Brown Motion

As much as you want to look up at things the German machine has built, from massive cathedrals to Tors of various kind;  monumental architecture in the form of train stations and eye catching communication towers there is also things down below that can be interesting to check out.  One such observation included the money the Germans are spending on putting a lid on their drains.  Literally.  This way the money was not going down the drain it was just sitting on top of it.  Get it? Take a look...below... In Koln (Eau De Cologne anyone?) Leipzig - a former trading post - quite impressive above and below ground Fancy Dress passing by a Dresden hole Salzburg - technically Austria - they think alike If all that holee stuff leaves you drained ... well a dog and a drink is round the corner.. Now that I had two tank fulls of that stuff it is time to - you guessed it - find a drain!

What is it with someone recommending another someone or sometimes themselves to a certain role or job or relationship?  They start describing the many virtues and the advancements and the accomplishments from the past.  Although past results are no guarantee of future outcomes. We see it in our daily lives - from a good doctor to a skilled plumber to a vesatile restaurant to a good toothbrush.  There are whole businesses that thrive on someone else's ability to recommend something to somebody else. Of course what I find fascinating is not so much that we are inherently a species that likes this social interaction but that we feel compelled to expand on the recommended item or individual beyond what is necessary. If I want a landscaping professional I do not want to ask my friend his opinion only to hear - talk to Renaldo - he is really good.  Why is mere talk to Jose not enough?  Is it because there is some lingering doubt in my friend's mind tha...