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Be thankful for bad things in life

Monday, June 17th, 2019

Be thankful for the bad things in life for they opened your eyes to the good things you weren’t paying attention to before.

— Anonymous

Be thankful for the bad things in life for they opened your eyes to the good things you weren't paying attention to before. www.walled-in-berlin.com

Be thankful for the bad things in life for they opened your eyes to the good things you weren’t paying attention to before. www.walled-in-berlin.com

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on my home page and feel free to follow my blog about anything German: historic or current events, people, places or food.

Walled-In is my story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War. Juxtaposing the events that engulfed Berlin during the Berlin Blockade, the Berlin Airlift, the Berlin Wall and Kennedy’s Berlin visit with the struggle against my equally insurmountable parental walls, Walled-In is about freedom vs. conformity, conflict vs. harmony, domination vs. submission, loyalty vs. betrayal.

 

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A lie gets halfway around the world

Monday, June 3rd, 2019

A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to put its pants on.

— Winston Churchill

A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to put its pants on. Photo © J. Elke Ertle, 2016. www.walled-in-berlin.com

A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to put its pants on. Photo © J. Elke Ertle, 2016. www.walled-in-berlin.com

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on my home page and feel free to follow my blog about anything German: historic or current events, people, places or food.

Walled-In is my story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War. Juxtaposing the events that engulfed Berlin during the Berlin Blockade, the Berlin Airlift, the Berlin Wall and Kennedy’s Berlin visit with the struggle against my equally insurmountable parental walls, Walled-In is about freedom vs. conformity, conflict vs. harmony, domination vs. submission, loyalty vs. betrayal.

 

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What is a Car’s weakest part?

Monday, May 20th, 2019

A car’s weakest part is the nut holding the steering wheel.

— Anonymous

(Does this apply to politics too?)

 

A car's weakest part is the note holding the steering wheel. Photo © J. Elke Ertle, 2020. walled.in.berlin.com

A car’s weakest part is the note holding the steering wheel. Photo © J. Elke Ertle, 2020. walled.in.berlin.com

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on my home page and feel free to follow my blog about anything German: historic or current events, people, places or food.

Walled-In is my story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War. Juxtaposing the events that engulfed Berlin during the Berlin Blockade, the Berlin Airlift, the Berlin Wall and Kennedy’s Berlin visit with the struggle against my equally insurmountable parental walls, Walled-In is about freedom vs. conformity, conflict vs. harmony, domination vs. submission, loyalty vs. betrayal.

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Donald Trump doesn’t trump in New Zealand

Monday, May 6th, 2019

Donald Trump personifies everything the rest of the world despises about America: Casual racism, crass materialism, relentless self-aggrandizement, vulgarity on an epic scale. The fact that so many Republicans are comfortable with the thought of this monumentally unqualified man in the Oval Office shows how warped the Party has become.

— Paul Thomas

The New Zealand Herald

 

Donald Trump personifies everything the rest of the world despises about America: Casual racism, crass materialism, relentless self-aggrandizement, vulgarity on an epic scale.

Donald Trump personifies everything the rest of the world despises about America: Casual racism, crass materialism, relentless self-aggrandizement, vulgarity on an epic scale.

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on my home page and feel free to follow my blog about anything German: historic or current events, people, places or food.

Walled-In is my story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War. Juxtaposing the events that engulfed Berlin during the Berlin Blockade, the Berlin Airlift, the Berlin Wall and Kennedy’s Berlin visit with the struggle against my equally insurmountable parental walls, Walled-In is about freedom vs. conformity, conflict vs. harmony, domination vs. submission, loyalty vs. betrayal.

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Definition of Redacted Reports

Monday, April 22nd, 2019

 

Did George Orwell talk about redacted reports when he said, “Power is tearing human minds to pieces and putting them back together again in new shapes of your own choosing”?

(Just wondering.)

Did George Orwell talk about redacted reports when he said, "Power is tearing human minds to pieces and putting them back together again in new shapes of your own choosing"? www.walled-in-berlin.com

Did George Orwell talk about redacted reports when he said, “Power is tearing human minds to pieces and putting them back together again in new shapes of your own choosing”? www.walled-in-berlin.com

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on my home page and feel free to follow my blog about anything German: historic or current events, people, places or food.

Walled-In is my story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War. Juxtaposing the events that engulfed Berlin during the Berlin Blockade, the Berlin Airlift, the Berlin Wall and Kennedy’s Berlin visit with the struggle against my equally insurmountable parental walls, Walled-In is about freedom vs. conformity, conflict vs. harmony, domination vs. submission, loyalty vs. betrayal.

