Category Archives: Work

Groundhog Day Linkdump

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Cora

Yes, I know it was yesterday, but I’m certainly not going to call it Superbowl linkdump. The New York Times has a great article about Gérard de Villiers, a French writer of pulpy spy novels, which happen to be oddly … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Night 2012/2013

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Cora

The new year started here in Western and central Europe a couple of hours ago. I no longer do the party thing or the standing around on the market square watching fireworks thing (been there, done that), so I celebrated … Continue reading →

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On the Road with an Oversize Load Truck

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Cora

Yesterday evening I had something of an unusual adventure, because I found myself travelling with an oversize cargo truck. The background is that over the past few weeks my Dad was very busy overseeing the building of a heavy cargo … Continue reading →

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Winter is coming, the mice are on the loose

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Cora

In case you’re waiting for photos from Scotland, you’ll have to wait another day. But instead, I’ve got a funny anecdote and some public service announcements: First of all, Amazon in its infinite wisdom decided to launch its Kindle store … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Wedding Interpretation

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Cora

Regular readers may remember that I had an interpreter job at a preparatory meeting for an intercultural civil wedding last month. Well, the wedding was today and because the registry clerk liked how I did my job the last time, … Continue reading →

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The Twilight of the Fax Machine

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Cora

I’m one of the very few private citizens who still own a fax machine. In fact, I’m not even sure how many businesses still own a fax machine, since the fax machine is large obsolete these days, when only a … Continue reading →

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My GPS tries to kill me and the unexpected difficulties of international weddings

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Cora

Yesterday, I had an interpreter gig that was – for me at least – rather unusual. I don’t do that much interpreting anyway – I’m primarily a translator. In case you don’t know the difference, translation is written, interpretation is … Continue reading →

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Accidental mispronunciations and very rude words in the schoolyard

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Cora

It’s still awfully and unseasonably hot here in North Germany, though it’s supposed to cool off tomorrow. Honestly, if they are going to have more and more schools that operate well into the afternoon, they should really revise the “hitzefrei” … Continue reading →

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Are Mother’s and Father’s Day outdated?

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Cora

This year, Germans are experiencing the fairly unusual constellation that Mother’s Day (May 13) and Father’s Day (a.k.a. Ascension Day, which is on May 17) take place in the same week. Now I’ve never been a big fan of Mother’s … Continue reading →

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Grunge – Dead and Undead

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Cora

Today at school, the term “Grunge” came up in a text my 9th graders were reading. The girl who was reading at the time stumbled over the word and mispronounced it, which isn’t exactly uncommon. I had another student from … Continue reading →

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