Today I stumbled out of bed, bleary-eyed on a rather cool, rainy day. But two days ago the weather was quite sunny and warm and The Woman and I went down to see something billed as the “Hyper Parade of Animals”. You can see the poster for it here. The “hyper” part comes from the fact that it took place on the grounds of Cora, … Continue reading All Hail the Great Alliance
Well now that my blog is over a year old, it had to happen – we’re back around to a holiday I’ve already written about. Today is a slightly cooler “First May” than in some previous years but it still looks to be a lovely day for a T-shirt, a picnic, a slice of onion and all of your favorite foods cooked on a grill. … Continue reading The First (of) More
Yes! I am hereby opening comments because I am inviting you to participate in I’m More Romanian Than You!‘s first official contest! Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to find an actual news story written in Romanian and then re-write it in English in the fabulous style of Alison Mutler. Official Rules The original story must come from Click!, Romania’s #1 source … Continue reading IMRTY’s First Annual Alison Mutler Parody Contest
I’m starting to realize I’m in the wrong line of work. Here is more wisdom from the almighty pen of Alison Mutler: Romanians are known to be security conscious, but when the parliament speaker was accompanied by six security officers funded by the taxpayer to the hairdressers, some considered it too much. Click, a daily newspaper, has reported Wednesday that Roberta Anastase was guarded by … Continue reading D4 Damager With the Ill Behaviour
Oh mercy. My eternally vigilant internet eye stumbled across this blog post from a guy who drove his car 6000 km across Europe. Apparently his brief time in Romania was not so pleasant: The road down Romania to the ferry at Calafat is slow beyond belief even at night, single lane, very twisty and steep, heavy trucks struggle along and there are no places to … Continue reading Romania Isn’t Disney World
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