Well it’s been a tough year all around the planet, starting with a devastating series of earthquakes in Japan (which will never happen in Cernavoda) to the wholesale looting of Greece to deadly riots in England and the ongoing “Occupation” of every major American city. I had the “pleasure” last night of listening to the latest projections on food price increases on the radio and … Continue reading God Bless All The Universe
As I think I mentioned, it was really nice to do that segment for ProTV because I’ve been writing about my life for a long time but that was the first chance for all of you to see my life here in Romania. But the camera is not always rolling and what happened last night was not filmed. At around 10:45 last night I was … Continue reading No Pit, All Pendulum
As you (probably) know, my wont is to watch other people’s documentaries in my spare time. Some of them are truly amazing, and that includes a BBC documentary called The Incredible Human Journey, a 5-part series that was shown in Britain in 2009. Regrettably, there’s no legal way to watch this show online if you live outside of Britain. The good news however is that, … Continue reading The Cave With Bones
In October of 1922 an Italian politician held a secret meeting with an American government official. The Italian wanted to know if an upcoming action he had planned would receive the tacit support of the United States. The diplomat assured him that the American government would support his move. The Italian, a former socialist and pacifist who had actively campaigned against World War 1, organized … Continue reading The “Secret” History of Advertising
Whew, enough posts about me! Let’s talk about a word you’ve likely been hearing a lot in all of those clips and debates, and that is dezvoltare. The word is fairly easy for English speakers to master because it looks a lot like its translation – development. In most cases, it has a very identical meaning and if you look it up in a dictionary … Continue reading Word of the Day: Dezvoltare
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