What’s the difference between me and you? You talk a good one but you don’t do what you supposed to do! —Phish Since the top of this website perennially screams I’m more Romanian than you! and yet my passport continues to remain blue, I’ve spent a lot of time (perhaps too much) thinking about exactly what is the difference between being Romanian and American. Of … Continue reading What’s The Difference Between Me And You?
I realize I’ve never stated this clearly and unequivocally before so now it’s time to do it. A week or so ago, you saw an email from a producer who offered to send me a free copy of his film in exchange for a good word from me on the blog. While I haven’t yet received any offers for a free gold-plated limousine (yet! :P), … Continue reading Quid Pro Quo Policy
Although it takes a certain level of talent to adroitly and succinctly enumerate the shortcomings of life, otherwise known as “pointing out where the government (and society at large) is failing”, it’s a harder job yet to speak of solutions, of improvements, of realistic steps to take to truly realize a better world. Therefore I’m starting a new category of posts, which I’ll just call … Continue reading Solutions: Part 1
Sometimes I honestly don’t know how I stumble across the things I do on the internet. That’s the naked truth. But the other day I came across a review for a movie called The Human Resources Manager and since it heavily involves Romania, I promised myself I’d write it up for the blog. Unlike the other movies (and TV programs) I’ve written about here, I … Continue reading The Human Resources Manager
Over the years I’ve met a lot of people who collected things – some of them of the “old school” variety like stamps, coins or even butterflies, and some who collected odder things. I remember (with horror) entering a colleague’s basement and seeing it lined wall to wall with “official commemorative” NASCAR memorabilia. I certainly remember working in a cubicle farm during the insanity of … Continue reading The Cult of the Bottle Shakers
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