June 10, 2006

Wolfgang Scheur Kurier der Opposition Von 1981 bis 1986 war Wolfgang Scheur als Kulturreferent an der Botschaft der Bundesrepublik Deutschland in Prag ttig. Schon frhzeitig hatte er dienstlich und privat Kontakte zu Unterzeichnern der Charta 77 und Brgerrechtlern geknpft. Ich denke dass wir dem Ehepaar eines...  

The World Cup in footbal (soccer) is underway. The home team Germany won the opening match yesterday against Costa Rica 4-2.  The Czech Republic has their first match on Monday against the United States.  In the Czech Republic, it is showing on ČT2 in the U.S. it is on ESPN2. It seems like all the pubs...  

So I found myself with some American dollar bills the other day. Man, what ugly money we have. All the same size. No little indicators on the short edges to say how much the bill is worth. No color. Ugly and inefficient. Go USA!Speaking of Go USA!, I was walking around this morning hoping to get some...  

Hoo boy… still working on the essays, so I haven’t really been getting out at all. My trips out of the flat are to the Blackbridge mall, the local Electro World, or the pub above the Movie Star in Prague 9 for its excellent lunch specials – appetizer, soup and meal for just CZK 69.