It’s snowing beautifully here in Unicorn City as I write this and I can see that all the news channels are busy pumping the one bit of good news that they have, that the Republic of Moldova has signed a free trade agreement with the European Union at the summit in Vilnius (overshadowed globally by the fact that Ukraine was scheduled to also sign it … Continue reading Forever Put Asunder
Well here in Romania it’s bitterly cold with snow in some parts (although not in Unicorn City as of yet) but over in the USA it’s officially Thanksgiving, a time for families to gather, a metric ton of food to be eaten… and thanks to be given. My family all live on other continents and I don’t eat meat (thus I have no interest in … Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving!
Without it being some kind of political statement, I simply do not own a car. I also do not ride a bicycle. Therefore I spend a lot of time simply walking around the city. However what is applicable here in Unicorn City is equally valid for just about any other city in this country in that there is a mathematical formula in effect. The more … Continue reading If Dumnezeu was a real guy
I had to laugh because yesterday the newspaper Evenimentul Zilei for some reason published a press release from a member of parliament named Vasile Mocanu in which he savagely criticized American foreign policy in Romania. I have no idea why Mocanu, a loyal member of the PSD, would send this press release to EVZ, which normally is far more sympathetic to opposition political parties, but … Continue reading Cloudy with a Chance of Foolish Outbursts
You know I can’t stop thinking about the Curious Case of Traian Berbeceanu, especially the part about how this “elite” brigade of anti-mafia cops have to fill out a fuel requisition sheet before a raid. If that’s actually true, why bother wasting time and money (or this whole sideline thing I never mentioned about swapping a car) bribing the chief of a police unit? The … Continue reading Just Receipts
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