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Good Evening! Well, it´s past 6pm in my neck of the woods and that should qualify the time of the day as evening, doesn´t it? I spent nearly all day to collect all political essays and articles I have written over the last two years. Most of them were published in an online magazine during that time. The collection will be a sort of political legacy , a literary answer to the question future generations may ask - "what did you do, when ...". RideOnRoad - sounds like a browser problem. Are you using a mobile device? Steven - my heritage is simple - I am plain German from both sides. My father´s family originates in the easternmost part of what was once Germany, in a small town south of Koenigsberg, which humble remains are named Kaliningrad since 1945, capital city of the Oblast Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave, located between Poland and Lithuania. My mom´s ancestors come from Lower Silesia, formerly Austrian, but later on Prussian after Frederic 2nd, King of Prussia, defeated Mary Theresa, Empress of Austria. We can trace back our heritage all the way back to the 13th century, but that won´t earn me an extra dime these days. My wife has some French/Belgian blood in her veins, but there is little else we know. By profession, I can look back on a long list of railroad people, most of them served with the Royal Prussian Railway Administration (KPEV). One of my forefathers made it to a certain fame when his name and story was published in a 1920 book called "Der deutsche Lokomotivführer im Weltkriege" (The German Locomotive Engineer During the World War). In terms of food, the culinary heritage is nearly lost in today´s kitchen. No more dumplings, pork knuckles, Sauerkraut, bean soup, pork chops and roasts, tons of greasy sausages and cabbage prepared in various ways. It´s a lot lighter kitchen these days, lots of Italian stuff, a few French gratins, Mexican chilis, and burgers & hot dogs. Add to that steaks & fries and that´s what you will find on our table - once Petra is back to eating all that good stuff again. Not to forget the Wiener Schnitzel, though, and all the goodies (cakes) she makes. Cakes and pastries maybe remain the only German traditional food we have today. That cake looks delicious, mind if I have a slice - in spite of the late hour?
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