http://friderich.net/ Weblog / Website for the Friderich Family en-us 2006-02-21T07:57:33+01:00 http://friderich.net/archives/000212.html I followed the advice of a good friend and retreated for a couple of days last week to get away from the stresses of work. We drove down to Venice last Monday for two days of rest and recooperation. We... Vacation ScottF 2006-02-21T07:57:33+01:00 http://friderich.net/archives/000211.html This is an Orszivo porszivo. It is used to clear "congestion". One end attaches right here... The other end attaches to a 1700W home vacuum cleaner. Really.... Life in Budapest ScottF 2006-02-06T19:37:12+01:00 http://friderich.net/archives/000210.html What to say when you haven’t talked in a while. The inertia of silence grows and now I am uncertain on how to open the conversation. So much has happened. I put out the initial findings from my research... Amusments ScottF 2006-02-01T11:41:16+01:00 http://friderich.net/archives/000209.html Is it already 2006? Where did the time go? These last three weeks have made the busiest December (a month usually reserved for reflection and tying things up) I’ve ever had. Now my mind is starting to slow dofinally wn... Think'n ScottF 2006-01-03T19:52:55+01:00 http://friderich.net/archives/000208.html I got back from Buch (Bucharest, Romania) Friday with a pretty bad head cold. While the flesh has been weak, though, the mind has been a-buzz with research. Bucharest was the third and final focus group I conducted for Campus... Research ScottF 2005-12-19T08:01:43+01:00 http://friderich.net/archives/000206.html Presents! (The girls view their goodies left by St. Nick last night)... Life in Budapest ScottF 2005-12-06T11:20:11+01:00 http://friderich.net/archives/000205.html I'm back home in Budapest for less than 48 hours before hopping on another plane to Kiev. In addition to catching up on email, we've carved out time to set up the Christmas tree and set the girls' shoes... Life in Budapest ScottF 2005-12-05T20:30:13+01:00 http://friderich.net/archives/000204.html In London for a long weekend after our Thanksgiving holiday in Belgium. The wireless signals are spotty here so I'll make the post brief... Wild city. Huge. Very very huge. Enjoying it all. Saw the Tower yesterday. That's Elise... Vacation ScottF 2005-12-03T17:39:18+01:00 http://friderich.net/archives/000203.html I read an article on Breirbart.com this morning that gave me pause. The opening paragraphs... Miami police announced Monday they will stage random shows of force at hotels, banks and other public places to keep terrorists guessing and remind people... Think'n ScottF 2005-11-29T10:04:47+01:00 http://friderich.net/archives/000202.html Attended the new church here in Oostende that Lucien was used to start. First time worshipping in Dutch / Flemish. you hear the sea in their voices the water lapping boat sides creaking keel of each syllable wind howls the... Think'n ScottF 2005-11-27T17:19:13+01:00 http://friderich.net/archives/000201.html We drove up to Brugge today. This is probably the prettiest city I've seen in Europe... even in the cold rain. Canals, churches, cool Dutch houses, chocolate shops on every corner: a veritible Euro-nirvana. Oh, and educational too. Following... Vacation ScottF 2005-11-26T19:26:20+01:00 http://friderich.net/archives/000200.html Happy Thanksgiving from Oostende... it's near Brugge... that's near Gent and Antwerp... you know, Belgium. We're about to sit down to a Thanksgiving (observed) feast today in the very country the Pilgrims fled. We're visiting Lee's parents here in Oostende... Extended family ScottF 2005-11-25T14:08:24+01:00 http://friderich.net/archives/000199.html Less than a week back from Istanbul- off to Berlin- then big focus groups in Budapest. Today, Thanksgiving in Oostende, Belgium. The town is wireless, we're here to relax, so now I can pause and blog a wee bit. (Paul... Research ScottF 2005-11-24T15:00:43+01:00 http://friderich.net/archives/000198.html Though this was the third culturally Muslim nation I have visited (Malaysia and Kazakhstan being the other two), I had never had as rich of an encounter with Islam as I had during our week in Istanbul. I heard... Missions ScottF 2005-11-20T18:02:46+01:00 http://friderich.net/archives/000197.html We also did a lot of fun and random activities around town. The picture to the right is something I "bumped into" during my second inspection of the Theodosian Walls. This guy was going around the neighborhood beating a drum... Vacation ScottF 2005-11-13T07:26:51+01:00