http://helmbold.net Wilhelm Hermann Helmbold, son of Heinrich August Wilhelm Helmbold (1928 - 1997) Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:46:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It is when I see shots like these that I really long back for Africa. I received them in an email from Hermann after they have gone through many inboxes. Many have seen them, yet nobody seems to know the story. Definitely South Africans. It’s not the Nissan “bakkies” or the ... http://helmbold.net/featured/just-another-day-in-africa From a very unqualified but certainly highly enthusiastic and excited “non-political” person. I would like to share my enthusiasm with any that are prepared to listen.  Needless to say the failing Bush administration has caused so much damage that I believe it will take a miracle to undo what they ... http://helmbold.net/featured/may-i This is awkward. The empty room full of plastic chairs fills with awkward looking people. The professor with a holy-shit!-blue cardigan under a curry suit. A suit which incidentally is the same color as his hair... piece. The vast majority of the recipients still look slightly tired from their lan-party ... http://helmbold.net/kids/eduard/hope-for-the-helmbold-gene-pool Saturday April 19 2008, Gabriel, my parents and I went for breakfast. After breakfast my mother and I decided to go have my toe nails done, seeing as how I could no longer reach them J On our way to target I experience a cramp like never before, but thought ... http://helmbold.net/kids/angelika/welcome-leonardo This week I had one of the most exciting visits with my doctor. No…my baby is not out yet L but, we got a really clear view of his face. He has a fist in front of his mouth. As you can see it is a close up of him, ... http://helmbold.net/featured/angelika-test With only a few weeks left, and me not only feeling like an elephant, but looking like one. My mom decided to have a baby shower for me. I came home expecting nothing big, and WOW…all these people and so many awesome gifts. We had a blast. My mother-in-law and ... http://helmbold.net/kids/angelika/angelikas-baby-shower Phoenix, AZ - Do you love the desert? No Palm trees, grass or flowers. Only sunshine, blue sky, plenty of cacti and rocks! It was truly wonderful meeting Thomas and Jessica in Phoenix last weekend to celebrate Thomas's 27th birthday.The purpose of meeting in Phoenix was to get a feel ... http://helmbold.net/featured/thomas-phoenix-and-catuses One Saturday morning I woke up, and was ready to relax. I thought that Gabriel and I would go grab some lunch and watch a movie. Suddenly my phone rang...it was Ricky (Gabriel's cousin.) I was hesitant to answer, because knowing him he was in some kind of trouble and ... http://helmbold.net/featured/the-angelika-and-gabriel-story On the 10th of January I signed my life, as I used to know it, away for the hope of having a fuller one with the man of my dreams. Yes, I did all of this despite meeting his dad. Of course eD and I didn’t do things the “normal” way, conforming has ... http://helmbold.net/featured/eduard-alida-wedding eDuard and Alida got married at a private ceremony (aka Celebrity Style) on the island of Maui in Hawaii on the 9th January, 2008. Directly after the event, they huddled together to set the witnesses free in an apparent attempt to erase the evidence. Fortunately the Paparazzi was there and managed ... http://helmbold.net/featured/eduard-and-alida-2