almost a diary

See? There’s always something to hope for in a new year…

That’s how to stimulate the German aggregate demand: cut the VAT. Media Markt did just that – if only for a day. Consequence: queues unheard of since the end of communism. Unbelievable.

Ever wondered why you might need contacts but never dared to ask? This horrible advertisement in the Hamburg S-Bahn thinks it has the answer…

One day, someone needs to write a book about the things one can discover in pub toilets. Really.

As this year is slowly approaching its final hours, you should be grateful that I have decided to spare you yet another “bottom line of 2004″ post. Not that there would be much to sum up with respect to “almost a diary” anyway.

But I wanted to tell you that at some point in the near future, this blog will be offline for a while due to a provider change. Of course, you will not be able to read this while the blog is offline, but in case you read this before… don’t be scared: I will be back.

And before I forget it – a happy new year to all faithful and occasional readers!

With DS and JB.

Oscar-winning German director Volker Schlöndorff discusses his latest movie “Der Neunte Tag” (The Ninth Day) at the FilMZ movie festival in Mainz.

Now I know why he was James Brown’s saxophone player…

It’s a red cat.