Restroom sanitation

Just a note... If you find yourself in a German toiletten and see on
the wall what looks like hand soap right beside the paper roll...
Don't spray it on your hands. That's not really what it's for and it
doesn't rub in.

Patriotic scrawling

As seen on a bathroom wall in Heidelberg. While the notion of writing
USA on a bathroom wall in Germany is in itself pretty funny...I love
the fact that someone followed it up with the declaration of America's
mediocrity.

What's for dinner?

Quick lunch in Heidelberg

I arrived at the airport terminal at about 8:00am local time. A driver
was there to pick me up and took me to Heidelberg, which was about a
45 minute drive. (aside... There is no speed limit here. It's implied
that you can't go over 130km/hr--~80mph..but few seem to obey.. At one
point we were going 160 (100mph) and got buzzed by a car easily going
200 (125mph)).

I tried not to crash when I got to the hotel but I was so tired from
the plane ride. An Indian couple across the aisle from me had an
infant who cried a lot during the flight. I must have dozed some
though because at one point I awoke to the Ukrainian gentleman sitting
next to me giving the bird to the Indian man... So obviously I missed
something. But I digress. I slept for about two hours after I arrived
and then went for a stroll. Grabbed a quick bite before it started
raining and I headed back. Of course now that I'm back in my room the
sun is coming out.

The lunch? I have no idea. Some kind of ham and cheese on bread. I
just pointed at something and hoped for the best.

Breakfast already

Microwaved egg and cheese biscuit, cold banana and a tiny orange
juice. Don't forget the warmish cup of coffee (on which was printed
"Caution: Contents may be hot" ... Hmm not this time).

Dinner is served

Tonight's selection is teriyaki chicken with rice and carrots. Plus
the usual salad, crackers and brownie dessert.

Low-tech phishing

I've been increasingly impressed with the attention to detail and the level of technical prowess that phishing scammers have exhibited.  But today I received a phishing scam email that hit a new low in laziness...or maybe just ineptitude.

Dear Account User

This Email is from Yahoo Customer Care and we are sending it to every
Yahoo Email User Accounts Owner for safety. we are having congestions due
to the anonymous registration of yahoo accounts so we are shutting down
some yahoo accounts and your account was among those to be deleted.We are
sending you this email to so that you can verify and let us know if you
still want to use this account.If you are still interested please confirm
your account by filling the space below.Your User name,password,date of
bith and your country information would be needed to verify your account..

Now here's where it gets really good.

Due to the congestion in all Yahoo users and removal of all unused Yahoo
Accounts, Yahoo would be shutting down all unused Accounts, You will have
to confirm your E-mail by filling out your Login Information below after
clicking the reply button, or your account will be suspended within 24
hours for security reasons.

* Username: ...............................

* Password: ...............................

* Date of Birth: ...........................

* Country Or Territory: ....................

After following the instructions in the sheet, your account will not be
interrupted and will continue as normal. Thanks for your attention to this
request. We apologize for any inconveniences.

Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his/her account after
two weeks of receiving this warning will lose his or her account
permanently.