Archive for August, 2010
Blogroll Updated
Ok, I’ve updated my blogroll (see right-hand column) to further separate those blogs written in English versus those in Romanian. The two newest additions are the Semi-Sane Life of the Demigoddess and Red Means Go, almost frightening how similar the two authors are – both wonderful writers, by the way, and worth checking out. The… Read More ›
Slang Word of the Day: Degeaba
Many years ago, I was in Brasov with a mixed company of native English and Romanian speakers at a bar. An associate of mine, a man from Ireland, was telling the group about how he had set up an elaborate fancy dinner in town for his then wife (now divorced). He had pre-paid for the… Read More ›
True Tales of Riding the Rails in Romania
Sadly, as I detailed at length here, riding the rails here in Romania ain’t quite what it used to be. Simply put, for me riding CFR, especially in those “heady days of yore” was quite often akin to Teddy Roosevelt sailing off to Africa in search of adrenaline. It was quite an adventure for me,… Read More ›
