“facebook: what is a "datenschutz-policy" and why should I want to meet that scantily-clad girl you keep presenting me on my news feed page?”

“Listening to country music in Germany. Talk about culture shock...”

“Zeilitzheimer Weinbergswanderung überstanden. Verlosung leider nicht mehr erlebt. Alle sind geschafft.”

“.. aufgeben, um die Kindern schlafen zu legen.”

“Weinbergswanderung it bereits imgemütlichen Ausklang. Wir mussten jedoch bereits aufeg”

“Lunch with family. Then off to hike through the vineyards.”

“@rivalee freckles are cool, man!”

“Traumhaftes Wetter für die heutige Pfingstweinwanderung in Zeilitzheim!”

“Tired as hell and it's only Saturday...”

“Empfang der französischen Partnergemeinden im Schlosshof war ein Erfolg! Fotos folgen bei flickr.”

“Es ist wie Hochsommer - nur mit einer kühlen Brise.”

“@therealdvorak being a cranky geek (in the very best sense of the words) doesn't exactly make you a target for suspicion with customs!”

“Hochzeitsfeier in der Remise am Höhepunkt. Eine schöne laue frühstsommernacht bei klarstem Himmel.”

“@mitchelltsai hey, your German is pretty good! Wow, this little world is melting together rather nicely.”

“Familienzusammenführung ist erfolgt! Katharina und ich haben heute früh gleich die Katzen im Schlossgarten besucht.”

“Hunkering down in a German one-horse-town. Okay. There are more horses here. So glad I have the nets to keep in touch with the world.”

“@saratoga on pc: numloc for ascii on the numeric keypad and then alt-132 for "ä" etc. Don't (yet) know how to do that on my Mac, though.”

“An "Über" without the Umlaut just isn't any fun. It could just as well be an "oober". And what is *that* ???”

“Partnergemeinden aus Frankreich am Samstag im Schloss zu Gast! Tanzaufführung der Kindertanzgruppe und Weißwurstfrühstück.”

“Survived my last "bachelor" lunch. Must now wash down two cups of grease from the formerly frozen gyros in a box with two cups of coffee.”

“Results of home-ec experiment are in: soaking pasta in cold water over a few hours is just as good as cooking it. Colder, though.”

“Anyone going to the castlecamp (travel barcamp) in Austria?”