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21 Jan

>Flying the flag – #680

> This flag is either that of the Füsiliergarde Garde der Prinzessin Mainz Prinzengarde Kleppergarde Ranzengarde Husarengarde or one of a myriad other  outfits. As you can deduce, I’m pretty…
21 January, 2009 at 12:00 3 Comments
20 Jan

>The empty throne – #679

> Local politics around here are real hoot. This is the pedestal on which Famous Son Johnannes (not me – Gutenberg) normally resides. JG’s off for some well-deserved R&R and…
20 January, 2009 at 12:00 Leave a comment
19 Jan

>Get your vitamins here – #678

> Tricky, this photography lark. Had to stand on my head to take this snap….
19 January, 2009 at 12:00 3 Comments
18 Jan

>Don’t fence me in – #677

> Actually – DO fence me in. Please. Otherwise I’ll get nicked, just like jb’s bike. From right next to his front door. Security cable and all….
18 January, 2009 at 12:00 1 Comment
16 Jan

>Sneaking Sally – #675

> …through the alley. (Robert Palmer with half Feat plus a Meter or 2. Listen here) Very starkly designed townhouses in Gonso. B&W matched the mood today. Never thought I’d…
16 January, 2009 at 14:42 1 Comment
15 Jan

>History’s scrap pile – #674

> Mrs jb rescued this book. Johann Töws, an ethnic German, emigrated to Germany from Russia in 1978. Over a period of 10 years, he documented his recollections from childhood…
15 January, 2009 at 13:41 3 Comments
14 Jan

>Cheating! – #673

> Hitching your kids up behind the van and towing them through the countryside is the moral equivalent of taking your dog for a walk by letting it run alongside…
14 January, 2009 at 14:53 1 Comment
13 Jan

>Crystal clear – #672

> As if we didn’t have enough snow already, the darn stuff’s growing and multiplying. Crystals. Just like you grew at school. Quite cool. If not to say freezing. As…
13 January, 2009 at 11:16 3 Comments
12 Jan

>The not very straight and narrow (and *%$£@ cold) -#671

> Quite a brisk 267º out in the fields today. Kelvin, that is. -6º Celcius. 22º Fahrenheit. And the tracks in the snow got me thinking (which doesn’t happen very…
12 January, 2009 at 12:00 1 Comment
11 Jan

>Christmas reloaded – # 670

> What goes for the Champs Elysee around here (the Augustinerstrasse, actually) all flash and festive. All together now: Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
11 January, 2009 at 12:00 2 Comments
09 Jan

>The not very straight and narrow – #668

> Ploughing’s a piece of cake these days. So says Mrs jb’s nephew Chris, who does that sort of stuff for a living and appears to be more than proficient…
9 January, 2009 at 12:00 2 Comments
08 Jan

>Hard times -#667

> It’s a sad state of affairs when you walk across the market in Mainz and find a gap where Caffea Moguntia‘s TSOW should be. I mean, I don’t begrudge…
8 January, 2009 at 12:00 6 Comments
07 Jan

>The Mark of the Beast – #666

> Don’t – whatever you do – go to markbeast.com. It’ll scare the living daylights out of you. But given that this is Post #666, I figured I couldn’t let…
7 January, 2009 at 12:00 2 Comments
06 Jan

>"My New Year’s Resolution for 2009" he said…..#665

> …”is to give up smoking.” [Stage whisper: “Just as soon as I’ve finished these 3 cartons…”] And – for some serious resolutionisms  – check out young Helen’s Resolution Round-Up…
6 January, 2009 at 12:00 Leave a comment
04 Jan

>For free – reloaded – #663

> Almost, anyway. Chris Paulson‘s a German-based American folk-singer. Pretty good, too. Good enough to garner regular invites back to the Unterhaus, the local subterranean alternative cultural Mecca, anyway He…
4 January, 2009 at 12:00 Leave a comment
03 Jan

>All the things you can’t do..#662

> Scuba-diving, going to the dunny and climbing ladders (only if you’re a suitcase, though) are all things on the “No No” list at Mainz 05’s football ground. How about…
3 January, 2009 at 12:00 3 Comments
02 Jan

>Ice age – #661

> Recipe:Freezing temperatures for a couple of daysLight RainFreeze some more Result:General moaning Geriatric reminiscences “But this is NOTHING compared to 1847….” Cancelled dinner parties (Actually Mr and Mrs Helen…
2 January, 2009 at 12:00 1 Comment
31 Dec

>Stacked deck – #659

> “If you play your cards right….” as the actress said the bishop. Seen at the container terminal on the Rhine
31 December, 2008 at 12:00 3 Comments
30 Dec

>Build it and they will come – #658

> Here’s one of those classic “Only in Mainz” stories. Mainz 05, the local football team, has drifted around at the top of the 2nd Division for years and inadvertently…
30 December, 2008 at 12:00 2 Comments
29 Dec

>What a bind – #657

> If you’re a bookbinder, you’re treading on hallowed soil in Mainz, given that Johannes Gutenberg’s birthplace is just around the corner. Can’t get much closer to the source of…
29 December, 2008 at 12:00 1 Comment
28 Dec

>Islands in the stream – #656

> So you’re Ludwig II, it’s 1277 and you’ve just bought the village of Kaub from Philipp II. von Falkenstein-Münzenberg. As part of the deal – apart from a halfway…
28 December, 2008 at 12:00 4 Comments
27 Dec

>For free (sort of..) – #655

> I slept last night in a good hotelI went shopping today for jewelsThe wind rushed around in the dirty townAnd the children let out from the schoolsI was standing…
27 December, 2008 at 12:00 3 Comments
26 Dec

>Let there be light…#654

> The 27 page user manual I got with my candle instructs me to “place vertically in a stable holder” and light the wick. I would never have guessed. And…
26 December, 2008 at 12:00 3 Comments
25 Dec

>Merry Christmas – 653#

> Peace, joy and whatever…. And NO – not “Happy Holidays”. Merry Christmas
25 December, 2008 at 12:00 3 Comments
24 Dec

>Home for the holidays – #652

> My young friend Lena from across the way – having thankfully escaped the clutches of the mullahs – is home for Christmas. Not in time to partake of the…
24 December, 2008 at 12:00 3 Comments
23 Dec

>Worried about the economic cycle? – #651

> Worried about deflation? YOU’RE worried about deflation….?
23 December, 2008 at 12:00 6 Comments
22 Dec

>They also serve….#650

> ..who only stand and wait. If you have shutters on an older property around here, you’ll also have these little chappies lurking around your windows Quite self-explanatory, really….
22 December, 2008 at 12:00 2 Comments
21 Dec

>Saturday morning treat – #649

> Living in Mainz can be really quite cool. In the run-up to Christmas, the cathedral hosts a series of midday concerts each Saturday – 30 minutes of choral and…
21 December, 2008 at 12:00 4 Comments
20 Dec

>Don’t be a boar – #648

> Unless you want to end up as a sausage on the market in Mainz. At least you get your likeness on their stand….
20 December, 2008 at 12:00 Leave a comment
19 Dec

>Butterfly of the Year – #647

> Seriously. Over here they have Tree of the Year Bird of the Year Animal of the Year Word of the Year (“Financial Crisis” – duh…) Un-word of the Year…
19 December, 2008 at 06:56 3 Comments
16 Dec

>Make no waves – #644

> If I’m reading this correctly, they’re cool with water-skiing as long as you stay under 60km/h and don’t make waves. If it just wasn’t so darn cold, I might…
16 December, 2008 at 12:36 1 Comment