Recent Posts Tagged With 'neighbors'

• “You Win Some, You Lose Some”: Episode 1227 of Lindenstrasse

  Posted on Thursday July 9th, 2009 at 09:37 in Culture, television, Germany, language, neighbors

  This is the second of five episodes I’ll be posting from the German prime time soap opera, Lindenstrasse.  Please note the video link will be removed from the Lindenstrasse website on Monday, July 13, 2009.  To view this episode, go to the ...

• Lindenstrasse: The Superlative German Soap Opera

  Posted on Tuesday June 30th, 2009 at 12:51 in Culture, television, Current Events, Germany, language, social issues, neighbors, lindenstrasse

  When I was twelve, our family embarked on its first European vacation.  Everywhere we went we heard variations on a theme of superlatives, each creatively molded to secure a given landmark’s place in history – ”the oldest in Europe”, “...

• My Neighbor’s Plastic Flowers

  Posted on Tuesday May 19th, 2009 at 10:17 in personal development, humor, Psychology, neighbors, lawn art

  My neighbor’s flowers in the front yard are in full bloom.  In fact, they have been in full bloom for six consecutive months.  They are remarkably resilient and have weathered snow, sleet, hail, thunderstorms and direct sunlight.   Their va...