INDEXING AND RAIN

To make more productive use of our time in the office we have started indexing.  We indexed over 200 Canadian border DOL immigration forms from the early 1900's in just a couple of days so have a set a goal of getting a 1,000 done by the end of the month.  We selected the easiest level of records but still find deciphering the hand writing much like detective and plain old guess work.  We are anxious to see what % success rate we achieved when our work is duplicated by someone else and then differences are reviewed and reported by an arbitrator.



P-day turned wet and rainy early.  We took a chance and beat the rain on bikes to the city and flea market, but were glad we had our umbrellas once we got there.  The vendors did their best to keep their goods dry so it was otherwise business as usual.  During the worst of the storm we took in the Staedel Museum along the river.  They actually have some of the paintings we studied in school, including some by Rembrandt, Cezanne, Renoir, Van Gogh, Manet.  We enjoyed it immensely but found it easy to get sensory overload after a couple of hours.

Martin needs to remember to smile for pictures, we actually were having a great time and found the trees above the outdoor market to be beautiful after the rain

 These trees seem to be the inspiration for camouflage.

 This is Frankfurt's old town touristy center.  We think they are setting up for campaign rally speeches.  Elections are next week and Germans are far more politically active than Americans.  They have multiple viable political parties including some with a single purpose in life - like the "Get out of the Euro" party that actually has a chance to be heard if Angela Merkle is forced to make a coalition with them to stay in power.  Obviously we know nothing about how politics work over here, but the Germans seem to have strong opinions and are ready to voice them.

Pretty sure this is a booth for  the environmental "Green" party.  We think Germans are naturally pretty green in spite of an apparent lack of interest in this booth at the moment.

The famous Zile shopping mall strip.  It seems its always packed and tells us Germany's economy is doing pretty well these days.

Not sure if these are Christian Democrats or the Christian Socialists.  But pretty sure no one remembers when or why the "Christian" party of their name came into being.

Really - there is a party for everybody. Can't find what you like, why not join the Pirates?

Elaine thought you'd like a picture of this grill at the flea market. The charcoal basin must be about 6 feet across and the aroma from the many varieties of wurst was almost irresistable.  Ever careful to live healthy, we had found a tomato and cheese on a bun and wished we had some salt.