I think I'm really beginning to realize now just how the saying "curiosity killed the cat" came about and just how much truth there is behind it - I just need to observe Dusty for a day. He runs around the apartment crazily, not even really looking where he's jumping to. He eats all foods put in front of him, even dead plant leaves and whatnot, not a care to the world if it's dangerous or not. He even jumped out the window one day (well, onto the table on the balcony...)! And, he provokes a certain black cat who is much larger than he is and can hit much harder! Today his new trick is to jump INTO the refrigerator...and is unwilling to leave even when we shut the door! Silly guy...

Something that had spurred my curiosity was a noise that didn't fit in - the crowing of a very loud rooster a few times in our neighborhood! I said then to Jan: "What on earth was that?! Is there a rooster in the park out there??!" He says: "No, that's the Egg Man." Me (even more confused than before): "WHAT? The egg man??"

Well, as it turns out, just like in the States in times past the milk man came around and delivered farm-fresh milk, apparently here a man drives around in a little truck and delivers fresh eggs. Luckily, unlike the ice cream truck where Day lives, the "deliveries" take place at normal times. I don't know any more details about it than that, and have never seen the truck, and apparently no one else has either since I can't find any photos of it on the web! ;) (and, you don't even want to know what my Google searches found for results, since the word for egg in German is the same as certain parts of the male physiology...)

I do wonder about the necessity/practicality of such a thing - I mean, I can even understand still having an ice cream truck - perfect for kids after school or something, or when they're out playing in the neighborhood, but what now, "hey kids, want an egg?" Talk about a sign of the culture! Well, it's probably more for the families who want to make a nice breakfast at home in the morning with rolls, cheese, and eggs - until they realize they're out of eggs - oh, the horror! Luckily there's the egg man. But wait, what if they want fresh rolls from the bakery too (which many people do get before breakfast from the bakery)? Well, guess they'll have to leave the apartment for those....but at least the eggs will be delivered to them at their doorstep when they're back from the bakery!!

More updates again soon from the land where I sit now, wondering if my eggs will last until the stores are open tomorrow...

 

 

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