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.
FB April 2021
Things in Germany look pretty dire. Instead of vaccinations, they are doing tests. The people are not happy. Red tape, political chaos, and now the national soccer team stumbles and loses against a country none of us ever learned anything about in school. Simply because it didn’t exist. North Macedonia…
FB March 2021
The first two are definitely true without a doubt. As for the great cars:A friend of mine had a Beetle where the heat was always running on full power. That was a little sub par when we ended up in a major traffic jam at 100 degree weather. My balls…
FB February 2021
https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a16010/30-year-old-computer-runs-school-heat/ That’s one way to stay safe from cyber attacks :) Updated Feb 01, 2021 10:06:30am Feb 01, 2021 10:06:30am Tom Moore aka Captain Tom died at age 100. He’s the man that raised over 32 million GBP for the NHS in the UK by doing laps in his yard…
FB January 2021
Yes, you can cause a lot of ruckus with a little Bluetooth speaker and a (big) box of chocolates. We put on our party outfits, drove through Boulder and stopped at some friend’s houses. Of course we kept a safe distance and stayed outside. There were no hugs. But we…
An unusual transition
2020 is coming to an end. 2021 is awaiting us. Many of us are calling 2020 the worst year ever and want it to be over. I think it’s worth differentiating a little bit. On the most basic level, we might consider ourselves fortunate to still be alive when so…
The biggest earth day ever
Today is the 50th time we celebrate Earth Day. In other times many of us would have tweeted a “Happy Earth Day” from their SUVs on the way to the airport. Today we enjoy unusually clean air, clear skies, and much less noise. The Covid pandemic has led us to…