Over the years I’ve met a lot of people who collected things – some of them of the “old school” variety like stamps, coins or even butterflies, and some who collected odder things. I remember (with horror) entering a colleague’s basement and seeing it lined wall to wall with “official commemorative” NASCAR memorabilia. I certainly remember working in a cubicle farm during the insanity of … Continue reading The Cult of the Bottle Shakers
Found a lovely new blog from an American here in Romania who is really enjoying her time here. Probably my favorite quote from her curiously-written last post: You will realize that, as of now, this blending in will be both to your advantage and terribly problematic. It helps because everyone speaks to you in Romanian because they think you are and therefore assume you understand. … Continue reading Kibbles and Bits: March 8, 2011
Weird, weird and even weirder: Watch the local Arizona news station videoclip here. Romanian government press release here, including this Youtube footage (w/o sound): From the (American) DEA official website: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Michele M. Leonhart and Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the unsealing of charges against seven defendants for conspiring to provide various … Continue reading DEA, Taliban, Missile “Sting”
Well, it looks like this was the week to repeal legislation. Besides rejecting the “witch tax” bill, the Romanian senate also voted against a bill which would’ve legalized “prostitution” or sex work. The text of the bill (in Romanian) is here (PDF) and it looks fairly reasonable to me. A lot of people (including Americans) are quite surprised to learn that “prostitution” is legal in … Continue reading Romanian Senate Kills Sex Worker Bill
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
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