General Discussion

I moved years ago, but for the dual reason that my wife wants to continue to live in her own country (Germany) and my job takes me to a different country every day anyway, so who cares where I start out from in the morning? (coming to you live and in color today from icy and snowy suburban Sprout City in Belgium)

As it happens, after 40 years we still take our main summer vacation on the outer tip of Cape Cod. It's a pain in the ass to get there from Düsseldorf, but we make the trek every year because we love the place. Great food, great weather, great people. We're only there for a stay of three to five weeks a year, but are welcomed back by a circle of locals as if we were long-term residents who had been on an extended stay abroad. Our younger daughter wasn't even born when we went there the first time. She now comes at least every other year with her own children. Our elder daughter lives in New York, and doesn't miss a single year without staying with us for at least a week. It gets in your blood. We want to see places like Australia and New Zealand, but we just can't find the time yet. Hell, we haven't even made it to Ireland or Scotland yet, and they are less than a two hour flight from us. But we need our Cape Cod fix like a junkie needs his needle.