A poem for David Ciceo

This weekend I was out at the Unicorn City Airport to pick up the SMG from another one of her endless training-uri when I saw that they were building a new gas (petrol) station alongside the main east-west street here in Cluj-Napoca. The bulldozers were still on site and most of the asphalt has yet to be poured but strangely the large sign with illuminated … Continue reading A poem for David Ciceo

Popularity Contest

Recently I’ve gotten a number of very kind, thoughtful messages, thanking me for various things that I’ve written. I’m always grateful when people find my work meaningful and so let this post serve as yet another collective thank you to everyone who visits this site. Nonetheless, while I’m satisfied with my talents as a writer, it’s pretty obvious I’m a very bad blogger. I don’t … Continue reading Popularity Contest

An Unclean Spirit

I nearly fell out of my chair yesterday evening when I saw on Czech television that the parliament was considering amending its lustration laws after Marta Semelova, a member of the Communist party, had introduced an amendment to that effect. The good news is that it looks highly doubtful that her measure will be adopted by the parliament but it still gave me a bit … Continue reading An Unclean Spirit