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Monthly Archives: September 2014

Oktoberfest 2014

28 Sunday Sep 2014

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Yesterday was my lovely wife’s birthday, and it just happen to coincide with the Oktoberfest celebration at the German Embassy.  So, it was an easy gift to her from me.

I’m not a social dancer, so I just enjoyed sitting and watching others and spending time outside under the smoker’s tent with the rain coming down.  I will always meet interesting people while there.  Below, the people are starting to fill in.

101_7991 101_7992 101_7995 101_7996101_8002101_8004Then comes the best part.  The food.101_7999 101_7998Below is a friend of ours enjoying the feast.101_8006And here is a couple of pictures of a beer fest lady.  One, with one of the beer girls who stood for several hours doing nothing but pour beer.101_7994 101_8007Below is a good friend of ours who works in the health unit at the Embassy.  I gave her one of mom’s books a few months ago.  101_8005As the night progressed, the music became louder, the beer kept flowing and people kept dancing.101_8003And below is a picture of a perfectly contented lady on her perfect birthday.101_8001Drink beer and eat well.   … and keep kicking butt.      D.

Last Two Weeks …

26 Friday Sep 2014

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… have been at full tilt.  Time to shut down and cut loose.  And just in time for Oktoberfest at the German Embassy tomorrow night.  I’ll sneak some pictures and post them in the next few days.  I hope they turn out okay, in spite of the beer.

A Hill called Podbrdo

15 Monday Sep 2014

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Continuing with the thoughts of Medjugorje, I have created another page with the thoughts I wrote about, back in 2001.  You can click here to view it.  I edited it a bit and added some images.

Very Busy Week

12 Friday Sep 2014

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This has been a long week and I’m glad it’s over.  We had a high level visit here in Ankara and spent all day Friday getting things ready in the hotel where he will stay for one night.  I will forever be amazed at the expenses that are thrown out for visits like this.  Still, it wasn’t as bad at a presidential visit while we were in Moscow back in 2009.

What can I say?  Your tax dollars are paying me extra to help maintain the security of these visits, but I cannot fully grasp the reasoning in the resources used for something like this.  Diplomacy is what it is.  Whatever it is.

Kick butt.  D.

St. James in Medjugorje

04 Thursday Sep 2014

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In 2001, the Good Lord made it possible for me to go on a pilgrimage to Medjugorje.  This is a small town in Bosnia/Herzegovina where the Mother of Jesus appeared to several young children.  It itself is an amazing story, and I suggest taking time to research it.  Better yet, click here to take you to my Mother’s website that tells it far better than I can.  A lot to read but very worth it.

Then click here to read what I wrote about it on my return.

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