The Honourable Husband
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Marty is a talkative Australian/American ad guy living in Germany. He and his Japanese husband regularly find new reasons to think the other odd.
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My biggest cultural faux pas in Germany? I once began a business presentation with a charming personal anecdote.
I’m not an AI Luddite. I use AI tools every day. But I also know their risks and limitations, which are considerable.
November 29, 2025 at 9:16 AM
I’m not an AI Luddite. I use AI tools every day. But I also know their risks and limitations, which are considerable.
On a continent with plenty of statues of the grand, #Munich honours more modest folk. This statue of journalist Sigi Sommer stands in the Rosenstraße, near his office at the Abendzeitung, where he wrote about the city’s high-life and low-life from 1949-1987. #München #dailywalk
November 29, 2025 at 7:21 AM
On a continent with plenty of statues of the grand, #Munich honours more modest folk. This statue of journalist Sigi Sommer stands in the Rosenstraße, near his office at the Abendzeitung, where he wrote about the city’s high-life and low-life from 1949-1987. #München #dailywalk
November 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen.
Bette Midler
Franz Brüggen
Eurythmics
Manhattan Transfer (in Manila, no less)
Dame Mitsuko Uchida, Fujiko Hemming, Nobuyuki Tsujii, and too many other classical concerts to mention.
Bette Midler
Franz Brüggen
Eurythmics
Manhattan Transfer (in Manila, no less)
Dame Mitsuko Uchida, Fujiko Hemming, Nobuyuki Tsujii, and too many other classical concerts to mention.
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you have seen:
Eric Johnson
Wise Guys
Max Raabe und das Palast-orchester
Bobby McFerrin
Füenf
Eric Johnson
Wise Guys
Max Raabe und das Palast-orchester
Bobby McFerrin
Füenf
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you have seen:
Metallica
Iron Maiden
Overkill
Sodom
Herbert Grönemeyer
Metallica
Iron Maiden
Overkill
Sodom
Herbert Grönemeyer
November 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen.
Bette Midler
Franz Brüggen
Eurythmics
Manhattan Transfer (in Manila, no less)
Dame Mitsuko Uchida, Fujiko Hemming, Nobuyuki Tsujii, and too many other classical concerts to mention.
Bette Midler
Franz Brüggen
Eurythmics
Manhattan Transfer (in Manila, no less)
Dame Mitsuko Uchida, Fujiko Hemming, Nobuyuki Tsujii, and too many other classical concerts to mention.
He sees you when you’re sleeping
He knows when you’re awake
He knows if you’ve been bad or good
So be good for goodness’ sake!
He’s making a list
Checking it twice
Gonna find out who’s naughty or nice
Apple Health is coming to town!
He knows when you’re awake
He knows if you’ve been bad or good
So be good for goodness’ sake!
He’s making a list
Checking it twice
Gonna find out who’s naughty or nice
Apple Health is coming to town!
November 27, 2025 at 5:35 AM
He sees you when you’re sleeping
He knows when you’re awake
He knows if you’ve been bad or good
So be good for goodness’ sake!
He’s making a list
Checking it twice
Gonna find out who’s naughty or nice
Apple Health is coming to town!
He knows when you’re awake
He knows if you’ve been bad or good
So be good for goodness’ sake!
He’s making a list
Checking it twice
Gonna find out who’s naughty or nice
Apple Health is coming to town!
The manufacturer says it’s specially formulated to meet men’s unique needs, and I can attest that it does so admirably. It’s also quite a serviceable moisturiser.
November 23, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The manufacturer says it’s specially formulated to meet men’s unique needs, and I can attest that it does so admirably. It’s also quite a serviceable moisturiser.
Over breakfast, I like to answer a Quora question or two. This one came from a chap who wonders whether it's worth living anywhere else in Germany apart from Berlin. My Deutschland peeps likely will find my pro-Munich POV provocative. Go mad in in the replies, Leute! qr.ae/pC4mO9
If you live in Germany, do you really have to live in Berlin, or cities like Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Köln, Frankfurt-am-Main, Stuttgart & Mu...
