GERMANY UPDATE: beer, beer, beer.. bought new suitcase-not worth it-EURO/Dollar; Heidelberg to Frankfurt, missed train transfer, no snow, yah!, rain dout! Suitcase wheel broke too, heavy, no escalators, damn! . Frankfurt to Washington, airport parking lot"where's my @#$% car?!" hour, @#$% suitcase; traffic, 3 hours; Dulcaw pub-hi sweetie; beer beer, beer..home

Highlights of week so far in Germany: Left home for airport; snow; Washington to Frankfurt-turbulent no sleep; Frankfurt to Heidelberg, missed train; wheels on suitcase broke- had to carry-heavy; walked to hotel, snow; walked to conference; snow; jetlag sleepy; presented briefing; network failure, ruined demo-presentation on stag in front of hundreds- tap dance; walked back to hotel; snow; beer; beer; beer; beer...

So, little Caroline and her brother little Jerry are sitting at the dinner table and Mrs. Ellis (their mother) is serving up dinner and plops a spoon full of peas on each plate. Caroline not liking peas, pushes them around a bit and when Jerry and mother aren’t looking, scoops up a handful and places it on Jerry’s plate. This went on for years, unbeknown to either Jerry or mother. One day years later, Caroline, now in her 50s, confesses to her brother… “Jerry, when we were young I’d coop my peas onto your plate when you weren’t looking. I’m sorry I did that, “ She said. Jerry also in his late 50s, being the older wiser brother and all, gazed out the window for a moment and then laughed, That’s why my pockets always got so full! [Credence]