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senegal to berlin Hearing me complain about my job isn't that unusual so be prepared for something a little different today. Before I left work this morning I had a private meeting with my boss. He wanted to discuss some upcoming changes in the department and just touch base with the people on his staff. Almost everyone else met with him during my vacation so I got to meet with him by myself. Most of what he said had already been told to me by my friends, but what did surprise me was that he actually complimented what we as a department do. Hearing something positive was not something that I thought would ever come out of his mouth. It was a good way to start my weekend. ... On The Amazing Race the teams left Africa for Berlin, Germany and as usual I was entertained by what I saw. Berlin is one of the few places in Europe that I have visited more than once so I recognized almost everywhere they went in the episode. Naturally the teams saw Zoo Station, Kaiser Wilhelm Church, the Brandenburg Gate and part of what is left of the Berlin Wall. Beside those major points of interest, I also saw in the background the Reichstag and the Siegessaule. The only part that I didn't know was when they did the soapbox derby race, but that was outside of the city. As with most episodes the teams try to get the cab drivers to drive as fast as possible. Sadly none of the teams seemed to know any German. I, however, kept shouting schnell for them as they made their way through the city. ... Tonight I was in the mood for some new music and decided to download the entire Call Off the Search album by Katie Melua. Most descriptions of her that I have read say that she falls somewhere in between Diana Krall and Norah Jones. Now that I've heard her for myself, I would have to say that those descriptions of her voice are true. |