Winter finally arrived in Berlin. The first light snow hit the street.
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Winter has arrived
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Anyone For A Glass
Galeries Lafayette Berlin is having a bit of a celebration and all are invited, Festival of Wines. Harvest season ended recently, that means a lot of bottles to open. The French department in Berlin’s Mitte district is holding a festival. A great selection of reds, whites and sparkling were placed on the basement floor. Having a weakness for Bordeaux, I got two bottles.
If you happen to be in the German Capital City this October, drop by to get a bottle or two. The Festival ends October 31st.
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On Hunting Mushrooms
Today, there was a national holiday in Germany. The weather has changed to fall with trees adding splendid colors. Venturing to the forest an hour outside of Berlin, to Brandenberg, mushroom hunting is a popular past time. This month the fungi were few and far between in comparison to past years.
Furthermore, the most noticeable aspect of being in the forest, clean air.
Hunters Tower 
Not Edible mushroom
Spider 
Edible Mushrooms
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InnoTrans 2022
What are some of the highlights from InnoTrans 2022? A lot. I will post more soon.
Exhibits that struck a cord with me at the transportation fair.
Grammer Seating, LG Lighting, Vienna Metro, VDL Bus, Koncar Tram.
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Folsom Berlin 2022
Folsom Street Berlin came back this year. The leather Cirque du Soleil did not disappoint this year with looks or lack of at times. It was all in the spirit of fun at Europe’s largest leather festival.
Check out the Podcast Series Men Reloaded.
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IFA Highlights Pt2
IFA came to a close on September 6th. Here are more highlights from the Tech Event.
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IFA Reconnect
For me, this IFA has been about connecting and reconnecting. I have not seen any major tech leaps but stay tuned, the fair has just started.
IFA Berlin 2022 starts Sept 2nd.
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CSD Berlin Roars Back
The Christopher Street Day Berlin celebration came roaring back in 2022. After two years in a moribund state, Gay Pride hit the streets of the capital city for a 7k walk of fun and pride. Walking around I witnessed everyone celebrating having a good time. In the words of George Clinton, “Free Your Mind and Your Ass will follow”.
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The Batman
Back in 2017 during a Robert Pattinson press conference, I could not have imagined he would become Batman. Pattinson’s performance has been well received by fans. The blockbuster DC Comic film at the time of writing has grossed $500 million at the box office.
Check out the Black and Paper Chat Cinema Podcasts.
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COVID HYPOCRISY
Nothing like a Pandemic to expose a System in Crisis
Boris Johnson had a garden party while telling the nation to lock down, not meet loved ones. All the while the blonde leader snacked on little sandwiches with Champagne. Mr Johnson should study French History. Perhaps it is time for a change at No.10. A Prime Minister in his right frame of mind would do, able to use common sense.
The Australian Open was desperate to get players to the tournament regardless of health status. I think the world could have done with one less game, set and match this year.
The CDC and other health agencies have “revised” their Quarantine Guidelines because of pressure from the corporate sector. Profit and productivity have been infected by a virus that does not understand a balance sheet.
France detected a new variant, but the country was not cut off from the world in the way Southern Africa got cast away a few weeks ago.
European countries are in medieval hysterics blaming the unvaccinated for government failures. Lessons are not learned. During the Black Death certain groups were burned alive cause the masses believed them to be the culprits of the plague. As I wrote, lessons are not learned. The Internet makes it faster to point fingers.
Do Not Take These Guys to a Party
The W.H.O issues repeated proclamations, imagine listening to the same song on the radio for two years. Has this organization alleviated this crisis? Today we learned half of of Europe could be infected. Thank you for the Scare Fest!
Sorry EU Friends, your leaders were no better than Trump handling this. (See Riots in Amsterdam and French Assembly pelted in his home district.) Macron continues to show “leadership” by wanting to make life miserable for those no vaccinated.
President Biden is hiding in the White House Basement. The 46th American leader has taken a hands off approach, Throw over to the state governments. I can’t blame the 79 old. Who would wants responsibility for this on going mess?
The Pharma giants earn $1.000 profit per second. Keep a good thing going, the newly minted Pharma billionaires are skipping their way to the nearest private aircraft dealer.
Meanwhile, three weeks ago on my street, a woman had to close her cafe cause of the lock down situation. She told me this during an emotional conversation while holding back her tears.