Month: June 2014

I finally got feeling good enough to post an article, it has been a rough morning, noon and afternoon, but now I am doing better. The last photo is from a walk Boza and I just took and I did some thinking and said a prayer to God. It was raining, but the fire kept going, therefore I stood by the fire and warmed myself, as Boza ran around and did his dog stuff…

As I write this post, the bells are ringing at the monastery and they are getting ready for evening worship. They are serious about this place and I have a warm spot in my heart, to see the work being done here…

I thought I would explain about the hill that the village is built on and the land for as far as you can see. This is an old desert, that has been frozen, by vegetation. Everything is built on old sand dunes from millions of years ago and the soil is very sandy. It is easy to dig in and easy to grow in, as long as you have plenty of water and cow manure. Lucky for us, both are plentiful in this part of the world…

I will not be opinionated to you today and maybe not tomorrow either. The stupidity of the world can not be solved by me and for that fact by anyone. For we have stepped to far across the boundaries of morality and decency…

I guess I will be opinionated… 🙂

Oh, the prayer I said, was asking God to save the world from ourselves, as we play games that only adults should play and then if we were adults, we would know better than play these games…

There is some very sick evil people on earth and I many times think that they could not possibly be human, for the things they want and try to do and actually succeed in doing, has nothing to do with the human spirit of kindness and morals…

Give a thought to God today, doesn’t matter, the God you believe in. Don’t believe? Then think a thought to your non god and be thankful that we have a world as wonderful as we do. For soon we will not have this world and when sci-fi meets reality, it will be a rough planet indeed…

How blessed we are and for that alone we need to embrace nature and the planet in a big hug…

Post by Kyle Keeton
Windows to Russia…

P.S. the bicycle tire and wheel photo? I just like it and I have been looking at it for over seven years now and it hardly changes. It stays in the same spot on the sand and all I can tell is that it has rusted a little more. I just like it…

I have watched for the last few months, as the west stuck foot in mouth and tried to sanction Russia, like they have done to other countries, but much smaller countries. It failed on the small countries and failed big time on Russia and now Russia is silently striking back and it will not be pretty when it is over…

The petrodollar is the only thing between an America that is belly up like a dead fish and an America that still swims and is alive. Life really is a gamble and in this case our western governments gambled and they bet the house…

For all that I saw Medvedev do wrong during his presidency and decisions he made that hurt Russia, one simple decision he pushed, is bearing fruit. Medvedev want the Russian ruble to be a world currency and he implemented programs to start that process. Those plans are now sprouting green shoots… (Had to say that after all the green shoots talk, in America!)

China and Russia are working hand in hand and many other countries are starting to jump on the bandwagon. Countries that have been attacked by a western world and these countries do not forget what was done to them, for sanctions do not deter, they infuriate…

The silent issue is called, “The Anti-Dollar Alliance!” for lack of a more flamboyant title, the words are exactly what the intention means. Time to end the dollar and its hold on the world and China and Iran have both stepped up and shook hands over doing just that, at a special meeting, just held, the plans have been laid…

Gazprom has announced that 90% plus of its customers, will now pay by Euro or Rubles or if an agreement has been made, by that form of currency and the dollar is not amongst the approved currencies…

I have been saying for years, that the best way to kill the dollar is for Russia and China to switch to the Euro and let it destroy the dollar, then work on another viable plan, before the British let the new found power go to their heads, and it will as it did in the past…

What! You did not hear about that? The local news forgot to tell you about the world slowly switching from dollars to something else? Hmm…

Okay, how about this; “China has announced it will allow the direct trade between its yuan national currency and the British pound later this week. Analysts said the move was designed to further internationalize the unit. (Link)”

Now I did some checking and yes it means that the best friend and ally of America, the fallen empire of the British, has stabbed the U.S. in the back and made a serious deal with China to trade in British Pounds. Now that is a two fold issue and it shows a desire to drop the Euro as part of that issue and I am positive that a Russian ruble deal is in the works. Britain can not be caught with her pants down, just because her boss in America likes to rape her constantly, can she?

The American petrol dollar has been a good party and like all parties, they must end. The fact that some of the partiers are jumping ship behind the scenes is a common occurrence, just look at Hollywood and fair weather friends that are abundant there…

If Russia, China and Iran don’t want to partake in that party anymore, if they refuse to do trade with the West, just what is the West going to do about it? As I’d mentioned elsewhere, the West cannot invade Russia, China and Iran and take them over in order to force them to use the petrodollar…

The proof of the pudding is the simple fact that the west has failed miserably in Iraq, Libya, Syria, Ukraine, Afghanistan and many more. How is the west going to strong arm Russia, China and Iran all together?

