the best red dogs on the planet turn eight today!
On 13 January 2005 the best red dogs on the planet were born. I went into detail about all this last year at the same time, but I just wanted […]
Tag Archives: Ella and Louis
elements await me
Looked out the window a little while ago, and it was actually snowing. The past few weeks have been unseasonably mild in Bavaria. When it’s been wet, everything’s gotten rather […]
thanks Ralf for saving my Christmas
Yesterday was Christmas Day, and all was going relatively well until my boy dog Louis decided to disappear. It was quite honestly the most terrifying half hour I could imagine, […]
so blue I’ve got the greens (searching for a flat in Munich)
Not sure where I first heard that line, but I think it was a singer one night in San Antonio at Jim Cullum’s place down on the Riverwalk. I’ve […]
canine sphinx
Recently took a day trip to Austria. Whenever I travel without my dogs Ella and Louis, I stop and admire other dogs. It’s not something I can control. Have always […]
for the love of train travel
going home (if there even is such a thing)
This might be a bit strange- this blogpost. Yes, I’m aware my writing can be odd on a semiregular basis, so this isn’t necessarily the most shocking opening gambit, but […]
from above the Oktoberfest
Isn’t she gaww-juss? My girl Bavaria. I like ‘em big, you know. And her lion? I could let her stick around for the lion alone. My band and I went […]
swim for the light
(photo courtesy of Stephen Pruitt) ‘Why are you so into turtles?’ I get asked often. Instead of a traditional wedding ring, my wife and I chose turtle rings. We lived […]
Munich: the city of ‘We don’t need all of those newfangled things’
There was an intriguing article in the local paper last weekend, and I’m only just now getting round to talking about it. Sometimes I need a few days to decide […]
