Reading my mind
When I came home from work today, there was a big box in the entrance. Pragmatic as I am, I thought to myself… Leo: Whatever… … and carried out my usual coming home program: drop everything, kiss the...
View ArticleFun with packaging
In general I think that packaging is most appreciated by children. Buy a new TV and they will not care as much about the TV as they care about that amazing, giant box it came in. The laptop bag Lamia...
View ArticleI’m happy we could help
I am finally getting to write a little update about our good friends in the US, Tess and Johnathan. After they got married a few months ago, it took us a while to finally figure out a present to...
View ArticleNerding out at the Ramen place
I have heard of this before, but never actually experienced it myself. Today I had lunch with Michele at the Metropolis Ramen place. And look at this: each table has an iPad Mini which displays the...
View ArticleHooking up
At today’s swim class Oskar and I ran unexpectedly into Yann and his daughter Yunxi who also live in our condo. I had no idea they are going to the same swim classes. Normally they join a session on...
View ArticleAnother Sunday. More visitors.
This afternoon Fabiola, Kieran and Kieran dropped by to say hi to Thomas. Lamia had made a nice cake and we were chatting away, with the kids being entertained by iPads and gifts we got them. We bought...
View ArticleThat Chili Crab feeling
With two little kids at home I have been declining any business dinner in the past 2 months, because I did not want Lamia having to bear the load of two lively boys all by herself in the evenings....
View ArticleYou don’t need a car, you need a boat!
Yesterday, I travelled to Bangkok for business. Today, we were finished early. With heavy rain that reminded me of India and started just around the end of our meetings, setting the streets seriously...
View ArticleRemote Mac
As more and more reviews come in about the iPad Pro and how it compares to Wacom Cintiqs and the Surface Pro, I came across a review that actually used the iPad Pro in closer connection with a Mac. One...
View Article2 1/2 months
I took similar photos of Oskar when he was a month and a half old. These ones here of Thomas are no nudes, but they are sooo adorable…
View ArticleNote to self
Today’s been a difficult day. Yesterday Oskar started to have fever – 39.3 ºC – and I would be less concerned if we had not been informed on Monday that one kid in Oskar’s school contracted Hand Foot...
View ArticleStar Wars Advent Calendar, day 3
Hum… and this one looks like a tank or something. Heck! Don’t I know anything of Star Wars or what? :)
View ArticleHome
This morning we walked to Neckarstrand, a rather new recreational area where Neckar and Rems meet. Nothing big or too impressive, but quite nice (below image is a clickable panorama photo). We were...
View ArticleStuffed animals galore
In the afternoon Alex, Silke and Fabian took us to Stuttgart’s Museum für Naturkunde at Schloss Rosenstein. It’s been a while since I have been here last and a lot of things have changed over the...
View ArticleAch, du Schreck, mein Name ist weg
Around the time Oskar was born there was a book that was all the rage for young parents: Lost My Name. Well, in fact the books name is “The little boy who lost his name” or “The little girl who lost...
View ArticleWith friends
We spent part of the morning and lunch again at Alex and Silke’s place. Oskar is always happy when he gets to the best playground in town and we’re happy to nicely sit and chat the time away with good...
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