
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.
Suggested considerations for online daters
This post belongs to the strictly personal category. These are just some considerations of mine. Take the best and leave the rest. Maybe they can help some of you to gain a little more clarity about whom they should be looking for. As we all know: “Love is all around”. …
Too hot to handle?
Melissa Nelson, a dental assistant in Iowa was fired because her boss stated that she was too sexy and he couldn’t handle it. She worked there for a total 0f 10 years but it took him 9 years to figure that out. That’s when he began “complaining” to her via…
To bang or not to bang
You have most probably heard of the Bang with Friends Facebook App by now. It made the rounds on nearly all social media blogs last week. It lets you select which of your friends you’d have sex with. If one of those chosen ones decides that “banging” you would be…
Lessons from 2012, applied to 2013
Yes, it’s that time for self-reflection. I spared you my standard Christmas letter where I’d blast you with all the accomplishments of my (imaginary) giant family and myself. No, there was no student of the month awards, promotions, or trips to the Galapagos Islands I had to throw into your…
To helmet or not to helmet?
I grew up in a world where everyone whore helmets when riding a motorcycle and no one wore them for skiing or cycling except when racing. That conditioned how I felt about them. I see people in Colorado riding their motorcycles without helmets and think it is pretty stupid. To…
Questions to Paul Ryan before he can have my vote
Venting alert: today I am not censoring myself. I am not being polite. I am letting it all out. Because I can’t always suck it up. I am very disappointed in what the Republican party has turned into. They have become a club of extremists. They put shame on our…





