It makes me so sad and angry to see the devastation…
The Boston Globe has some more stunning images of the Volcano that shut down Europe’s air space for several days, creating chaos and costing billions of dollars in lost revenue for the airlines. I posted a link to some pictures a few days ago but these are just as spectacular…
Here are some impressive images of the volcano eruption that has brought European air travel to its knees….
I’m busy as hell lately and love to complain about that, but then when I see pictures like these, things are put into perspective. I don’t have problems, my life is good. I have a roof over my head, food, and many other luxuries. I am blessed. What these people have to go through is [...]
As in most years, wildfires are raging in southern California. It’s tragic and depressing… People dying, destruction & personal tragedies everywhere. A few years back, I had to help friends evacuate their house in the middle of the night with fire all around them. It was insane, and hard to describe in words… “apocalyptic” probably [...]
I think this is the coolest story, on many levels. Can you imagine missing out on 19 years of world history? One day you live in a communist country, you fall into a coma, the next thing you know you wake up 19 years later and your country is a market economy… I just can’t [...]
Phew! I guess my love for chess is not all that geeky after all. It’s good to see events like the Hip-Hop, Chess and Life Strategies: II Exhibition being put together by the Hip Hop Chess Federation. While Hip Hop in its current form can be criticized for various shortcomings, I still believe that anything [...]
This weekend, the port in my hometown of Hamburg, Germany is celebrating its 818th birthday. Quite well aged I would say! Wish I could be there, there’s always lots of fun to be had.
… Earth Day. Despite the best intentions, this country still seems to be far, far away from doing anywhere near enough to protect the environment. Do you know what your ecological footprint looks like?
The US and Russia have reached an agreement to shut down Russia-based allofmp3.com, a controversial music download site. This is obviously part of a larger push to bring intellectual property rights in line with WTO standards as Russia aspires to join the WTO next year. It’ll be interesting to see how effectively Russia can address [...]
You don’t have to be a scientist to believe that this will not end well…
So Steve “Crocodile Hunter” Irwin (known for gems like “Croiky mayt, look at tha jugs on that un!”) died. Killed not by a crocodile, but by a stingray. Oh, the irony.
Germany moves on to the round of 16, playing Sweden on Saturday. I say we’ll beat the Swedish side 2:0.
Phew!! I am exhausted. Germany’s game against Poland was just absolutely nerve-wrecking! Germany scored the winning goal in the 91st minute, seconds before the game ended. I am sure my neighbors were wondering what was going on in my apartment since I was yelling and jumping up and down… What a great finish to an [...]
Woohoo!! Soccer World Cup 2006 will be starting soon. It happens only every four years, and it’s the biggest sports event on the planet, bigger even than the Olympic games. And this year, it will be taking place in the country where I grew up, Germany. Kickoff will be on June 9th with the game [...]