Happy Birthday to me * February 6, 2014

Celebrating my 4th birthday today, but not really in the mood.
I am sad that my Daddy Troy is not here...

This is where I am born: Lyons, Nebraska



My three brothers Dempsey, Dewei and Denim.
I am the one on the left. 




 

 




Groundhog day * February 2, 2014

Happy Groundhog's Day
Let's celebrate!!!

Every year on February 2nd people gather to see if Punxsutawney Phil, the famous groundhog from Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, will see his shadow, signaling that winter will last for another 6 weeks.  If the groundhog does not see his shadow, then summer is right around the corner.  While people wait with bated breath physicists see another application.  What is a shadow and where in this folklore is the science?

A shadow defined by Webster’s Dictionary is “partial darkness or obscurity within a part of space from which rays from a source of light are cut off by an interposed opaque body.”  Basically, it’s an area where the rays of light are blocked by an object.  Light travels in a straight line and if something is in the way that light can’t travel through, the light rays stop and a shadow is cast behind the object that stopped the light.  The edge of the shadow is where the light rays were able to continue to travel because they didn’t run into the object that stopped the light. Imagine rolling a ball into a wall.  Once the ball hits the wall, the ball stops and cannot pass behind the wall.  In this analogy the ball is like a light ray and the wall is like the object.  When the ball can’t pass through the wall it is the same as a light ray being unable to pass through an object.  When this happens, there wouldn’t be light behind the object.

On an overcast day the groundhog wouldn’t see his shadow, but it would see the shadow of all of the clouds that are in the sky.  On a sunny day the groundhog would see his shadow because the clouds wouldn’t block the rays of light and the groundhog would block the ones that hit him.  On Groundhog’s Day many people who haven’t seen a sunny day in many months would love to see the sun come out, but not at the risk of Punxsutawney Phil seeing his shadow and signaling six more weeks of winter. Instead, fingers are crossed for overcast skies and the shadow of clouds engulfing the home of Punxsutawney Phil.

Source: http://www.physicscentral.com

A cute puppy and Football * February 1, 2014

Do you wanna melt away?
My daddy and I have just discovered this extra awesome advertising.
Budweiser shot a very cute ad about 'BestBuds'


And why? 
The Americans are getting ready for the Super Bowl 2014 finals on February 2.
As you know my family and friends over there are getting crazy for it.
The Denver Broncos are playing against the Seattle Seahawks in
MetLife-Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
My daddy and I are still a bit 'unfamiliar' with the rules, mmhhhh.


Get ready everybody; this is going to be a Super Bowl of firsts. Aside from being the first outdoor, cold weather Super Bowl, Super Bowl XLVIII is also the first to be hosted by two states: NJ and NY have been preparing for years. 


Damn, writing about it we are getting excited, too!!!



This fellow is ready to watch, are you? Enjoy!

Just click on one of the pictures.
Warm Springs Ranch in Boonville, MO, where Budweiser’s Clydesdale horses are bred.
The song is one of my Dad's favourite ones.
  Puppy Love
 Puppy Love
http://youtu.be/Lxpoglnu6CE

And for my friends who read my blogs to the end.
Here the cast of the ad. 
Enjoy!
http://youtu.be/CSINB4KRFO0 

And here some other ads.
Have fun!


Brotherhood 2013
Shot at Warm Springs Ranch in Boonville, MO, Budweiser’s Clydesdale breeding facility.
The rest of the spot was shot in L.A.
 
http://youtu.be/58DzSTKP3Ww
 http://youtu.be/58DzSTKP3Ww


Rescue Dog 2012


 http://youtu.be/NnttN0Y9y_U
http://youtu.be/NnttN0Y9y_U


Carma 2011
 http://youtu.be/yPyoHJ0CyAM 






Bailey and the Crow * January 31, 2014

Today we went for a nice walk in the Europa-Garten construction site.
Much going on there
 My puddle is still there, but it is a question of time.
Soon it will be gone.
 
Enjoy the VIDEO



 These are my friends, the crows.
Also my dad loves them, they remind him of his childhood and this childens' book.
 
Enjoy the VIDEO




Holy Mole in the Park * January 22, 2014

With my auntie Petra we went to beautiful Park Schoenbusch in Aschaffenburg.

Then I saw this: 
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 This hills were all over the place.
Dogs? No, they dig big holes.
Rabbits? No, they dig deep holes.

So I looked at my dad as I couldn't sniff what it was:
"MOLES",  he said and he showed me a picure on his phone.
Nearly blind those cute guys, but their nose works as well as mine.
Holy moly, holy mole!!!!

 This little fellow comes from the Czech Republic and every child knows him in Germany:
"Der kleine Maulwurf"


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



and guess what,
afterwards they had a pizza - without me!!!
Grrrrrrr, wooooof!!