I'm thinking I might have linked to this before...seems like I would have. But just in case I didn't:
This web exhibition was put together by the Berliner Landesbeauftragten für die Stasi-Unterlagen and has some interesting photographs of the GDR in the late '50s and early '60s, including the construction of the Wall. The original captions, which are generally critical of the GDR, suggest that the pictures were part of a sort of fact-finding mission by the West German (formally East German) photographer. He was later captured (arrested? taken captive? kidnapped? detained?) by the Stasi and imprisoned under suspiscion of espionage.
I'm switching my registration and I guess it's possible that the site might be down for a little while as that all gets worked out. Given how little has been going on around here it's not as if you'd notice. At the same time, I'd like to think that re-registering at all is a sign of good faith on my part, proof of my intention to get back to semi-regular blogging in the near future. Hold me to it.
Double-Tongued Word Wrester has taught me some new words. What a fun job that guy has. No, seriously!
I'm under a pile of obligations again that make writing for the blog completely impossible (did you notice? No posts!). My reading time has also been drastically reduced. This may be the status quo until the semester gets started and things fall into a rhythm. I'll do my best to keep up with you all and ask for some patience while I get myself organized. Whattaya say?
Seriously: the less time I spend writing here and reading at yours, the more I realize how much I value the connections I've made through blogging. I don't want to lose that (hope I haven't already) but Life is encroaching at the moment.