Category Archives: Personal

A Fire and Some Writing Links

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Cora

Today, my evening was interrupted by this fire or rather the resulting smoke and sirens. The fire is within easy walking distance of my home. I could even see the smoke plume and of course hear the sirens and the … Continue reading →

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More on ABC Buhlert

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Cora

I did some more work on the ABC Buhlert website. I have everything I wanted on that site online now, only the alternative energy image gallery is missing, largely because I still have to locate or take the respective photos. … Continue reading →

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The Buhlert Web Empire

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Cora

I’ve spent the past two and a half hours bringing the old ABC Buhlert website back online. I originally registered www.abc-buhlert.com as a joint business website for my Dad’s consulting business and my own translation business. However, the site was … Continue reading →

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Bodily Functions in Fiction and Reality

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Cora

Either I have caught some kind of stomach bug or I simply ate something that disagreed with me. I sincerely hope the culprit wasn’t this recipe from the New York Times site that I tried out on Wednesday, because I … Continue reading →

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Photo Post

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Cora

And now for some photos: Spring is coming, as evidenced by the crocus blossoms blooming in my garden.

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Nothing to say

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Cora

I have nothing to say right now – and the fact that I nearly spelled that as “nuthing too say” should be a tip-off as well. So stand by for more content tomorrow.

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Alone Among Bikers

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Cora

Yesterday, I was at the annual Oldenburg Motorbike Show with my Dad. My Dad’s the biker, I just tag along, so he’ll have someone to talk to and hang out with. Though I did see some neat stuff such as … Continue reading →

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Three Times Hallelujah and Your Mama

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Cora

Today, I chanced to hear the song “Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen three times in a single day. Which is quite unusual, because even though there are umpteen thousand cover versions, it isn’t played all that often. The first time was … Continue reading →

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WTF?!

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Cora

Can anyone tell me why WordPress dumps my own comments (not pingbacks, but proper comments) into the spam folder? I’m obviously not going to spam my own blog.

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Birthday Bestsellers

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Cora

This is cool: The New York Times bestseller list, fiction and non-fiction for my birthday week. On the fiction list, there are only entries where I’ve never heard of either book or writer, Semi-Tough by Dan Jenkins at No. 7 … Continue reading →

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