Last week the police in Greece snatched this girl away from her gypsy family solely because she was blonde and had blue eyes. Later they were forced to release this girl back to her parents when DNA tests proved she was their child. Oh snap, the police in Ireland did the exact same thing. Guess what? Now we know gypsies can morph into blonde haired … Continue reading Gypsies 2 Europe 0
Finally! After a ton of hard work, my new book The Colony is now on sale. Yes! Not only did I have a ton of fun writing this book, the “beta” readers who got advanced copies of this book love it too. It’s been really great hearing the enthusiasm from people who have enjoyed reading this book. Unfortunately there are tens of thousands of books … Continue reading The Colony Giveaway!
You might remember that a few years ago I posted a video called 66 Seconds in which I presented a brief snapshot of ordinary life here in Romania. This morning I was working on another project and I used my iPad to take snapshots of what was going on today in this country via B1TV, a Romanian 24-hour news channel. I thought all of you … Continue reading Tuesday Morning in Romania
Well it’s time to unveil a little “secret”, which is that Digi24 news channel has set up a bureau here in Cluj-Napoca. I say “secret” because it’s hidden way up behind the CENTRAL shopping center and isn’t marked in any way or officially announced. I know it’s there because I’ve been up there – the channel foolishly invited me up there to film me on … Continue reading Park Wherever You Like
Occasionally, just like backing out a 1965 Chrysler Imperial from the garage and taking it for a spin, I got to pull out my old detective hat and follow the leads in a curious case. Normally I don’t “name drop” and talk about the people I know in this town but you’ve got to understand that I’ve been living here a while. The other day … Continue reading Hit Piece on the Little People
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