Monthly Archives: April 2008

bm259 Fingerprinting the German Government

April 23, 2008

The German minister who famously believes in law and order and high security and knowing as much about citizens as possible, has now - himself- been fingerprinted. Whats more, the fingerprints are being distributed all over the world as part of a very strong statement and critique of what...

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Yesterday’s Butchers Today

Yesterday’s Butchers Today

April 20, 2008

Part of coming to Portugal and visiting my grandparents means taking them to a supermarket. With my help they can pick up all the supplies they need to last them a month or more, that way they don't have to ask help from friends or neighbors. Living in a tiny...

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bmtv82 Stasi Museum with BaghdadBrian

April 18, 2008

During my recent visit to Berlin, BaghdadBrian and I visited the stasimuseum and recording this videoblog entry. It also features the most excellent tour guide who not only gave tremendous insight into what life was like in the GDR and the activities of the Stasi, but also gave these...

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Videos from Jersey

Videos from Jersey

April 16, 2008

Having missed my flight, waited a day for another flight, and then arrived here in Lisbon only to have my luggage misplaced for the rest of the day, there was lots of time to catch up on podcasts and especially new video content. So while I try to figure out...

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Economies and Plants

Economies and Plants

April 15, 2008

During my lunch break on Myesonday I made my way over to a plant store near Olympic Stadium, here in Amsterdam.  Usually working past the time places stay open, I thought it best to buy my spring plants during my work day, plus I'd seen this shop several times...

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