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Vorsprung durch Technik
“Vorsprung durch Technik, as they say in Germany.” With those words, spoken in a smug English accent by a famous British actor (who is nevertheless not famous enough for me to remember his name), the Audi TV adverts from my … Continue reading
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Sleepers to Switzerland
It’s time to take another trip. At the end of 2004, friends of ours, a Liechtensteiner and a Swiss, moved back to Zürich from Mountain View. Roman was a colleague of mine. Technically, he still is, since he now works … Continue reading
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Neighbours, Everybody Needs Good Neighbours
We finally met the current owners of our new home yesterday, which was very nice. They were kind enough to crack open a bottle of champers to celebrate our new home/their receiving a huge pile of cash. It turns out … Continue reading
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Public Property
Even to someone like me, it’s shocking how much information is publically available on-line. Becoming an amateur private detective is getting easier all the time. Case in point: our new house. I wanted to know who our new neighbours were, … Continue reading
Photo Nagging Heeded
OK, OK, we’ve listened to your nagging and put up photos from months five and six in our darling daughter’s life. She’s growing well and weighed in today at the consultatiebureau at 7.120 kg, with a length of 64 cm. She’s now … Continue reading
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