Tag: local customs

And Gutenberg Lived Here: That’s What You Get For Thinking About March

Ever since I wrote the blog about March yesterday, I've been thinking. It doesn't get more dangerous than that. But this time, I was thinking peaceful. Like... March is named for Mars, the god of war. It comes in like a lion and out like a lamb. Like a lot of musicians I know who … Continue reading And Gutenberg Lived Here: That’s What You Get For Thinking About March →

And Gutenberg Lived Here: 1000-Watt Sunshine, And Fish By The Net-full

It's cold here in Gutenberg Land. So cold that it's almost disgusting that the sunshine is at the thousand-Watt, sunburn through the frost level, and most people aren't out in it. Most people meaning: the beautiful Rhine pathway is freezing- we were smart enough to take double strong peppermint tea in a "senator thermos." Small, … Continue reading And Gutenberg Lived Here: 1000-Watt Sunshine, And Fish By The Net-full →

And Gutenberg Lived Here: Sunday In The Park With Gorge. Of Office Workers, Paella, and Hefalump Gravy.

I'm not much of a meat-eater, but Sunday here in the land of Gutenberg requires dire measures. What, you don't make a roast? How does your poor husband handle that? What do you feed the guests who are invited. Hint hint. Actually, with regard to my handicap- being unable to make anything but hefalump gravy- … Continue reading And Gutenberg Lived Here: Sunday In The Park With Gorge. Of Office Workers, Paella, and Hefalump Gravy. →

And Gutenberg Lived Here: When Is A Donut A Cannonball?

One of the more interesting facts about living here in Gutenberg Land, is the number of times you find out that something you always considered 100% made in the good old US of A, is supposedly- made in Gutenberg Land. ie the refrigerator, the Linde company is in a tiny town called Kastel (from the … Continue reading And Gutenberg Lived Here: When Is A Donut A Cannonball? →

And Gutenberg Lived Here: “Miss”ing

I'm going to go outside of the holiday season just for a moment Back to ho ho ho tomorrow, I promise, but the prompt of the day, according to Rubie's Corner, interested me for the following reason: most people don't know about the importance of the word "miss" in the German language. Until 1977, Fräulein … Continue reading And Gutenberg Lived Here: “Miss”ing →