Cafissimo

Kathi got a new fancy iron this weekend (I am sure it doubles as a time machine) and I got a new coffee machine (yes we are spoiled). It's a Cafissimo from Tschibo and I am sure that we are going to be very happy with the purchase (and so will you guests that are scheduled to visit us this winter).

A Good Day

Last night started with Kathi making an American classic, homemade apple pie. We didn't have a pie dish so she used a circular cake form instead and I was very impressed at how well it turned out. Not only was the look correct but it tasted even better than expected! Also Nebraska played Oklahoma so I stayed up until six o'clock in the morning to watch the Huskers pull out the victory against the Sooners. It wasn't truly 'the game of the century' like in old Big 8 days, but it was a big victory and an excellent defensive battle to watch (painful on the offensive side). Then this morning Martina and Martin had the siblings over for brunch and as expected it was great. There is always more than enough food and I love their table that allows everyone to sit and chat comfortably together. So not exactly 'all in one day' but it was a 24 hour period so my post title is still technically correct.

Tscherttegasse

Tscherttegasse is the subway station closest to my work. The surrounding area is very quiet but this week there was at least a little bit of excitement. One morning I was walking up the stairs to reach street level and saw a rat, on the stairs. I've only seen a few rats in the city and Tscherttegasse seems to have its share but I had never seen one coming down the stairs while a group of people were going up at the same time. - - The next morning it was raining and I walked past an elderly women who had a cane in one hand and an umbrella in the other. Maybe 3o seconds later I heard a car slide and then a man yelling so I turned around (the sounds came from behind me) and gave the immediate response "holy shit!" Nothing had actually happened but while the lady was crossing the street a car had come around the corner without looking and almost took her out. Everything was perfectly timed though as the car stopped sliding right at the point when the bumper touched her coat. She was perfectly centered too so it could have been quite a mess, either way I am glad I had my back to the action. As I said, not very exciting but I don't often see much during my walk between the subway and work.

National Geographic

Earlier this year I decided to keep my geographic knowledge sharp by subscribing to National Geographic. At the same time Kathi subscribed to what I consider the German equivalent of the magazine, GEO. Even as an international order mine was half the price and came with a free jacket. I count that as a win for Matt, even though GEO is released with about twice as many pages. If any of you Americans are interested, a subscription is particularly cheap for all of you living in the lower 48.

30 Rock

Kathi and I have a new weekend routine. I set my laptop on the nightstand before bed and so in the morning we can watch an episode or two of 30 Rock before getting up. It's not as healthy as the Saturday morning swim routine we had going on this spring at Amalienbad, but it is still very enjoyable. Maybe we should watch 30 Rock on Sunday mornings and swim on Saturdays so we can have the best of both worlds.