Concert Master

Why is the concert master of an orchestra always a violin?  Why don't left-wing types complain about this blatant discrimination?

If I owned an orchestra, I would make the Tuba the concert master - is that a cool instrument or what?

Hope Springs Eternal

Well, just when all the happenings in Syria and East Asia point to an eroding of democracy and fundamental freedoms, Burma shows us that hope does spring eternal........

Aung San Suu Kyi and her party seem to have swept elections in Burma and will be a force to content with in bringing about change and democratic reform in a country ruled by an iron-fisted military junta (that seems to be loosening its grip thankfully)

Let's hope this is indeed good news, and that the government respects the will of the people!

Here is the BBC article.

There is always hope......

The Best Fleischküchle

Spring is here, which means it's time to go visit Straußenwirtschaften again!

We biked through the Hexental, past Staufen to Grunern, to go to the Schleifsteinhof of Weingut Probst, up on the hill with a great view of the nothern Markgräflerland and the ruins above Staufen.

The food was amazing!  Specializing in badisch specialties, I had the most amazing Fleischküchle ever since I arrived in Germany....Betty's Zwiebelbraten was also super-tender.  The sauce was great, with fried onions giving it texture.

That's opening the Straußi season with a bang!!