“Chicken Are Decent People”
This sign reminded me of a George Carlin riff from his 1996 Back In Town HBO show: Here’s another question I have. How come when it’s us, it’s an abortion,…
Museum To Go
After paying for admission to the Jüdisches Museum Frankfurt, I was handed this Museum To Go card. As someone explained, you tap the card on devices throughout the museum for…
Computers IRL #12
[NB: 70 degrees is 70°C or 158°F and not 70°F!] Yes another example of AI misbehaving: PocketOS's company database deleted by AI despite instructions to require confirmation before executing any…
Caricatura Museum Frankfurt
The Caricatura Museum was an unplanned, unexpected gem found on a day trip to Frankfurt, Germany: it hadn't yet opened, so I continued on to Frankfurt's other sites and museums…
Phone Books
Not all that long ago, while traveling overseas, I'd find a phone booth and call my family to confirm I was still alive. I even memorized my AT&T calling card…
For massages? Yeah, sure….
Left, a magazine advertisement from the 1950s; right, a storefront in Frankfurt, Germany saying Believe me, it's only for massages. Apparently nothing has changed in seventy years. Despite women's sexual…
Computers IRL #11
As seen on a Köln, Germany U-Bahn: No image found. The URL on the right takes you the description of the digital improvements completed on the public transport system: modern…
Meandering Thoughts #64
Love locks continue to be a trendy, touristy way to announce your love to the world: Cologne's Hohenzollern Bridge is estimated to have over 100,000 locks. Aside from the Hohenzollern…
Bossche Bollen
When I asked my Dutch friend her recommendations when visiting Den Bosch, she said - after the de rigueur St. Jan's Cathedral - Bossche Bollen. One mention not enough, she…
Attribution Done Right
While visiting the Netherlands recently, my wife and I rented a car for a short driving tour: Texel, Groningen, Den Bosch, and, most importantly, Keukenhof. The roads in the Netherlands…