Thanks for coming back to our blog and sharing some more aspects of your fabulous “slasher” self – “Bulgarian/Canadian/German” – Wow! Love that!

And thanks for reminding us that English has plenty of fun/funny idioms too! Alles Gute to you, my friend! s

However, it’s not my native language. My familiy comes from Bulgaria, I spent formative years in Canada, then I went to university in Germany.

Still, the “thumb” idiom you mentioned has an equally playful English equivalent: “I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you!”

Thanks for being so sweet and welcoming und ich wünsche Dir einen schönen Tag!

(Okay, that’s about the extent of my German. No, wait, there’s more: “Halt mir die daumen!” I love that one – a 5 year old from Freiburg taught me that! For non-German speakers it literally translates to “Hold my thumb.” but it means “Wish me luck.” Isn’t that awesome?)

Oh I’m SO glad you found us here Nik and you are so welcome. If you look at the little tab at the top of the blog I actively encourage writers to submit their work here. And of course we LOVE to see everyone comment here – you’re so right about how it contributes to a sense of community! I so appreciate your suggestion to add the “subscribe to comments” plugin. And now we have it!

Again I’m so glad you found us and I hope you will come back often to visit! Tschuss! (Okay, I have no idea how to spell that! I have a German friend and we say that to each other and once my 4 year old son asked, “Why are you saying ‘Shoes’?”

It’s a breeze to do in WordPress: just click on the “Add New” option in the “Plugins” section of your dashboard and type “subscribe to comments” in the search window. Click “Search Plugins,” then “Install,” activate, and you’re done!

My own ever expanding explorations have taken an interesting turn recently: I’ve been coming across all these wonderful people and inspiring online communities which I’d like to join and play with the kids but was surprised that they all seem to be labeled for-women-only.

Three times so far I’ve sent emails to community managers asking if it’s okay to hang out even though I am a man. The answer has always been yes so I’m looking forward to seeing more inclusively presented events, programs, and social networks run by creative women.

Lots of love from Germany!

Thanks so much for your comment! I love “seed planters” – so true! And you win the prize for most varied work history! I especially love your titles that end in “O”: CEO, CFO and GO-GO dancer. You always amaze me!