Ex-ExPatter

Readjustment to life in the States after three years in Switzerland

Tuesday, June 09, 2009

New family photo

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I love this picture! And it was a self-portrait!
Sunday, May 31, 2009

This blog is on life-support

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Just to prove we're still here...
Thursday, April 30, 2009

Spring Break

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Poor blog. You're so neglected. I can't even remember the last time I wrote a blog post. That's what happens when you join Fa...
Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Out of touch

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I know, I know, the blog has been dormant. Here's a self-portrait (Mädchen insisted I cuddle with Cookie Monster one afternoon) just to...
Saturday, April 18, 2009

Triumphant return

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We left Basel in March 2007 , and we hadn't been back since. So I was thrilled to find out I had a meeting in Basel on April 1. I got...
Saturday, April 11, 2009

All the news that's fit to print

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I just got back from a great few days back in Basel (about which more later). One of the things that always gets me is how different the na...
Saturday, April 04, 2009

Mr. Mom

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We are in the midst of a very momentous occasion. Since Mädchen was born almost three years ago, Gretchen has never been away for the weeke...
Friday, March 27, 2009

Thinking by writing

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I'm not generally much of a Michael Gerson fan since half of his columns are about what a Wonderful Person our former president is, but ...
Thursday, March 26, 2009

Time goes by

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Today marks the 2 year anniversary of our departure from Basel. I wonder how many more years I will mark this anniversary. I wonder if we ...
Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Hardest job around

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Way back in the day, I was a high school teacher for a few years. It was a fantastic experience that I wouldn't trade for anything, but...

Poohsticks

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I wonder how upset Gretchen would have been if Mädchen had fallen in the water while throwing sticks because I was taking a picture instead ...

Sign o' the times?

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Not too long ago, if we ever wanted to give something away but didn't have the energy or room in the car to take it to Goodwill, all we ...

Won't you be my neighbor?

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Oh yeah, with a yard like this, who wouldn't want to be our neighbor? It would be even better if we had (a) the hose running from our b...
Sunday, March 22, 2009

A good weekend

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Sunny skies and lots of laughs...
Friday, March 20, 2009

Getting my Kirk on

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I've never been much of a sci-fi fan (the Star Wars series aside, which I'm not sure even counts as sci-fi). I'm sure much of my...
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Just for the record

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(1) Last night we caught the second mouse , and I safely released it outside this morning. I just hope mice don't have an innate sense o...
Tuesday, March 17, 2009

My girls

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I never forget how lucky I am to have these two in my life:

Free music

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I'm as unhip as they come, but saw a review in today's Post of a free download of a remixed Outkast song. Turns out the price was ...

Nude hiking

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Just for the record, this is something we never saw when we lived in Switzerland, nor is it something I plan to try if I'm able to visi...

Mouse in the house

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At one point on Saturday, we were all in the kitchen and Mädchen all of a sudden pointed toward the dishwasher and said she saw something mo...
Saturday, March 14, 2009

Self-portrait with Clifford the Big Red Dog

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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Return?

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I don't want to jinx it, but it's looking pretty likely that I'll be attending a meeting in Basel in a few weeks. Woohoo! I hav...
Sunday, March 08, 2009

All good things must end

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I've known this day was coming for some time, but that doesn't make it any easier: As of the end of February, I no longer have Senat...
Saturday, March 07, 2009

Top 20 Albums

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Here's another Facebook post that I figured I'd put on the blog as well... * * * * * "Think of 20 albums that had such a profou...

Christmas in March

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Last weekend, friends invited us over to their place for dinner. Gretchen and her friend met through our daughters, and Mädchen and their d...
Friday, March 06, 2009

Scary news from Basel

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Yesterday I heard from a colleague that a colleague/friend and her husband had been in a bad accident in Basel. Turns out they were walking...

Mr. Smooth

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When I got home tonight, one of the first things I said was: "It smells like B.O. in here--did you make tacos?" Based on Gretchen...
Thursday, March 05, 2009

That'll work

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The snow we got this week? Awesome. Forecast for 75 degrees on Sunday, as well as the start of daylight savings time? Even better.

Book 'em

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Tuesday night when I went to my car to go home from work, I was irritated to discover that one of my tires was completely flat. (This was e...
Monday, March 02, 2009

Miracles happen

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While not quite as much as originally expected, we ended up getting 4-6 inches of snow overnight. Woohoo! Since our roads weren't plowe...
Sunday, March 01, 2009

Fingers crossed

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As previously indicated, snow forecasts here tend to end up being duds. The local forecasters get everyone fired up, and then...pfffffft. ...

Catching up

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So, what's been up with us the past few weeks? Well... -- Our good friend Dave , who Mädchen absolutely adores, moved back home to L.A. ...
Sunday, February 22, 2009

Slap shot

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I still have a lot to learn about hockey (it wasn't exactly in my blood--let alone on my TV--growing up in Southern California). But we...

Timeout

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There obviously hasn't been much bloggage on our part lately. This has largely been a function of: -- Gretchen and Mädchen being in Wis...
Friday, February 20, 2009

Playing scrabble in Wisconsin

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Ama, this one's for you!
Thursday, February 12, 2009

'Tis the season

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Other than Christmas, the happiest time of year may be...Girl Scout cookie season! Gretchen thought it was maybe a little excessive that I ...

Spoil sports

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This is probably a post Gretchen should do, but since (a) she's in Wisconsin with Mädchen (where else would you want to be in February?)...
Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Speedo Guy

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This is still the best attempt to distract a free-throw shooter that I've ever seen:
Sunday, February 08, 2009

Perils of homeownership

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Our dishwasher has evidently been leaking water into the basement for some time. We have squirrels and/or other critters living in our attic...
Saturday, February 07, 2009

More great moments in parenting

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One way you can tell you've let your daughter watch too much Little Einsteins : When you're at the park and pushing her on the swing...
Thursday, February 05, 2009

Rockin' it Bollywood style

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I first heard the song "Chaiyya Chaiyya" when I saw the movie "Inside Man" on a long flight. I finally tracked it down ...
Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Did I really just do that?

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I'll admit that I've done a lot of stupid things in my life, but this one takes the cake. Yesterday, while picking up a preschool ap...
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