Back to the Future

Well, after almost two weeks back in the suburban life, aside from a quick trot out to Sin City to give Mario the wedding witness a first hand look at what might be the power couple that tries not to spray mud in Brangelina´s face as they take over the world, I am now back in the city life.

Since returning to the land of sauerkraut, I have had the pleasure of listening to Peter Schilling, a lot. "Major Tom" really strikes a chord in my ears. My frau introduced me, but I am pretty sure I have heard it before. Either that, or I am getting it mixed up with that Major Tom song by David Bowie, which may or might not be an answer song to the aforementioned Peter Schilling ditty, or vice versa.

I realize that the big city life is not exactly an accurate description of life in Nürnberg- I mean it is no New York City, but we do have our fair share of dangers that us Nürnbergers(the people, not the little sausages) have to face in everyday life.

For example, in my day to day life, there is no way to elude the almost daily meeting with the check out lady in the supermarkt. I don´t want to emberass myself too much, but let´s just say my skills in the check out line are not as sharp after the 2 week stint in the USA as they once were. In a nutshell, I was not at terminal velocity, as they say. I think they notice when they have a "rookie" and try to throw the purchases across the bar code reader even faster to make sure the people in line behind me are aware of the fact that it is ME who is slow and holding them up, and NOT the cashierette, or whatever they are called in English.