A subject close to my heart is comedy, or humor. There seems to be some universal law that only people in English-speaking countries can be funny. On the continent of Europe, from Germany to Spain to Italy to Romania, almost all jokes and attempts at humor are crude, unsophisticated and generally not that funny, the worst crime of all. I swear I could write a … Continue reading 26’s on the Candy Painted
I assume that none of you are mind readers – I know I’m not – and so it’s time to explain a little bit about what’s going on behind the posts you read here (nearly) daily. Some of this may seem “obvious” to you and you may feel insulted because you think I’m talking “down” to you. Other parts may seem to be directed towards … Continue reading Fireside Chat
It has been reported that I was seriously ill–it was another man; dying–it was another man; dead–the other man again…As far as I can see, nothing remains to be reported, except that I have become a foreigner. When you hear it, don’t you believe it! –Letter from Mark Twain to Frank E. Bliss Blogging shall return to “normal” tomorrow :D Continue reading Reports of my Death…
If you read English and have an internet connection, sooner or later you’re going to run across the strange acronymn TL;DR which stands for “Too long, didn’t read”. If you look over on the sidebar under the heading “Blogposts about this Blog” and actually click on all the links, you’ll find several which say (approximately) “Hey this article I’m linking to is long but worth … Continue reading TL;DR
Wow, 2011! All right. This year has a good feeling to it already. I can’t wait to see how it turns out. I am indeed back home although the truth is I wasn’t away for very long at all – less than 24 hours in fact. The Woman and I flew to Bucharest early on the 27th of December but then something urgent came up … Continue reading 2011!
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