Cupcakes

by Tobias on December 30, 2009

Our neighbor Andrea brought us some cupcakes and these seem to be still very popular with Keagan.

TED: Erin McKean redefines the dictionary

by Tobias on December 28, 2009

Is the beloved paper dictionary doomed to extinction? In this infectiously exuberant talk, leading lexicographer Erin McKean looks at the many ways today’s print dictionary is poised for transformation.

TED: Alexis Ohanian – How to make a splash in social media

by Tobias on December 28, 2009

In a funny, rapid-fire 4 minutes, Alexis Ohanian of Reddit tells the real-life fable of one humpback whale’s rise to Web stardom. The lesson of Mister Splashy Pants is a shoo-in classic for meme-makers and marketers in the Facebook age.

Merry Christmas

by Tobias on December 26, 2009

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHxahjt741k David Fonseca sings “Last Christmas”

Keagan climbing

by Tobias on December 26, 2009

Keagan’s camera

by Tobias on December 25, 2009

Keagan got from his godfather a very sturdy digital camera from Fisher Price. He’s completely in love with it and whenever something remotely exciting happens he says “I have to get my camera!”. What he didn’t get yet is the fact, that not always in life bigger means better. He is really proud that his (…)

Tongue twisters

by Tobias on December 25, 2009

Cool article on Economist.com about the world’s hardest languages: Tongue twisters Thank you Catriona for pointing me to this article.

Master the snow heap

by Tobias on December 24, 2009

Keagan has found the last heap of snow and had to master it with his bike.

A beaver in the city

by Tobias on December 24, 2009

And a diligent one indeed!

What a nice evening

by Tobias on December 21, 2009

After a very busy day at work I picked Keagan up and we went to the forest to see the really lovely Unter-Weg-s walk. When we came back Susanna had prepared her amazingly delicious homemade gnocchi with a creamy basil tomato sauce. I can’t really imagine how a Monday could get better!