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the worst name he could think of
he already knows about this family Part of the pleasure of visiting family, if you can wade through the rage and resentment that tends to ensue, are the stories you hear (to be fair, there hasn’t been...
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how to sell to Texans
no basement in the Alamo No idea how true this story is, but I think it introduces what I want to talk about perfectly. There’s a national supermarket chain in the US called Kroger, and they’re based...
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trying too hard
stadium facade Did you know they play football in the United States? Not American Football, which I’m not going to talk about. If you can’t say anything nice and all that… But proper football. It’s...
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Texas Shaped Stuff
The entrance to the Walmart in Kerrville, Texas Here it is – what you’ve all been waiting for. The Texas Shaped Stuff post. It’ll be a mix of products that are both in the shape of Texas, as well as...
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The Rejection Collection
melancholic patriotism at Munich’s Amerikahaus Went to a show of support for Munich’s Amerikahaus, which was a last minute attempt to save this organisation that’s been at this location for more than...
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Bagpipes with a side of Salsa
While I was travelling, I had times when I was regularly posting things here (lots of family and galavanting) and on the teablog (tea shops in southern Spain) and on tumblr (when I really didn’t have...
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a bluer moon
Super Moon on the Costa del Sol back in May When I was a kid, I loved the moon. Not sure why I was always so drawn to it. I remember being very small and waiting at the bus stop in winter and looking...
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Texas is for Lovers
Texas is for Lovers In Notting Hill in London, there’s a shop, that’s been written about here before called the The Idler Academy of Philosophy Husbandry and Merriment, and I made the voyage to its...
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German baseballers go for glory
Here’s Douglas Sutton‘s article in The Munich Eye about baseball in Germany: German baseballers go for glory. Thanks Douglas. Great article. You didn’t even know we had baseball over here, did you?...
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when you’re not supposed to be a football fan
Grigoris Makos making good use of his time while injured Was in a conversation recently with a few American friends, and as I’m also one (an American) I found myself getting hot and bothered about some...
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Sea and sky twenty years later
I feel like a castaway but I’m not afraid You and me and a couple of dusty volumes I wanna be your Messiah but there’s no way I feel the tide roll in around us You be the sea and I’ll be the sky I want...
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We are all God’s children. Don’t forget that shit.
Wasn’t going to blog about this topic, but this photo swayed me. Not going to get into what happened this week in Ferguson, Missouri and the maelstrom of Internet drama that followed. Enough has been...
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Texas Shaped Stuff
Here it is – what you’ve all been waiting for. The Texas Shaped Stuff post. It’ll be a mix of products that are both in the shape of Texas, as well as those that use either the state flag or the shape...
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The Rejection Collection
Went to a show of support for Munich’s Amerikahaus, which was a last minute attempt to save this organisation that’s been at this location for more than fifty-five years. Perhaps it’ll continue in some...
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Bagpipes with a side of Salsa
While I was travelling, I had times when I was regularly posting things here (lots of family and galavanting) and on the teablog (tea shops in southern Spain) and on tumblr (when I really didn’t have...
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a bluer moon
When I was a kid, I loved the moon. Not sure why I was always so drawn to it. I remember being very small and waiting at the bus stop in winter and looking up at the moon with wonder and awe. One of my...
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Texas is for Lovers
In Notting Hill in London, there’s a shop, that’s been written about here before called the The Idler Academy of Philosophy Husbandry and Merriment, and I made the voyage to its doors. Upon arrival, I...
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never as right as right now
Here I am at some ungodly hour up in the night waiting for a sporting event to just get started already. And I’m trying to imagine a thing I’d be more excited about…just can’t do it. What about a...
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‘I got a hamster’ brought to you by Diamond Cookieoftruth
‘Hello Violet,’ he said. ‘It’s Uncle BK…‘ ‘Really? All the way from Germany?‘ ‘All the way from Germany, yes. I saw you got a hamster. A hamster named Alexander, right? Let me tell you about the...
View Articlegetting the band together again
Jarrod’s not playing, so it might be weird to keep calling it Old Braunfels. Who knows, though. It’s a good name for a band in Munich, whose members predominantly come from Texas. However, we’ve got...
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