Riddle me this… How come over the last few months I have done nothing but gotten rid of clothes and books and other superflous items in my life YET I AM STILL DELUGED IN CRAP!?!?!? I am trying to clean my bedroom but I am simply overwhelmed by all the stuff. I feel like Sisyphus! I can’t seem to even make a dent. I don’t know what is wrong with me.
donnaville
sugar and spice and everything groovy
This is not a response to to your blog todaY. I just would lioke to let you know that I am in Lone Pine Pne , CA, and just have eaten in Season’S Restaurtant. For the second time I had the most amazing Filet Mignonn in that restaurant. It is the best I have ever eaten. Their wines are equisiote. And the toen has just a population of 2060′
I am on my way to LAV to see elton John in concert. I love the guy and his nusic but I ma not gay.
Take care and have a good time.
Martin Krewinkel
Did you know you’re in the Wayback Machine?
Your page has changed quite a bit since 2001…
http://www.archive.org/index.php
You wanna really go way back?
Check out this:
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/9912
That’s my original page on Geocities! It actually went further back to 1996 but I guess they weren’t grabbing pages that far back.
Gosh, I suddenly feel really old.
If you want to see my page the way it used to be, I have it here: http://geoshities.donnaville.com/
Ah, yes. Those “I Love Germany” pages. Now that Europe has become more common-sense and America has become nuttier, I wonder which place I prefer now.
By the way, you do know that when President John Kennedy uttered those immortal words “Ich bin ein Berliner”, what he was actually saying was “I am a jelly-filled donut”.
But then, Marilyn Monroe already knew that.
Hey Martin! I am happy you are having such a great time! The exchange rates are definitely in your favor. Let me know how the rest of your trip goes!
Wishing you the best!
–Donna
Wikipedia says this:
According to an urban legend that is both completely untrue and practically unknown in Germany,[2] Kennedy made a slightly embarrassing grammatical error by saying “Ich bin ein Berliner,” referring to himself not as a citizen of Berlin, but as a common pastry:
Kennedy should have said “Ich bin Berliner” to mean “I am a person from Berlin.” By adding the indefinite article ein, his statement implied he was a non-human Berliner, thus “I am a jelly doughnut”.
The legend stems from a play on words with Berliner, the name of a doughnut variant filled with jam or plum sauce that is thought to have originated in Berlin.
In fact, Kennedy’s statement is both grammatically correct[3] and perfectly idiomatic, and cannot be misunderstood in context. The urban legend is prevalent only in English-speaking countries but largely unknown in Germany, where Kennedy’s speech is considered a landmark in the country’s postwar history.[4] The indefinite article ein can be and often is omitted when speaking of an individual’s profession or residence but is necessary when speaking in a figurative sense as Kennedy did. Since the president was not literally from Berlin but only declaring his solidarity with its citizens, “Ich bin Berliner” would not have been correct.[5]
Now there is one thing wrong with this write up– it says it’s practically unheard of in Germany– NOT TRUE! When I was in Germany, I had a ton of Germans come over to tell me about this– they always would then say, “But we knew what he meant.”