Marty Karaffa's answer: Look at it this way.
If you live in the United States, do you really have to live in New York, or can cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington DC, Chicago, Boston, M...
qr.ae
November 22, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Over breakfast, I like to answer a Quora question or two. This one came from a chap who wonders whether it's worth living anywhere else in Germany apart from Berlin. My Deutschland peeps likely will find my pro-Munich POV provocative. Go mad in in the replies, Leute! qr.ae/pC4mO9
Frankfurt Airport is the New York Port Authority Bus Terminal of the air. Change my mind.
November 21, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Frankfurt Airport is the New York Port Authority Bus Terminal of the air. Change my mind.
1. After being closed for renovations, the #VillaStuck has reopened. My fave local museum, it was built by artist Franz Stuck (later Count von Stuck) in 1898 after he married a rich American widow. He was a teacher of Kandinsky and Klee, and the interior is dark and moody. …/2
November 14, 2025 at 6:20 AM
1. After being closed for renovations, the #VillaStuck has reopened. My fave local museum, it was built by artist Franz Stuck (later Count von Stuck) in 1898 after he married a rich American widow. He was a teacher of Kandinsky and Klee, and the interior is dark and moody. …/2
Accountant: To deduct your home office, it must be a separate room with a lockable door.
Me: Got it.
Accountant: And you use it for ONLY for work?
Me: Often, I use it to pick my nose. I’m sure the tax office will understand.
Accountant: Don’t say that. It won’t make them like you.
#lifeingermany
Me: Got it.
Accountant: And you use it for ONLY for work?
Me: Often, I use it to pick my nose. I’m sure the tax office will understand.
Accountant: Don’t say that. It won’t make them like you.
#lifeingermany
November 10, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Accountant: To deduct your home office, it must be a separate room with a lockable door.
Me: Got it.
Accountant: And you use it for ONLY for work?
Me: Often, I use it to pick my nose. I’m sure the tax office will understand.
Accountant: Don’t say that. It won’t make them like you.
#lifeingermany
Me: Got it.
Accountant: And you use it for ONLY for work?
Me: Often, I use it to pick my nose. I’m sure the tax office will understand.
Accountant: Don’t say that. It won’t make them like you.
#lifeingermany
Halloween revellers. Or as we say in Bavaria, Protestants.
#Munich #München #Munichbymorning #Halloween #Reformationstag #annualpost
#Munich #München #Munichbymorning #Halloween #Reformationstag #annualpost
November 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Halloween revellers. Or as we say in Bavaria, Protestants.
#Munich #München #Munichbymorning #Halloween #Reformationstag #annualpost
#Munich #München #Munichbymorning #Halloween #Reformationstag #annualpost
October 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I read somewhere that Stonehenge isn’t actually a henge. It’s just a monument inside a ditch. But it identifies as a henge. How should I refer to it and stay PC? One must respect its nouns.
October 23, 2025 at 4:40 AM
I read somewhere that Stonehenge isn’t actually a henge. It’s just a monument inside a ditch. But it identifies as a henge. How should I refer to it and stay PC? One must respect its nouns.
Autumn leaves, autumn light. Growing up in #Adelaide, the changes of season were subtle. Few deciduous trees meant there was no real “fall”; the vintage marked the end of summer. I enjoy the contrast here in #Bavaria, with its distinct autumn.
#dailywalk #Munich #München #Haidhausen #Lehel #autumn
#dailywalk #Munich #München #Haidhausen #Lehel #autumn
October 22, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Autumn leaves, autumn light. Growing up in #Adelaide, the changes of season were subtle. Few deciduous trees meant there was no real “fall”; the vintage marked the end of summer. I enjoy the contrast here in #Bavaria, with its distinct autumn.
