Five Things: Scholz, ChatGPT, Parking Lots, Subtitles, Kraft Dinner

In Germany there are reports of lots of children having cold symptoms — or worse, some virus that’s going around. We had 3 kids with fever at home and I also managed to get sick for a few days. Fun. Other than that some people play soccer over in Quatar…

This Sunday is the first Advent Sunday, which in Germany is the start into the “besinnliche Zeit” — the thoughtful time, as the hectic 4 weeks before christmas is commonly known, where all the work of a month gets stuffed into 3 weeks, where lots of gatherings at school and…

Now is this magic time of year here in Northern Germany. We just had the first night frost. And this is obviously a time to rejoice for Northern Germans. Because after the first night frost, we are allowed to eat Grünkohl. Grünkohl is known as kale in other parts of…

I’ve been on Twitter since the beginning and I’ve seen it change it a lot over this time. But the last two weeks were really something. Elon Musk is alienating advertisers and users while firing half of the workforce. I’m looking forward to new ideas on how to make money…

This past week Elon Musk fired half of the staff at Twitter and created something like a textbook example of how not to treat employees and customers. It’s like a train-wreck that’s happening in slow-motion. And it will be interesting to see how this will effect social communications in the…

I’m back from my trip to the states and I had a really good time visiting my American family. As the Des Moines Marathon took place this Sunday, I figured that this was a sign and ran 26.2 miles through the city, which was just a wonderful experience and so…

Last weekend we dropped off our oldest daughter in Vienna to start her studies at Vienna University. After having a wonderful Schnitzel and helping her move in, we drove back. And now our apartment seems to be really empty, even though we have three more kids that want our attention…

I’m writing this newsletter from a hotel room in Vienna. We put our four kids in the car at 4:02 this morning and went on a road trip to Vienna to drop off our oldest daughter in time for her start at the university. This feels kind of unreal, as…

Here in Hamburg summer is over and fall has started — we finally got some rain again. This probably won’t help people getting into a better mood as we’re facing lots of challenges right now. The war in the Ukraine is putting a real strain on Europe’s economies as we…