Guest Post #2

Rachel is trying to single-handedly deplete Germany's brezel and spätzle reserves (rhyme unintentional). She claims she could eat spätzle for the rest of her life so I give her until next week to get tired of it. That being said, spätzle are quite tasty. The eggy, spongey texture is great and they go well with heavy sauces and meat. If we can find some spätzle flour, I will make it for her when we get back.

Today, we visited Porsche museum[1]. I am not a huge car guy[2], but it was fun. I now have a new favorite car (Porsche 356, Number 1) and the awareness there are a few ugly Porsches. We also noticed how the audio guide (unsurprisingly) made every one of the displayed cars sound like a (hint of German accent) “marvel of modern technology – the greatest, fastest, lightest, most efficient auto made at the time.” The tour guide, however, explained that engineers/owner/public hated some of the models. There were also a few ugly (or as Rachel calls it, “fugly”) cars. They looked like a Mumbai spice peasant designed a vehicle he thought would be modern in Peru.

In conclusion, I am now ready to accept a Porsche gift[4], particularly once not designed by Indian farmers.

  • MGB

[1] Porsche and Mercedes Benz are made in Stuttgart, Germany's Detroit (except that STR makes good cars).

[2] I never understood the obsession with the car's ability to go from 0 to 60 in 5.1 seconds versus another car's 5.3 seconds. It's just a bunch of finely tuned metal[3].

[3]This comment is bound to make some of you angry. Please send all complaints to the blog's owner. I encourage you, in fact.

[4] Only drivable versions please. 1:43 models are great but not quite the real thing.