applied Linguistics in English. Yay, me! Some terms or phrases…
