http://www.cherylontheweb.com About the small things in life that seem oh so big Thu, 08 May 2008 18:07:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sad but true: I just don't usually feel like updating my blog in my free time any more. I thought maybe that I would get back in the swing once I got into more of a regular working-hours routine, but instead I have even less interest in sitting behind a ... http://www.cherylontheweb.com/2008/05/08/time-to-say-goodbye/ Unlike the American conservatives, German conservatives love taxes. As luck would have it, guess who's in charge of Germany at the moment - the conservatives. And not only do they love taxes, but they seem intent on eliminating what's left of a middle class here in Germany. Have a look ... http://www.cherylontheweb.com/2008/02/25/germany-what-middle-class/ When I started this blog just over a year ago, I was raving about my new MacBook. It looked good, it performed well, it was cute and sexy and intelligent all in one package! 15 months later though, I'm beginning to feel like a slightly disgruntled customer. I so want ... http://www.cherylontheweb.com/2008/02/22/apple-i-want-to-love-it/ Disclaimer: If you are not familiar with the SQL Server 2005 equivalent of SQL Server 2000 packages - SSIS packages - then you need not read further. For the rest of you: beware of the limitations you will face when using the Execute Integration Services Package task in SSIS workflow for ... http://www.cherylontheweb.com/2008/02/21/nested-ssis-packages/ I grew up in the USA. Believe me, I have an idea of what freedom means. At least I thought I did, until I came to Europe. Then I began to miss a lot of the freedoms I had always taken for granted, like the freedom to drive a car; ... http://www.cherylontheweb.com/2008/02/20/freedom/ The German government's media watchdog is criticizing the song competition "Germany Looks for the Superstar" (in other countries known as "Pop Idols" or "Idols") as "a conscious portrayal" of "antisocial behavior" as "cool" and "promising" (Spiegel.de). According to the leader of the Commission for Youth Media Protection, the popular TV ... http://www.cherylontheweb.com/2008/02/17/idols-show-too-critical/ I thought I'd heard it all when, on Thursday of this week, the CEO of the German postal service was taken in for questioning on a warrant for tax evasion: tax evasion to a sum of more than 10 million euro. The man, named Klaus Zumwinkel, had (until this week) ... http://www.cherylontheweb.com/2008/02/17/tax-evasion-scandal-germany/ Signs I am integrating into German culture, that is. Can tell you about the most ridiculous contestants on the German Idols (Deutschland Sucht den Superstar) TV-show from last week. Didn't break out in tears of culture-shock frustration on Sunday even though the stores were closed and we desperately needed light bulbs for ... http://www.cherylontheweb.com/2008/02/11/top-10-signs-i-am-integrating/ Those were Tim's somewhat aggravated words to me tonight, as we both sat on the couch and he was surfing the net on the Toshiba Vista laptop - or trying to, until when the Doctor entered the scene. Though the suspect Doctor application turned out to be from Toshiba and ... http://www.cherylontheweb.com/2008/01/21/did-you-activate-the-connectivity-doctor/ It's almost like I woke up today and someone said to me, Cheryl, wake up, it's 2008! And I'd go, really, are you serious? When did that happen? Hold on a moment... I remember having a great Christmas with the US family and celebrating the year change in Toronto with ... http://www.cherylontheweb.com/2008/01/20/55-of-2008-already-gone-what/