Archive for April, 2012
The Illusion of Choice
Well it’s Monday and about half of Romania is officially off of work for the big four-day weekend (tomorrow is May 1 in case you’re unaware and a major holiday) and the half that is “working” today will be doing it at half speed and ducking out of the office as soon as possible. But… Read More ›
Down Goes Frazier
Well if you’ve been paying even the slightest attention to the news (about Romania) then you know the government has “fallen”. Even my old nemesis The Economist couldn’t help chortling about governments that last “like mayflies” since the PDL/UDMR Superstar Cabinet of Ministers™ only lasted just under 3 months. Everyone in the foreign press has… Read More ›
Looking Out My Back Door
Hey what’s this, growing just outside my back door all wild and untamed? Hmm, I wonder what I could do with this. Harvest time: 90 seconds (including play time with the cat) Monetary cost: 0 lei Prep time: 2 minutes Monetary cost: about 1.5 lei Oh and did all of these vegetables come from Romania?… Read More ›
