If you speak Romanian, click here. If you prefer English, click here. Looks like the bill to legalize, tax and regulate “witchcraft” in Romania has been shot down. Whew, a moment of sanity :) Continue reading The Flipping Witch Tax: Gone for Now
I think sometimes the source of our bitterest sorrow comes from those whom we once trusted and let into our minds (and yes, even our hearts) but then betrayed us. I certainly intend to post some “lighter” fare in the immediate future but before I turn and take a rest, time for one last dance (at least for now) with the topic at hand – … Continue reading The Heavy Heart of Betrayal
From one of the official blogs of The Economist: Austerity is a dirty word in Hungary, conjuring up visions of slick-suited bankers jetting in from the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, demanding that the government slash and burn welfare and public services. Yet that is what the government is doing, even if it will not admit it. The rest is the … Continue reading Don’t Call It Glee
I haven’t been enticed by television in many a year now (thank the gods and the Man Jesus) but back in 2004, I was unemployed and freshly relocated to Romania, trying to learn the language. I watched a lot of television in those days and remember quite well the presidential elections of that year, in which a more respected politician named Teodor Stolojan bowed out … Continue reading The Bitter Taste of False Power
Oh goodness, sometimes I really hate the never sleeping internet eye. This time it picked up a gloating article from the Christian mega-charity World Vision: And while the Super Bowl is the Holy Grail of American sporting events, it’s also a source of hope and help to thousands of people around the world — which is one reason why World Vision loves it. At this … Continue reading Stupid T-Shirts for Poor Widdle Romania
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