#dailywalk #Munich #München #Haidhausen #Lehel #autumn
#dailywalk #Munich #München #Haidhausen #Lehel #autumn
Let’s be clear. We have ABSOLUTELY NO MORE ROOM for flea market finds, but that doesn’t stop us from visiting the #AuerDult three times a year. Always intriguing—and yes, we did buy some completely unnecessary junk because we can’t help ourselves. #Munich #Munchen #dailywalk
October 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Let’s be clear. We have ABSOLUTELY NO MORE ROOM for flea market finds, but that doesn’t stop us from visiting the #AuerDult three times a year. Always intriguing—and yes, we did buy some completely unnecessary junk because we can’t help ourselves. #Munich #Munchen #dailywalk
For Adelaide friends. Must confess, punk left me cold the first time ‘round, but I’ve started to dig it. Clearly, others feel the same. After almost 50 yrs, my pals from Black Chrome are back. Dark, cynical, nihilistic, and brilliant. BYO alcohol and Zoloft. #punk #punkrock #Adelaide
September 27, 2025 at 7:47 AM
I can’t believe Bryan Ferry is 80. Nor can I believe my own age. Neither can I believe Robert Redford is dead, that Ringo Starr has released a country album, nor that Neighbours has finally been cancelled, like, for real.
a man in a white tuxedo singing into a microphone with a drum set in the background
ALT: a man in a white tuxedo singing into a microphone with a drum set in the background
media.tenor.com
September 27, 2025 at 6:47 AM
I can’t believe Bryan Ferry is 80. Nor can I believe my own age. Neither can I believe Robert Redford is dead, that Ringo Starr has released a country album, nor that Neighbours has finally been cancelled, like, for real.
On Tuesday, for a brief moment, I thought the Rapture had descended upon me. Turned out it was the third glass of wine.
September 26, 2025 at 4:00 AM
On Tuesday, for a brief moment, I thought the Rapture had descended upon me. Turned out it was the third glass of wine.
#Oktoberfest has begun, officially kicked off today by the Costume and Riflemen’s Parade. The marshalling area by the Maximilianeum is not far from our place, so we get to see all the marchers gathered in one spot. A 🧵 …/2 #Munich #München #Bayern #Bavaria #morningwalk #dailywalk
September 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
#Oktoberfest has begun, officially kicked off today by the Costume and Riflemen’s Parade. The marshalling area by the Maximilianeum is not far from our place, so we get to see all the marchers gathered in one spot. A 🧵 …/2 #Munich #München #Bayern #Bavaria #morningwalk #dailywalk
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A visual representation of the last website text I created, after the marketing, tech, sales teams - the CEO - all ‘improved’ it.
September 6, 2025 at 8:25 AM
A visual representation of the last website text I created, after the marketing, tech, sales teams - the CEO - all ‘improved’ it.
August 26, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Today’s Gratuitous #Denglisch: Loaded
August 21, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Today’s Gratuitous #Denglisch: Loaded
Critics of sustainable energy cite concerns with peak loads and continuity. Australia addressed these. My adopted hometown of Adelaide has the world’s highest rate of rooftop solar. Weather patterns mean solar and wind complement each other. Next: tidal turbines at the mouth of Port Phillip Bay?
Australia is at reduced risk of blackouts over the next decade thanks to a rapid buildout of renewables and batteries that will help offset the retirement of the nation’s coal fleet, according to the country’s energy market operator
Record Clean Energy Additions Ease Blackout Fears in Australia
Australia is at reduced risk of blackouts over the next decade thanks to a rapid buildout of renewables and batteries that will help offset the retirement of the nation’s coal fleet, according to the country’s energy market operator.
bloom.bg
August 21, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Critics of sustainable energy cite concerns with peak loads and continuity. Australia addressed these. My adopted hometown of Adelaide has the world’s highest rate of rooftop solar. Weather patterns mean solar and wind complement each other. Next: tidal turbines at the mouth of Port Phillip Bay?
I like working from home. A Zoom shirt, doorbell pants, and you’re in business. #WFH #homeoffice #productivity #ItsaBrooksBrothersshirtactuallyjustsayin
August 20, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I like working from home. A Zoom shirt, doorbell pants, and you’re in business. #WFH #homeoffice #productivity #ItsaBrooksBrothersshirtactuallyjustsayin