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Euro Like Me: February 2011
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An American-Austrian-Ethiopian-Nigerian-Romanian family in Vienna. Monday, February 14, 2011. Classical for Dudes, part Zwei. Here is the second part of my latest outrage. I got hate mail from a conductor in Munich. Mein Gott! It’s amazing that in the time it took me to write one sentence, the orchestra could go from way-quiet to full-on wailing. It was also amazing how much better people smelled there than they do at a Machine Head concert. Thursday, February 10, 2011. Some people say that Americans hav...
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Euro Like Me: July 2010
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An American-Austrian-Ethiopian-Nigerian-Romanian family in Vienna. Thursday, July 29, 2010. Back to Sicily, Part 2. After discovering three jellyfish in the first twenty feet of my first walk on this beach, I passed through the Twelve Stages of vacation recovery. Denial: “This isn’t happening to us! 8221; Disbelief: “I can’t believe we’re stuck for two weeks on a beautiful beach full of quasi-lethal invertebrates! 8221; Evasion: “How long can I keep this news from my wife? But when I got her to myself, I...
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Euro Like Me: Okay I’ve Become That Parent
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An American-Austrian-Ethiopian-Nigerian-Romanian family in Vienna. Tuesday, June 28, 2011. Okay I’ve Become That. Last Thursday, before Anette came home from the hospital, Adinah and V. got into another World War 4. After I waded in and disarmed the insurgents, we sat at the breakfast table and I brokered a treaty. I asked the two of ‘em, “What rules can we have in this house to make things better? 1) We can be more quiet when Mom is asleep. 2) We can ask Mom what she wants (to do, to eat, etc.). Okay, w...
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Euro Like Me: October 2010
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An American-Austrian-Ethiopian-Nigerian-Romanian family in Vienna. Sunday, October 31, 2010. Thursday, October 28, 2010. Here's the second half of my Sueddeutsche Zeitung article on underground culture and Austin Texas. It was published on Saturday, Oktober 16. Searching for that Lost Cool Something. On the other hand, my Austin friends, being older Texans and therefore contrary, roundly dispute the notion that the underground is dead. “Bullshit! Another friend, who I once knew as Control Rat X, drops so...
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Euro Like Me: Baby, It’s You
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An American-Austrian-Ethiopian-Nigerian-Romanian family in Vienna. Thursday, August 4, 2011. Baby, It’s You. I'm posting the first half of my latest assemblage of potshots and half-baked notions for the Sueddeutsche Zeitung. As a subject, especially for US readers who have had to suffer through many, many playbacks of Katy Perry's "Firework," it may seem late. But they say that the best place to watch a parade is from the front and. From the rear.). August 4, 2011 at 12:48 PM. Also: eheu, fugaces! I Need...
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Euro Like Me: August 2011
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An American-Austrian-Ethiopian-Nigerian-Romanian family in Vienna. Wednesday, August 10, 2011. Baby It's You (part 2). The second part of my latest piece for the Sueddeutsche Zeitung). Speaking of money, might it be that all of these pop odes to empowerment have something to do with the fact that the US economy is in the toilet, and Americans are feeling, well, a little weak? Yes Yes, it is. But do take a look at Pink’s video for her second (! This year, the insightful US journalist and computer programm...
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Euro Like Me: September 2010
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An American-Austrian-Ethiopian-Nigerian-Romanian family in Vienna. Tuesday, September 7, 2010. So long, so long. It’s official: we’re losing Rosa, our beloved first babysitter. Okay, maybe she wasn’t the first-first. A few other folks have guest-starred as babysitters for our girls. But Rosa is the best. The heroine of that underappreciated Cassavettes film: she really likes kids, especially ours. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I'm new in this town. View my complete profile. So long, so long.
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Euro Like Me: November 2010
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An American-Austrian-Ethiopian-Nigerian-Romanian family in Vienna. Thursday, November 25, 2010. Ops Meeting Notes, November 24. The Deputy Assistant for Hair Whipping and Dairy Product Consumption begins the meeting by noting that she will require disbursement of additional funds (€ 1) for the upcoming Charismatic Transportation project (A.K.A the Field Trip.). He also reports that Bed Sheet Replacement and Sanitation was completed at approximately 17:20 Sunday evening. The Second Undersecretary affirms ...
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Euro Like Me: Baby It's You (part 2)
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An American-Austrian-Ethiopian-Nigerian-Romanian family in Vienna. Wednesday, August 10, 2011. Baby It's You (part 2). The second part of my latest piece for the Sueddeutsche Zeitung). Speaking of money, might it be that all of these pop odes to empowerment have something to do with the fact that the US economy is in the toilet, and Americans are feeling, well, a little weak? Yes Yes, it is. But do take a look at Pink’s video for her second (! This year, the insightful US journalist and computer programm...
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Euro Like Me: January 2011
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An American-Austrian-Ethiopian-Nigerian-Romanian family in Vienna. Monday, January 24, 2011. Something to think about. The other day I was pondering how much bad luck some people have, and also marveling at my inability to cherish my own good fortune. But this morning I did it. The cat woke us up with kisses @ 5:45, then the alarm clock woke us up again @ 6:20, with the floatey, dreamy music of Manuel Göttsching's. And I just thought, ‘What a nice family I have.’. Tuesday, January 18, 2011. Something is ...