Talk about the World War to send us back to the stone ages…

Post by Kyle Keeton
Windows to Russia…

Boza is a very laid back dog and he very rarely ever barks and gets upset over anything, but this morning he had a fit over the fish feeding boat, on the lake. The boat carries two guys and enough fish food pellets to almost sink it. They putt around the lake in a predetermined pattern and feed the fish on a regular scheduled system…

Well this morning I was watching Boza as he did his stuff and when he stopped long enough with his head above the grass level. He noticed a small boat in the lake. As in a small dot on the lake and the dot was coming closer and closer. He stared and stared and stared…

Then as if in tune to some magical spell, he went nuts…

He started to run back and forth and was in a panic as this boat came closer and closer and closer. I started to laugh and then shut up as I realized that Boza was seriously wrought by this boat on the lake. He was looking to me to explain this creature on the lake and was it coming to get us?

I sat down with him and patted him and talked to him soothingly. Then as the boat came close enough for his weaker than my eyes to see that the creature was nothing but a open car thingy, with two men on it, on water, he calmed down…

He still did not like the thing in the water, but he accepted it and accepted the fact that I was not worried about the strange creature with four arms, a motor and tossing food to the fish…

We sat there and I took a picture of the boat and I thought about how animals perceive things differently than we do. They do not have the cognitive skills to understand what they see is something different than what they think they see. Boza had only his sight, no smell, no touch or anything else, but a rumbling motor noise and a creature with four arms and a shovel as a weapon. Boza preconceived a threat and he was trying to tell me that he felt a threat and it was real to him…

Boza is a good dog and in fact he is most likely the best dog I have ever owned and I have owned many. Boza is calm and quiet as any dog can be, therefore, I must take consideration when he responds out of the ordinary. For as a dog he takes his job in the family seriously and I have watched him with Sveta, he would lay his life on the line for her in an instant and with me, he is ready to rumble, if I think we need to fight…

I had images of Boza seeing the equivalent to the “Loch Ness Monster” in our little pond…

It gave me a much better understanding of how a dog thinks and he is really a wonderful companion in the Russian Village…

Have a great day…

Post by Kyle Keeton
Windows to Russia…

Water being pumped to pond from river near by.

Our – Village on the pond bank.

Big pond on road to Village.

Looks like a good place for Bass to me!!!

I was drinking my cup of coffee and was thinking about one of the favorite Russian fish to eat…

The Grass Carp!

In a grocery store in Russia you can go to the fresh fish area and you will find in many cases, live Grass Carp in a big tank. This fish is a delicacy to Russians and when it is in season you can buy the carp even on the side of the roads, for the trucks will sell to anyone that stops them. All centers of villages will have trucks sitting and selling carp to the people that live there. Carp is big business and our village is part of that business…

Those carp are raised and sold from the ponds that our village is part of and I have learned a lot about the carp business, by watching the ponds being worked…

When we go to the Village, we drive by hundreds of acres of Ponds or lakes as you will call them. The lakes are man made and they are full of Carp. These lakes were built 50 plus years ago in the era of the Soviet Union. Every lake has a guard shed, that people live in year around to to keep an eye on the fish and strangers…

Now I know that most Americans are making faces at the thought that Grass Carp is the fish of choice. America loves its Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill, Trout, anything but Grass Carp!!!

I was raised on grass carp and mud cats. They were easy to catch and grandma knew how to clean and cook them…

But it makes sense: The Grass Carp is a fast growing, easy to care for fish. It can, in a short time create a lot of food for the masses. So when introduced and farmed by the Soviet Union, it was the ideal fish. Besides the way Russians fix it, It Is Good!

Everyday that I live in Russia: I learn something new, everyday that I am in Russia: I realize that just because we grow up doing things a certain way, does not mean that it is the only way!

Post by Kyle Keeton
Windows to Russia…

Ineptness and a general incompetence of US politicians has now become so apparent that it cannot be ignored anymore…

If you’re to stay somewhat sane, you must completely disconnect from U.S. politics and ESPECIALLY mainstream media…

George Orwell, welcome again…

Post by Kyle Keeton
Windows to Russia…

When I see the transformer in the last picture, I sometimes get an image of H.G. Wells “War of the Worlds!” I can just imagine this thing stomping all over humanity, as it tries to take over the world…

In the third picture down, notice the Yagis antenna at the top of the phone. That is the inspiration for my escapades in getting better internet and it worked…

In the second picture down from the top. That is a old gate, that was put in a new hole I made in the fence. It works and it works good, now I come and go from the back side, where I park the car…

The top picture is the village house and it is perfect…

It is cloudy 95% of the time here and so the photos are dreary and dim. That is pretty normal for Russian weather, cloudy and a chance of rain…

Yes by the way! If you see a Boza in a picture, that is because he is like my shadow and goes everywhere with me as I explore the world. He is a buddy and it is great when Sveta is here, for then I have two buddies to explore the world with…

Hey the sun is shining and that means Boza and I gotta go see what is going on, outside…

