Well I had a long piece that I wanted to write today but frankly it isn’t going to happen, partly because I’ve got some things I need to handle today and partly because my mind isn’t clear. So below are a few odds and ends that don’t really have anything to do with one another. I’ve realized that 99.9% of my friends and colleagues, the … Continue reading Bits and Bobs
This has been a very good week and I thank all of you who left messages of support – they were warmly appreciated. I’m grateful to be closer to finding my serenity and joy. I didn’t plan it this way but I spent a good part of week in the company of a couple members of Cluj-Napoca’s homeless community. You might remember from an earlier … Continue reading Down and Out in Cluj-Napoca
I have attended a few Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings in my life, which is partly why I was so disgusted at a Romanian club’s attempt to squeeze yet another drop of hipster cynical Entertainment from the suffering of other people, but I didn’t do it because of any kind of alcohol dependency issues on my part. Except of course the first thing they tell you … Continue reading And this emptiness fills my heart
Well if you’re in Romania and have a desire to see me yet again on the television, you can tune in tonight to Kanal D‘s 1900 news broadcast and see a little segment on Yours Truly. It doesn’t look like there’s any live feed over the internet so if you’re unable to see it tonight on TV you’ll just have to wait for the video … Continue reading One at a time
Well it had to happen sooner or later I guess. Yesterday I met someone, a friend of a friend, and after chatting for a while he told me, “Oh hey I saw the video with you on [news station X] where you were talking about Y and Z and it was great.” I thanked him for his kind words but I sat there wondering when … Continue reading Squaring the Circle
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