Looking at
the Cup Half Full
since 1966
How do you pronounce that?
“Holzapfel” actually means crabapple (Holz = Wood, Apfel = Apple).
This is not German for beginners, though.
Just call me Klaus.
Twitter musings from the past week
The U.N. Hunger Summit starts today in Rome. The fact that we still need to have such an event is a shame. Hunger stats are actually growing # GM: 1.2 bln quarter loss. Wants to pay back government debt – with $ it doesn’t really have & ask for government…
Twitter musings from the past week
A man in Germany stops his car right in the middle of the street & barfs in front of two guys: “Sh*t, I am drunk”. Too bad they were cops # @samlevin That evening could have ended on a better note for that fellow. He could have shredded his license…
Twitter musings from the past week
That’s a first:”Youtube is down for maintenance and will be back shortly” – Comcast stock just went u 0.000023% ;-) # I sat in a Mercedes cab with 440k miles on the clock today. 1st engine, 1st clutch – owner wants to run it for 2 more years. Mint interior.…
Twitter musings from the past week
A man tries to smuggle 14 pythons & 10 geckos into Norway. He had them all taped to his body & tried to get in via a ferry. Weirdo! # @ChaChanna @sinanyuzakli I am wondering what the customs officers where thinking? The guy claimed he just REALLY likes reptiles… in…
Twitter musings from the past week
Police fighting with drug gangs in Rio. They took a police helicopter down. 6,000 murders so far this year. Still a little clean-up to do… # 192,000 kids in Colorado live in poverty as of 09/07. Biggest increase in % in the nation since 2000. http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13586917 # I like the…
Twitter musings from the past week
It is nice that the Nobel Economics prize winner Elinor Ostrom’s theories are actually something that the broader public can understand # Here is a blog post on peace. Lots of questions very few answers http://bit.ly/ALAM6 # Downtown Islamabad: “I am just a poor Taliban & I need ur help.…