I’m starting to realize that it’s not just democracy that Romanians need some training on but also how to be a political party. It’s been obvious for years that the “majors” were horrifically inept on almost every level, even as an organization, with multiple broken alliances and members defecting to other parties. Now I see that the PCM and the Szekelers in the middle of … Continue reading Poor Execution on the Play
If you speak Romanian, I heartily urge you to watch this video, probably my last appearance ever on Transilvania Live! because the network has been sold to the Digi Group and will likely be rebranded as Digi Cluj here in the very near future. If you’ve seen my dozens of other TV appearances, there’s nothing too new here as it’s me yet again pounding out … Continue reading Fara Numar
I’ve written about Misery Pimping many times and it’s definitely an issue that I struggle with. For years I’ve been good friends with a man who runs a charity here in Romania, an actual, genuine philanthropic foundation which works very hard to reduce the suffering of children and he and I have often discussed this issue. I also know many of his volunteers and staff … Continue reading Utopia is no place at all
Now that The Cat Is Halfway Out of the Bag, I can tell you a story like this one: Not too long ago, on a shockingly cold afternoon, I was standing on a downtown sidewalk here in Unicorn City with the two homeless people that I adopted. Suddenly, from out of nowhere, a police car pulled in front of us and two cops jumped out … Continue reading Somewhere Over the Rainbow
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