I spent today in class and dropped off and picked up the children without a single person seeming to remember the date. It took me quite a while to get over my PTSD after 9/11, not helped by the waves of layoffs at PwC that caught me in their third wave. When I think about [...]
Archive for the ‘The USA’ Category
Remembering…
Posted in ex-pat life, The USA on September 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Summer Plans…
Posted in family, The USA, vacations on July 14, 2009 | 4 Comments »
It’s been a little harder making summer plans than I thought it would be. First, the German keeps working Fridays. I thought I signed on to be a single parent Monday through Thursday and having him show up on Friday after the girls are in bed is breaking our bargain. The girls are pretty good, [...]
A quiet weekend with President Obama
Posted in Children, family, illness, Judaism, Politics, President Obama, The USA on June 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The German got back last night from Munich and we spent today doing the ordinary things: a big shopping trip, a hot afternoon meal, laufradding and rollerblading. Thing2 is developing a cold (gosh, we have been illness free for almost a week!)but she has finally decided that she will take medicine. This is an exciting [...]
Memorial day and thoughts of War
Posted in Book club, Books 2009, The USA on May 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This is a day when I think about war. About death. About sacrifice. I think about patriotism and I think about nationalism and the difference between them. The song above, which I quite like and which showcases some real beauty and pathos relating to the USA, is an example. But it is also an example [...]
The View
Posted in The USA, TV on May 11, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Today I saw The View for the first time. Can no one put Elizabeth Hesselbeck (and the world) ouf of our misery? Why is someone who appears too stupid to breathe and speak at the same time allowed to speak in the same forum as Barbara Walters and Whoopi Goldberg? Even Sarah Palin, while also [...]
Getting there…
Posted in Disney, The USA, vacations on March 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Purim Party with kita booked full-size for NY booked mini-van for Florida booked flight to the US for trip alone at end of May booked convention hotel after synchronizing plans with friend picked up suit dropped off shoes stopped mail stopped forwarded mail from US got book club book from friend, gave it to someone [...]
Chaos
Posted in family, the trivia of life, The USA, vacations on March 9, 2009 | 3 Comments »
My next few posts will be chaotic to the extreme. Today we had 17 items to do and managed 16. I need to list out tomorrow’s activities. This is the first day that I have ever been able to run around with a native speaking assistant (the German) and with a car, and gosh, it [...]
I love NY
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Judaism, The USA on January 26, 2009 | 5 Comments »
The NY take on Holocaust Denying “Bishop” un-excommunicated by Pope. Poll Results Thank you for voting. Was Pope Benedict XVI right to lift the excommunication of a Holocaust-denying bishop? Yes. He’s the Pope — it’s his call! 19% No. This bishop is a loon. 75% Not sure. 7%
Video Links: Presidential Swearing In
Posted in Election2008, Politics, President Obama, The USA on January 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
CBS (53 min) Watch CBS Videos Online “Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real,” he said. “They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time.”
The text of President Obama’s Acceptance Speech and other links
Posted in Politics, President Obama, The USA on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From the NYT Europe sees moment as theirs too (NYT)
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