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Bikes, Beer and Beuys
Kleve in the Lower Rhine region is the home of my mom and her husband and also of the late Joseph Beuys, the first German artist to have a retrospective at the Guggenheim museum. A bike ride through the meadows will take you to the Moyland castle which hosts most of Beuys’ work. After you…
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Kreuzberg
Having friends in Berlin is the best reason to travel to the home of Germany’s most delicious Döner Kebab. 1. Photo: © Katja
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Norwegian Beauties
Ignoring the fact that the price of a cup of coffee in Oslo will cover a meal for two including a 2000 vintage Bordeaux elsewhere, it is a fascinating city. Every casual tourist will stumble across and be amazed by the Vigeland Sculpture Park. A city commissioning an artist to spend years to create some…
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So Fed Up With Vista
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Tomatoes Still Going Strong on the Balcony
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Naked City
Billy enjoying another fine September night.
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Traveling with Rock And Roll and a Canoe
James and Daniel near Antelope, Oregon circa 1995.
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In the Loop
Looking for the style of the original ‘Office’, with a touch of ‘Wag the Dog’ and ‘Love Actually’ sprinkled in? Go see ‘In the Loop’. You’ll probably recognize James Gandolfini from somewhere … Image © IFC Entertainment
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Face Off – New Front Cover for Canon G10
Canon sent the $28 replacement part in no time. This can hardly be called a repair, loosening the five screws was easier than replacing the battery of an iPod.
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Boston – Too Ugly for Film?
Not often do you see film crews in Portland during the summer. The Oregon known to film is self-destructive (My Own Private Idaho), scary (The Shining) and rainy (The Hunted). So the east-coast police ‘cah’ ‘pahkd’ down-town can only be explained with sunny Portland being a stand-in for Boston. I don’t know how they will…