Landline Wires

Landline Wires In the process of ridding our yard of a giant wasp nest, my husband cut away some pesky wires, which turned out to be the telephone cable into the house.  What could have been a disaster was just a minor blip, since I just forwarded all calls to my cellphone.  Three days later,…

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One for the Animals

One for the Animals Today’s blog post has nothing to do with road tripping.  My local froyo (frozen yogurt) store is having a fundraiser for the local SPCA.  I support the SPCA and the yogurt store, so it’s a perfect convergence of two beautiful things. Off I go to have my yogurt sundae.  I hope…

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Definition: Fahrvergnügen

Fahrvergnügen Over the decades, no car has had more originality in its advertising than Volkswagen.  In 1990, they taught us the German word: “Fahrvergnügen.” The campaign didn’t last very long, because, after all, how long can you milk one long, unfamiliar word?  Below is Wikipedia’s version of Volkswagen’s ad campaign, along with pronunciation. Fahrvergnügen (German pronunciation:…

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