I keep getting comments and quips from people about how I possibly might be working for the CIA, so I thought I’d actually write a full post for the FAQ about it and settle this issue once and for all. But before I can do that, I have to tell you a story. You’re Not Mexican! Many years ago when I was working in the … Continue reading Me and the CIA
It has come to my attention that not one but TWO different professors (each teaching a different subject) here in Cluj-Napoca have been using either me, the writings on this website or some other material I’ve produced as teaching materials in their class. I have also heard an indirect report that a third professor in Bucharest is doing the same. Furthermore, I happened to discover … Continue reading Uh…. you’re welcome?
Nearly 20 years ago I was desperately poor and unemployed when I got a temporary job doing manual labor. Over the space of three or four days I was paid minimum wage to pack and load heavy boxes onto a truck. And yet that demeaning job all those years ago changed my life. If you’re Romanian the following story will seem a little bizarre but … Continue reading The Unsleeping Eye
I always seem to forget that there are hundreds (if not thousands) of new visitors here every week. And even though I recently re-wrote the FAQ for this blog I’ve been getting a lot of messages reminding me that even though you know I told everything there was to tell about it, when I came up with it, how come, why and what for, you … Continue reading Unicorn City, the FAQ
You’ll often hear me complain about my Facebook feed but this time I have nothing but thanks for the people who brought my attention to two very interesting experiments. The first one occurred in Washington, D.C. and the second one in Bucharest. I highly recommend you read both of those articles fully (first one is in English, second in Romanian) but the summary is that … Continue reading Understanding Stradivarius
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