Sometimes there are clearly-useful features in the database that just seem to be overlooked. But it's fun to add them in when it turns out people have a need for them, just to help these people out.

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It's time for the bi-monthly “mini social” once more! 12 dances with walk-throughs and recaps.

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Monday again! No big topic today, just a few odds and ends.

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The big day has arrived and the general election for the Bundestag is taking place today. Who will be the winners and who the losers? It looks as if there are some surprises among the many not-surprises.

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It's the weekend, and that means no work for the office and free time to work on other stuff (still at the same desk). In particular, I'm continuing on the “workbook” for the Easter workshop, and I'm happy to say it is coming along fine.

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Today the public transport workers in Mainz are on strike for higher salaries and extra time off, and the trams and buses aren't running (except for an “emergency schedule” which isn't actually a schedule – prospective riders are encouraged to wait at the stop to see whether anything will turn up, and service ceases entirely after 8.30pm).

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It may not come as a huge surprise that today is just as busy as yesterday.

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Between work, the weekly shopping run, cooking dinner, and sundry other chores there isn't much time for blogging today, so this will be brief.

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Another dance night at the FSCDC e.V. – I haven't written the class blog yet, so you'll have to check the club web site for it later.

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Lots to do at work today so not so much time for other things (the usual “quiz night” on BBC, which is nice).

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