Greetings from sunny Bavaria!

[carolushereticus]

Found my way here from Pharyngula. Looks like fun.

I'm a Tex-Pat, living in Germany for a while (likely headed back to the US next year), an atheist and skeptic, and generally otherwise a normal guy.

I'll hoist a good German beer for y'all shortly.

:cheers:

[Jeremy]

Welcome,

I'm originally from Houston. How's the atheism in Bavaria? I've heard they like to serve it with a warm bowl of soup.

[Eva]

welcome to our humble forum, carolus!

[nkb]

Welcome, carolus.

Where are you from in Texas, and where are you in Bavaria?

I was born and grew up in Munich, and currently live in Dallas. Hoist some tasty beers for me.

[Kate]

I miss Munich :(

[nkb]

Yes. :cry: Summer is the best time (warm weather, Biergarten, going to the lakes or the mountains), followed closely by :cry: Oktoberfest (which is right now).

[ubs]

It's so nice to have posts from the other side of the globe!

[Professor Chaos]

Welcome to our humble forums! Hope you stick around.

[R and All]

I miss Munich :(

You Miss Munich? Very good! You post picture in sash, yes?

[Rat Bastard]

Sash, my ass! Full frontal nudity, no less! Complete with "furry kitten". Sorry, Katie, I couldn't resist! :D Please leave boyfriend and firearms at residence when responding!

[Kate]

Sash, my ass! Full frontal nudity, no less! Complete with "furry kitten". Sorry, Katie, I couldn't resist! :D Please leave boyfriend and firearms at residence when responding!

I'll sash your ass, alright.........

[Rat Bastard]

Schweeeeet! :D

[carolushereticus]

Heya all, thanks for the warm welcomes. Still mostly lurking and getting a feel for the place now, but I'll be around.

I'm an adopted Austinite (my wife's a native, I was roped into the clan) and we currently live ... well, in the middle of about nowhere. If you get a map of Bavaria and find Regensburg, Bayreuth and Nurnberg, then look at the big empty space in the middle -- THAT'S where we live.

I work for the US Army at the largest NATO and US training area in Europe, a lovely place known as Grafenwoehr.

Though, we may be moving back to Austin in the spring.

Folks are mostly social Catholics here, but the younger generations (post-WW II and so), seem to be pretty casually atheistic with strong community ties to the church. I do know a good handful of people who have bought their way out of the church and are openly atheist, however.

Yep. It's Oktoberfest season. I avoid it like the plague. TOO many people and TOO expensive. Especially with the US Dollar in the tubes right now ...