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
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
Just recently I was complaining to The Woman that there aren’t enough journalists in Romania doing a good job at actually, you know, being journalists, digging into secrets, asking tough questions and writing well-researched pieces. Looks like I definitely spoke too soon! Yesterday during an otherwise “boring” press conference, the journalist Corina Dragotescu got Traian Basescu on the ropes, peppering him with questions, causing him … Continue reading Dragotescu Questions Proposed Wage Slave Law
I will warn you ahead of time – this is going to be a long one. Yes, for an entire week I was indeed “dead” – not in the corporeal sense but in the “virtual” sense. I was cut off from the internet for an entire week. My electricity was cut and without it, almost every trace of my modern life disappeared in an instant. … Continue reading Am Venit Sa Dau Drumu’ La Lumina
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