Wal-mart sells all of its German stores - while there are plenty of economic reasons why Wal-mart wasn't successful in Germany some of the more amusing details are (according to www.spiegel.de) that German customers were bothered by the greeters and employees tried to hide in the bathroom to avoid staff gatherings (designed to increase team spirit ( Read more... )

I guess I should post again - I don't want to completely abandon LJ. I may need it for bitching in the future, so here one of the more difficult "happy posts ( Read more... )

My life takes on taking turns. The most recent change (in addition to my increased domesticity) is that I spend a lot of time with pets. Currently I am responsible for two dogs and one cat (not in the same household) and I help out in the care of another dog. In July it's back to a bird and a hamster (and possibly 3 cats once in a while). Who would ( Read more... )

I seem to belong in the year I was born!

You Belong in 1976If you scored ( Read more... )

I'm happy to be in Bloomington - in my hometown the current temperature is 42 degrees, with highs during the day in the upper 40s. I prefer humid 90 degrees to that weather anytime ( Read more... )

I have reached a new level of selling out: I am expanding my house/pet sitting services from birds to dogs. To me that feels quite crazy. But I do lots of things for $20/day.

It's graduation weekend and judging from the commotion around my apartment, it started last night. I have very mixed feelings about this weekend because according to the now outdated life-plan "A" I would have beeb walking this year. And have a job (Ok, and a husband and probably be pregnant or something...so overall Plan A is not all that ( Read more... )

Today I receive the notice that I am official divorced in Germany! For a cheap 80 Euros or so they recognize dthe US divorce decree. It is probably heartless for me to feel this way, but I am very relieved that I am now completely unmarried. So stone me if you will, but I'm excited.

I may be a (good?) Christian after all - I developed Stigmata on my feet yesterday (Good Friday!) But in all likelihood, I'm not turning religious or am overwhelmed by the spirit of the Easter bunny - it's my cute new sandals that try to tell me that walking multiple miles a day may not be the best idea.

has now arrived in Germany. And yes, maybe the casting is not as stringent - because we don't limit the contestants to only the pretty B-listers (or in this case, politicians):


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