Klaus Kirchhoff – författare

This is a fictional story about a newly-built upscale residential housing development and begins after the developer is turning over the governance of the homeowner association to the owners. They almost all have one thing in common; they are strangers to each other but now attempt to live in harmony under guidelines and rules anchored in what is known as governing documents. Let us Meet the NeighborsTwo long time buddies, Karl Wagner and Rudy Gonzales, reunite and are now neighbors. There is Don Barnes who brings his experiences from prior years and volunteers to be active in the Association. Supporting him are people like Lou Tenant, Eileen Dover, Harold Baker, Lon Moore and more who want to maintain the high quality life style in their neighborhood. Yet there are others like Hank Pistola, Jack Cass, Amanda Reckonwith, Boyd Schidt, Mike Rotch, Anita Potty, Lotta Hare and Al Koholic who pursue personal goals and hidden agendas. Bruce Numnutts is trying to change the name of his street because his kids hate the name. Retired Professor Reinhold von Weisenheim lectures young people at local coffee shops to pursue their educational goals, as widower he is being chased by Baroness Brunhilde von Veldhausen. Several sexually dissatisfied housewives are seeking to meet other men and some of them decide to serve on the Board of Directors and Committees. They eventually all wind up becoming lovers of Darrell Bradley, a retired cop who installs home alarm systems.Hans Schneider, a local restaurant and delicatessen owner befriends neighbors and starts a regular Roundtable luncheon sharing fond and funny memories and gossip in the neighborhood to which Darrell Bradley contributes regularly a juicy Stud report. In a humorous way, the reader can enjoy what actually might happen in his or her neighborhood without really knowing about it.

As he is being sedated for emergency heart-by-pass surgery, Sean Kelly, an American business man of Irish descent, briefly starts talking in German. When the Chief surgeon shares this after surgery with the patient’s young adult children, they are shocked to hear this and do not know what to make of it.When Sean Kelly is asked about this, he at first denies that this could have happened but he knows it to be true. He struggles at first but then realizes he has to lift the veil of his secret life for the past thirty years.In a letter to his son Ryan and daughter Lisa, he explains how he had switched identities with his best friend who was killed while they were serving together in the French Foreign legion. He confesses to have been borne in Germany and his true name is Hans Schumacher.The story now takes dramatic turns and leads to very unusual discoveries in Germany while resulting in surprised endings.

An American couple in their seventies begin a four-week long vacation to Italy and Germany with their adult grandson Brian. They have a well-planned schedule about where to visit including friends in Germany. While in Florence, Brian sees a gorgeous girl leaving a gelato parlor.Under curious circumstances their paths cross again. She serves breakfast at the hotel where they are staying. Her name is Gina, she is a German journalism student from Munich. Brian asks her our for dinner and they like each other.Seeing Brian’s grandfather, he reminds her of somebody and she soon realizes who this is. She now becomes curious and attempts to find out the person’s background. When she does, it becomes an incredible revelation that leads eventually to a surprising meeting between the grandfather and her mother. This changes the planned vacation drastically to everyone’s delight. Brian and Gina fall in love as the story ends.

Sigi Strammsack was in sheer heaven being given this assignment as he approached his seventieth birthday. He had married Mariandl Meinhofer a year earlier and they remained in Birkenried from which Strammsack developed his program to further youth soccer development in Germany. The men in charge of the DFB did not like it and made several attempts to persuade Fischer and Strammsack to bring this program under the DFB umbrella. But this did not happen and since the invitations to the Fischer Foundation training facilities in Birkenried were not mandatory to attend, it was perfectly legitimate and it was Strammsack’s well-known reputation that brought young talented players to their program.

Im religionspädagogischen und praktisch-theologischen Theoriediskurs ist seit einigen Jahren die Rede von phänomenologischen Ansätzen. Hier wird der Versuch unternommen, so die These des Autors, diese Strategie begrifflicher Unschärfe zu nutzen, um wissenschaftliche Horizonte zu eröffnen. Bewusst vieldeutige Begriffe wie Lebenswelt, Alltag oder Wahrnehmung werden ins Feld geführt, um Theorie und Praxis theologischer Handlungsfelder im Namen der Lebensnähe neu zu orientieren. Unter Besinnung auf die philosophische Bedeutung von Phänomenologie reflektiert die Arbeit die Chancen und Grenzen der verschiedenen phänomenologischen Konzeptionen.Welche Vor- und Nachteile hat der Versuch, das gewisse Etwas zum Schlüssel religionspädagogischer und praktisch-theologischer Theoriebildung zu machen? Welche Hilfen bieten phänomenologische Ansätze zur konkreten Gestaltung des Religionsunterrichts?

A very entertaining and humerous storyWhat begins as a surprise birthday party for a longtime friend turns into a bi-weekly luncheon event by nine men in their early eighties. They have known each other since they served together in the military over sixty years ago. The group soon grows to twelve and all are eagerly awaiting to attend and enjoy their friendship and cameradery. It takes place in a restaurant called Bubba Bar and Grill in a city in North San Diego County where head waitress Hazel Nutt serves them to their delight in a firm but friendly way.The men are, of course, all retired but had various professional careers.The organizer is Lou Pohles, CPA. His friends are Warren Peace, Marine Lieutenant Colonel, physician Les Payne, barber Dan Druff, teacher Sid Still, architect Otto Graf, psychiatrist Adam Zapel, funeral director Phil Graves, landscaper Lon Moore, veterinarian Don Keys, chef Chris Bacon and Ben Dover, physical therapist.They eventually agree to name themselves R.O.M.E.O., an acronym meaning Real Old Men Eating Out. With time, they add a special feature to their meetings in that they all bring and share a joke and after voting on them, the winner will get a free lunch. The competition among them is funny and should be enjoyed by the reader.