02/05/1998   English German
  Edition # 7  
San Francisco, 02-05-1998

Visiting the Workplace
Figure [1]: Once again on bicycles through the city, here at Lake Merced

Angelika So, enough with the serious topics for now. Since Michael entertained you in the last two issues with stories from his AOL life, he won't be giving his two cents on the state of the nation today, as he is currently working on the second, revised edition of his book and is a bit stressed. The manuscript needs to be submitted to the publisher by mid-March. I hope your disappointment is limited; you'll have to make do with me. Besides, this time I can contribute a story on the topic of AOL myself. Some time ago, Michael and I rented a car again to drive around the area, and on this occasion, we also went to San Mateo, where Michael showed me where he works. And it really is as he described it. A pool table in the break room, where Michael takes his creative breaks every day, which has led him to become the world's best pool player (or so he claims), and of course the famous cubicles (small offices created by dividing the space with partitions). Since we were at AOL on a holiday, I unfortunately couldn't meet Michael's colleagues, but the personal decoration of the cubicles said a lot about each individual, even though they weren't present. One looked like a church, with a huge Madonna hanging over the computer, and another had turned his cubicle into a candy store. There were at least six candy jars with various sweets. Only Michael's was very tidy, but he also wants to give his cubicle a personal touch as soon as possible. It will be interesting to see what he does with it.

And now, finally, the relieving news: After more than a year, I am the proud owner of a California driver's license. Hooray!!!!

With this good news, I conclude today's newsletter. Take care and get in touch!

Angelika and Michael

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