Month: August 2007

Russian Thoughts!



I call these reflecting thoughts!

Hello,

I was drinking my early morning cup of coffee. I was thinking about several things. First I was thinking about the difference in weather right now, between where I lived in Kentucky, USA and Moscow, Russia.

Many times at the peak of the seasons the two are very are close in weather. It is the switching season times that are so different.

In Moscow, the Fall is here. No Indian Summer as we call it in the USA. The temperature has already made the people wear coats day and night. The rains are constant, everyday it rains 2 to 3 hours. The Watermelons are in season a month behind what I remember in the USA. Everything is off pattern for me. So at times my senses are messed up. I use to be able to tell time by looking at the sun or moon, Not now!

Next, I was thinking about that in a few months will be my one year anniversary in Russia. So I am working on paper work to get my Visa renewed. This is always a fun process in any country and Russia is no different. The bureaucratic paper work is incredible.

Last but not least, I want to get a really nice camera. I have found that I enjoy taking pictures. The camera I have (canon power shot) is wonderful for everyday shootings. What I want to be able to do is get the great close ups and catch that Hedgehog from a long way away.(So he does not cuss at me, in Russian) I am not sure what camera to get and my Wife discusses and I grumble over what to get. :))

I do have other things I think of, like what to post in my Weblog, do I need a new Van, how to lay parquet floor in a Flat and trying to remember how to hang wallpaper.

Kyle

Russian’s Claim To The North Pole!



Hello,

It seems that I have posted about this earlier in my Blog. This is going to be interesting to see what decisions come out of Russia’s actions.

“Russian explorers have planted their country’s flag on the seabed 4,200m (14,000ft) below the North Pole to further Moscow’s claims to the Arctic.” (Moscow Times)

link:
http://kylekeeton.com/2007/07/russia-north-pole-ice-station-zebra.html

I think that this is cool, Go, any country that can lay claim to uncharted territory.

America got the Moon but Russia got Santa Clauses home.(at least under it!) Now we are going to have to call him Grand Dad Frost, just like the Russians do. :))))

Kyle

Soviet Union: CCCP!


Except for the Russian signs this could be Americans standing there, with all their strollers!

Hello,

I found this link today. If it was not for the Russian words, I would have thought that I was looking at pictures of my growing up in America. These are great pictures and someone went to allot of trouble to put them all together. The site is in Russian, but do not let that stop you. The pictures are worth their weight in gold.

FOLLOW THIS LINK TO 100 SOVIET PHOTOS!

I keep saying: “Small World we live in.”

There, I just said it again. :))

Kyle Keeton

The American Dollar…


I look at charts like this all the time. I try to study in my own way the value of the dollar against other world currency’s. I am not a finance person but I see things that bother me. I see the eroding value of the dollar against the Ruble and the Euro. I also see that the Canadian dollar is almost equal to the American dollar.

So in my simple Bear mind, I think that the American dollar is going for a big fall. It is at mid 1970’s levels now. (against other currency’s of the times)

Maybe I should think about other types of investments?

Kyle

Windows to Russia!

Russian Watermelons!


Once again I was having my morning cup of coffee and I was thinking of watermelons.

They come to mind because on the way back from our trip this weekend, We saw watermelon trucks. Actually we passed, followed, cussed at, yelled at, fell asleep waiting for, and got run over by, watermelon trucks.

I have never seen so many trucks full of watermelons. Beer trucks, furniture trucks, yogurt trucks, trailers being towed by trucks and even baby food trucks. All were stuffed with watermelons.

Being that Moscow has 10 million people waiting for watermelons and those 10 million people, do not like squished and broken watermelons. The trucks went at a very slow speed. Like 20 Km per hour. that is 15 miles per hour for an American.

A Russian byway is busy, traffic will line up behind a train of watermelon trucks for about 5 Km. I said once in a article that Russian drivers hate to wait in traffic. So Russian drivers become deadly drivers. They do not care how they will get by this watermelon truck, but they will get by.

Now all problems would be solved, if the watermelon trucks would pull over and let traffic by. But you see the driver has to get these watermelons to Moscow, no matter how many people he kills!

So you have the idea?

The byway becomes a deadly game of chicken, who will pull over first as you go head on into each other! In Russia, Audi and Mercedes drivers seem to have the highest level of non intelligence.

God gave them money but he forgot to hand them their brains!

Kyle at WtR