Nobel

NOfestiBEL.com“is a collaboration of the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center, the Deutsches Museum Bonn, and the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. […] The year 2001 marks the 100th anniversary of the Nobel Prize, an ongoing tradition which records and celebrates achievements that have changed the way we live. Nobel Voices / nobel! explores the spirit and innovative thoguth and action as well as the motivation and vision of Nobel laureates. […] This website is an important component; it provides a unique opportunity to meet the people whose accomplishments have indelibly marked our age.”

Im Deutschen Museum Bonn ist die Ausstellung von Mai bis Dezember 2002 zu sehen, während man eine kleinere Version der Ausstellung noch bis zum 23. März im Deutschen Museum in München sehen kann.

Questions… and answers

Edge – “To arrive at the edge of the word’s knowledge, seek out the most complex and sophisticated minds, put them in a room together, and have them ask each other the questions they are asking themselves.”

“Edge Foundation, Inc., was established in 1988 as an outgrowth of a group known as The Reality Club. Its informal membership includes of some of the most interesting minds in the world.

The mandate of Edge Foundation is to promote inquiry into and discussion of intellectual, philosophical, artistic, and literary issues, as well as to work for the intellectual and social achievement of society. Edge Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit private operating foundation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. “

Mathe

Noch bis zum 3. Februar gibt es eine sehr sehenswerte Ausstellung im Deutschen Museum Bonn: Mathematik zum Anfassen. Die Ausstellung, die durch Deutschland wandert und bald auch ein festes Zuhause in Gießen bekommen soll, findet man im Internet unter www.math.de. Nach dem Kolloquiumsvortrag des Initiators Albrecht Beutelspacher hier in Bonn zu urteilen, ist die Ausstellung unbedingt sehenswert. Und falls Bonn zu weit weg ist, lohnt ein Blick auf die weiteren Ausstellungsorte (aus dem Frame verlinkt). Ich werde auf jeden Fall in den nächsten Tagen mal vorbeischauen.

Beautiful Flowers

Susan visited the Huntington Botanical Gardens and shares photos with us. They’re beautiful! I vividly remember the desert garden (link to Quicktime VR panorama) from my visit to Huntington in 1992.

Community

Und was immer auch bei Dir los ist, Ralf, gute Besserung! Und don’t panic!

Weekend Trip

Last Sunday, André and I went to the Mosel, a curvy river about an hour south of Bonn. It is a well-known region where wine is grown. The Mosel meets the Rhine in Koblenz. I put up a few photos with explanations here.

P.S.: Today was my last day of work!

Berühmt!

Heute kam die neue c’t ins Haus geflattert. Und wen finde ich da unter Websites aktuell? Den Schockwellenreiter! Schade, daß es nur eine kurze Notiz über Weblogs ist. Hatte die c’t eigentlich schon mal einen Artikel über Weblogs? Ich kann mich momentan nur an einen psychologisch angehauchten Artikel über Online-Tagebücher erinnern. Und natürlich an den Weblog-Artikel in der Zeit 31/2001: Intime Notizen für alle.

Baby, it’s cold outside

Note to self: Even if it is above freezing, there may still be ice on the streets in some spots. It’s not advisable to ride your bike too fast, or you will be find yourself lying on the ground at the first corner.

I think it’s been ages since I fell off my bike the last time. My knee hurts, but I’m okay now. André and I postponed the day trip we had planned for today. I think I will be able to walk properly again tomorrow, so if the weather isn’t too bad, we will go tomorrow.

Happy belated New Year!

I hope you all were able to spend wonderful, relaxing days with loved ones, friends and family. Thank you for all the Christmas cards and emails!

Yes, I’m back. I have neglected this site in the past weeks. I didn’t even write that André and I were going away for the holidays. Like every year, we left Bonn a few days before Christmas and went to visit our parents and meet old friends. Every year on December 23, a bunch of friends from school and I meet to eat Weihnachtskekse and talk about what’s going on in our lives and sharing stories. It’s always fun and interesting to see and hear what everyone has been up to in the past months, and I like that we have a set date for that every year. I guess it would be nearly impossible to find a suitable date for everyone otherwise. I hope we will be able to keep up these meetings in the future.

On the day before the meeting, my grandparents celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary with children and grandchildren. They’re 78 years old, and believe it or not, my grandfather has recently bought his very first computer! Now he uses a word processor instead of his typewriter.

After Christmas, we went to André’s parents’ place and met friends. And we got about 15 cm of snow! It looked beautiful outside, but most of the snow melted after a day or two. Unfortunately, I got a nasty cold on December 30, so I had to cancel one meeting, but the rest of our trip was enjoyable. We returned to Bonn on January 1. It’s really cold here, but we don’t have much snow. I wish I were able to enjoy the sunny weather, but I don’t dare to venture outside for longer periods of time because of my cold. I hope I’ll finally be fit again after the weekend.

We got n€w mon€y on January 1, but you’ve probably already read about it and looked at the photos at Spicy Noodles.

While I didn’t write anything these past days, I still read weblogs regularly. There were some wonderful news, some scary news (cute photo though), lots of beautiful photos – and I’d like to thank Al for sharing his stories with us. Megan’s bedtime instructions made me laugh out loud!

I’m rambling. I need to go to bed and get my beauty health sleep. [Whew, managed to flip the page just before midnight…]