The World According to Nils » Uncategorized http://nilsjeppe.com Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:19:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 A few of My Ancestors http://nilsjeppe.com/2011/09/09/ancestors/ http://nilsjeppe.com/2011/09/09/ancestors/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 05:20:55 +0000 Nils http://nilsjeppe.com/?p=1498 Continue reading →]]> Thanks to Herbert, we now know two more generations of my personal ancestors – on my father’s side – though any connection to the Jeppes he is researching remains unknown and – at the moment – actually fairly unlikely.

Jürgen Jeppe’s – my father’s – ancestry currently stands like this:

  • Jürgen Jeppe, Parents: Paul Alois Jeppe + Irmgard Elisabeth geb Fiebrandt
  • Paul Alois Jeppe: Father: Christian Gustav Heinrich Jeppe, 1885-1979
  • Christian Gustav Heinrich Jeppe: Father was Johannes Matthias Jeppe

We really don’t more yet, but considering a few years ago I didn’t even know my grandfather’s full name this is quite a bit of progress!

Thank you Herbert!

]]> http://nilsjeppe.com/2011/09/09/ancestors/feed/ 1 Google Error http://nilsjeppe.com/2011/06/29/google-error/ http://nilsjeppe.com/2011/06/29/google-error/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 19:40:04 +0000 Nils http://nilsjeppe.com/?p=1458 Just got this:

Cute.

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]]> http://nilsjeppe.com/2011/06/13/flowers/feed/ 0 Clouds, again http://nilsjeppe.com/2011/05/26/clouds-again/ http://nilsjeppe.com/2011/05/26/clouds-again/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 21:30:26 +0000 Nils http://nilsjeppe.com/?p=1383 IMG_0873 IMG_0875 IMG_0877

]]> http://nilsjeppe.com/2011/05/26/clouds-again/feed/ 0 New Site, Updated WordPress http://nilsjeppe.com/2010/07/16/new-site-updated-wordpress/ http://nilsjeppe.com/2010/07/16/new-site-updated-wordpress/#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:26:43 +0000 Nils http://nilsjeppe.com/?p=1112 Continue reading →]]> As you can see, I have updated the site once more. It’s a cleaner – less overloaded – layout running on WordPress 3.0 Multisite. There’s also a fairly significant change: After more than a decade of using nils.jeppe.de I’ve decided to switch to nilsjeppe.com. (Hey, dog product site Jeppe.com – if you ever close down your shop please give me your domain name.)

Other than that, things will remain the same, except – hopefully – an increased posting frequency but I ain’t promising anything I may not keep. ;)

]]> http://nilsjeppe.com/2010/07/16/new-site-updated-wordpress/feed/ 0 I am pleased http://nilsjeppe.com/2008/11/05/i-am-pleased/ http://nilsjeppe.com/2008/11/05/i-am-pleased/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:03:54 +0000 Nils http://nils.jeppe.de/?p=1015 Continue reading →]]> America is not totally retarded, and there is still hope for that nation despite everything that has happened in recent history. Now it is up to Mr. Obama to prove that the hopes the world is putting in him are justified.

One thing is for sure: He can not possibly do worse than Mr. Bush did.

Oh and go watch his victory speech. It starts a little slowly, but it gets really good.

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]]> http://nilsjeppe.com/2007/06/28/open-source-genealogy-software/feed/ 1 Current Music http://nilsjeppe.com/2006/04/04/current-music/ http://nilsjeppe.com/2006/04/04/current-music/#comments Tue, 04 Apr 2006 07:15:08 +0000 Nils http://nils.jeppe.de/2006/04/04/current-music/ Continue reading →]]> Well, there’s a first for everything, and today I’ll recommend two music CD’s I actually like. I got them from [Corey and Joel](http://www.coreyandjoelradio.com) when I was in [Detroit](http://www.geektravel.info/category/travelogue/detroit-2006/), who in turn got them from their sponsor [Chicken Ranch Records](http://www.chickenranchrecords.com). Chicken Ranch Records seems to be an Indie label from Austin, Texas. Unfortunately, their website sucks – it’s basically a frontend for MySpace (guys, please build a real website).

Anyway, back to the music. The two albums in question are:

* **T&C** by **The Clutters**. I am not good at classifying music, but this one’s pretty much straight forward rock. It goes down easy and makes for great background music.
* **Live on the Radio** by **White Ghost Shivers**. I would be interested to know how someone with a clue would classify this band. It’s basically a mix of jazz and western (Track 2, “Tell It To me”). The whole thing evokes an eerie 1920s feel. As the name implies, several of their songs are “spooky” or about ghosts. No, I haven’t analyzed the lyrics yet and I ain’t gonna. It’s fun music. I could also imagine this stuff as the soundtrack for a movie or an RPG campaign.

Thanks again to the guys for the big stack of CD’s you gave me. I haven’t listened to all yet but I’m gonna.

]]> http://nilsjeppe.com/2006/04/04/current-music/feed/ 2 Finally… some points for Nils http://nilsjeppe.com/2006/02/07/finally-some-points-for-nils/ http://nilsjeppe.com/2006/02/07/finally-some-points-for-nils/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2006 15:19:53 +0000 Nils http://nils.jeppe.de/2006/02/07/finally-some-points-for-nils/ Continue reading →]]> Finally, I got my first Deathpool points as [Johannes Rau died](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4654180.stm) while I was enjoying Malaysia. His death scores me 25 points. Nigel and Kim both get some points too as Al Lewis and Betty Friedan both died. Kim has 30 points, Corey 28, Nigel 18 or 5 (probably 18; Al Lewis’ age is in dispute). Joel and Bill have 0 points each. I on Corey’s trail now with my 25 points. Too bad the guys didn’t let me play officially. Guess they are afraid of the competition! ;-)

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Sorry, got carried away a little there, of course I wish Mr. Sharon all the best.

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