I got to tell you that beyond some personal projects (which are going smashingly well and more details on those soon when they’re 100% ready to be revealed) I have been increasingly devoting my time to two subjects: fear and poverty. The poverty angle I’ll leave for another time but today I will speak about fear, especially after this lengthy report (video and text) from … Continue reading Fear Itself
Way back in the mists of time when I was first learning Romanian, a friend of mine sent me a very special book called Ursuletul Winnie si Copacul cu Miere. I loved this book for many reasons, starting with the fact that I already knew the story in the original English version, it was illustrated so I could get clues from the pictures and because … Continue reading Copacul cu miere
Every November I and other Americans here prepare ourselves for one of our most important holidays, known as Thanksgiving, the name literally meaning “giving thanks”. And while Thanksgiving the actual day is comprised of a large ceremonial meal with friends and family, the weeks and days leading up to it engender in all of us (hopefully) a sense of gratitude. I really don’t say this … Continue reading Lave men sove lavi
When I write about “Words of the Day” I like to find either rare expressions or ones that you might not casually find in the dictionary. Whether it’s common everywhere or not, it seems like lately I’ve been hearing this one quite a lot. Today’s phrase bătut în cuie (batoot in kwee-yeah) literally means “beaten in (with) nails” but is very similar to both the … Continue reading WOTD: Bătut în cuie
I know this is going to sound weird but for a long time I thought that Pink Floyd was an American band but realized later obviously it wasn’t. Of course you’d think most British people would know about Pink Floyd but apparently Rebecca Ratcliffe at The Guardian had not. Fair enough, I said. So I posted a link to it on my Facebook and Twitter. … Continue reading We don’t need no thought control
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