Denglish 35: The Scent of Happy Hour in New York City
During our 2010 trip to New York, The Wife and I made a point of visiting every Irish Pub we came across in Manhattan. On one occasion, we entered a pub on the Lower East Side to find the bar …...
View ArticleDenglish 37: The German Warms the Cold Too Sweetly
The weather was brutally cold during our trip to New York in December of 2010, often dropping below 32 degrees Farenheit with a windchill that turned my glorious man-grapes into frightened little...
View ArticleDenglish 38: The German Gets Blunt About Ally McBeal’s Bosom
Inexplicably, my wife’s all-time favorite TV show is Ally McBeal. She owns every season on DVD, and finally managed to get me to watch them with her after henpecking me for a year, effectively breaking...
View ArticleDenglish 39: Impressing The German with “O-o-h Child”
I once informed my wife I was about to impress the hell out of her by singing a high-pitched rendition of “O-o-h Child” by 1970′s soul family group, the Five Stairsteps. She prompted the serenade...
View ArticleDenglish 40: Our First German Pizza Warfare
The Wife and I love making pizza together. We each choose a side of the dough, then select our own ingredients and arrange them however we like. But make no mistake — this is a violent competition to...
View ArticleDenglish 41: My German Wife Requires Garlic
Sometime last year, The Wife and I were discussing our shopping list over the phone. We were planning to make a casserole and our list was nearly complete, but I asked if there were any additional...
View ArticleDenglish 42: The German Sizes Up Daniel Radcliffe
As my wife and I watched Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part II, I made a comment about Daniel Radcliffe’s remarkably slight, 5’6″ build: ME: “My God that Harry Potter is small.” THE WIFE: “In...
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