 

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Secret of being well-liked

Monday, April 8th, 2019

The secret of being well-liked:

Ask for nothing,

Laugh at yourself,

Listen with interest,

Rarely complain,

Inspire others,

Teach,

Give.

The secret of being well-liked is: Ask for nothing, Laugh at yourself, Listen with interest, Rarely complain, Inspire others, Teach, Give. www.walled-in-berlin.com

The secret of being well-liked is: Ask for nothing, Laugh at yourself, Listen with interest, Rarely complain, Inspire others, Teach, Give. www.walled-in-berlin.com

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on my home page and feel free to follow my blog about anything German: historic or current events, people, places or food.

Walled-In is my story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War. Juxtaposing the events that engulfed Berlin during the Berlin Blockade, the Berlin Airlift, the Berlin Wall and Kennedy’s Berlin visit with the struggle against my equally insurmountable parental walls, Walled-In is about freedom vs. conformity, conflict vs. harmony, domination vs. submission, loyalty vs. betrayal.

 

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Where Tyrants get their Power

Thursday, April 4th, 2019

Tyrants take their power directly from the people they oppress. But if dissatisfied, the oppressed can also withdraw their support and reclaim that power.

— Frederick Douglass

Tyrants take their power directly from the people they oppress. But if dissatisfied, the oppressed can also withdraw their support and reclaim that power. Frederick Douglass. www.walled-in-berlin.com

Tyrants take their power directly from the people they oppress. But if dissatisfied, the oppressed can also withdraw their support and reclaim that power. Frederick Douglass. www.walled-in-berlin.com

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on my home pageand feel free to follow my blog about anything German: historic or current events, people, places or food.

Walled-In is my story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War. Juxtaposing the events that engulfed Berlin during the Berlin Blockade, the Berlin Airlift, the Berlin Wall and Kennedy’s Berlin visit with the struggle against my equally insurmountable parental walls, Walled-In is about freedom vs. conformity, conflict vs. harmony, domination vs. submission, loyalty vs. betrayal.

 

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Fair Treatment because you are good

Thursday, March 28th, 2019

Expecting fair treatment in this world because you are good is like expecting the bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian.

— Anonymous

Expecting fair treatment in this world because you are good is like expecting the bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian. www.walled-in-berlin.com

Expecting fair treatment in this world because you are good is like expecting the bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian. www.walled-in-berlin.com

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on my home page and feel free to follow my blog about anything German: historic or current events, people, places or food.

Walled-In is my story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War. Juxtaposing the events that engulfed Berlin during the Berlin Blockade, the Berlin Airlift, the Berlin Wall and Kennedy’s Berlin visit with the struggle against my equally insurmountable parental walls, Walled-In is about freedom vs. conformity, conflict vs. harmony, domination vs. submission, loyalty vs. betrayal.

 

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Basing our opinions on evidence

Thursday, March 21st, 2019

Increasingly, we become so secure in our bubbles that we accept only information, whether it is true or not, that fits our opinions, instead of basing our opinions on the evidence that’s out there.

— Barack Obama

Increasingly, we become so secure in our bubbles that we accept only information, whether it is true or not, that fits our opinions, instead of basing our opinions on the evidence that’s out there. Barack Obama. www.walled-in-berlin.com

Increasingly, we become so secure in our bubbles that we accept only information, whether it is true or not, that fits our opinions, instead of basing our opinions on the evidence that’s out there. Barack Obama. www.walled-in-berlin.com

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on my home page and feel free to follow my blog about anything German: historic or current events, people, places or food.

Walled-In is my story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War. Juxtaposing the events that engulfed Berlin during the Berlin Blockade, the Berlin Airlift, the Berlin Wall and Kennedy’s Berlin visit with the struggle against my equally insurmountable parental walls, Walled-In is about freedom vs. conformity, conflict vs. harmony, domination vs. submission, loyalty vs. betrayal.

 

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Key to your true potential

Thursday, March 14th, 2019

Only you hold the key to your true potential.

— Anonymous

Only you hold the key to your true potential. www.walled-in-berlin.com

Only you hold the key to your true potential. www.walled-in-berlin.com

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on my home page and feel free to follow my blog about anything German: historic or current events, people, places or food.

Walled-In is my story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War. Juxtaposing the events that engulfed Berlin during the Berlin Blockade, the Berlin Airlift, the Berlin Wall and Kennedy’s Berlin visit with the struggle against my equally insurmountable parental walls, Walled-In is about freedom vs. conformity, conflict vs. harmony, domination vs. submission, loyalty vs. betrayal.

 

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