Have a great day…

Post by Kyle Keeton
Windows to Russia…

I hear people try to explain how the governmental forces in the US would never attack the people of the country. The civilians would be safe for no one would attack her own people, Right? Brother will not fight brother. Son would not fight father. Mother would not kill daughter. Friends would not turn on friends…

Well, to start with, just step back a short time ago in our history and look at the Civil War between the North and the South. To make this part short; All the above happened in the American Civil War and a whole bunch more on top to boot…

My dad’s side of the family was badly split by that civil war and it never reassembled after that. many deaths involved on both sides and brothers killed brothers. I have a book that explains the Keeton involvement in the Civil War and it was not pretty…

But hey that was many years ago and during a time when we still were barbarians and such. The world has changed a bunch since then and we would never kill our own people, not in this day of civilization and us perfect people would never dream of killing our brothers…

Time to focus on Ukraine; Ukraine should hit home with many of you reading this article…

Ukraine is a country just like America and the people in Ukraine would never have dreamed that the government would send the army against her people and then they were stunned when the army killed them. Their own flesh and blood turned against them and killed them with no remorse…

That my friends is what will happen in America, for the men who will come after you and kill you if you raise up against the government of America is the same men as in Ukraine killing their families and friends…

Time to face reality and the longer we wait for the other guy to fix it all, the worse it will be when we are fed up with all that is happening…

Beside it is too late, America is a Military State and that is signed sealed and delivered…

A Government Will Attack her Own People…

Post by Kyle Keeton
Windows to Russia…

This tale ended with all okay, but it could have turned out deadly, for when Boza and I went hunting for creatures like bear, lions and tigers, we never expected to come across the ruler of the lands and the ponds nearby, of course; A giant elephant eating hedgehog…

We had been confused as to why there was a lack of lions, elephants and other such wild creatures in the area and now we had our fears confirmed. What with a killer Chihuahua in the village (Link) and the surrounding territory being ransacked by a viscous carnivore of a hedgehog, we are at the mercy of nature it seems…

It started like this: Boza and I were stealthily walking, looking for any sign of prey, we had decided that a lion sandwich tonight would be a good thing to eat and maybe a tiger leg to chew on would be a good second best. That was when we heard the sound…

The dreaded huffing and popping noise that is associated with death in the fields. All creatures young and old, big or small, even weak or tough, run for the hills and hide when you hear such a sound…

Pop pop pop pop pop – hiss huff – hiss huff – pop pop pop pop – huff huff huff…

But since Boza and I are either stupid or the bravest hunters on earth, we searched the grasses for the creature making these noises and we found him and to say the least, he was pissed off and did not appreciate me taking pictures of his attitude as it was happening. I gathered from the pile of elephant bones in the nearby field, that he had eaten already and we were very lucky that he did not want a snack for dinner. For I am sure Boza could have outrun him, but I am not sure that I could have…

I recorded the monumental event and then Boza and I turned to thoughts of fighting the creature and Boza looked at me kinda skeptically. All I had brought with me to fight with, was a special walking stick. It is extremely efficient at bringing lions down (with Boza’s help,) but a hedgehog and a hedgehog this big, was a different story. I most likely would not be here telling the store now, if we had confronted such a creature in the wilds…

Therefore, we left quietly and swiftly

Therefore again, Boza and I will gather our strength, weapons and abilities that have been finely honed to protect the lands with and hunt another day, when we are more assured of victory against a superior foe…

How was or is your day?

Our day was perfect…

Post by Kyle Keeton
Windows to Russia…

Eighteen days (Actually 16 days left, but who is counting?) of sticking a needle in my leg and then following up with about a month of pills to subsidize the same stuff I just injected. It is called Vessel Due F and it is suppose to help with plaque in the veins and arteries. Plus, I get to do this twice a year for the rest of my life…

To be honest, I think it helps and it only is an issue while I am taking it. It does cause some headaches and such, but again who is counting? The benefits outweigh the detriment during dosage…

As per usual, I can waltz into a drugstore and receive this medication prescription free, yes as in free (No doctor charges a fortune to write a note from mommy to tell the pharmacist to give me what I need to get well!) and that is the same for 100% of my medications and every medication I take everyday, is a prescription drug in America. A drug that you can not get without a note from mommy. That is that freedom thingy situation, that I keep talking about. That tidbit of real freedom…

Now I did not say cost free, but I will say that medicines are an eighth the cost of the same in the western world, called America. Oh, but I forgot, you have Obamacare now and that makes it all better…

I am going to add another thinking to this post, as I just came back from walking Boza for an hour…

Sveta left yesterday to go back to Moscow and that makes Boza and I sad. The thing about all this is that Sveta has rediscovered her love for the village. She, like her mom, lost the love of the village. The Russian family is very big on what is best for the kid in the family and this village home was a purchase long ago for the baby in the family, Misha. Misha is grown and getting ready to get married himself and he has no interest in the village, what so ever. That act alone destroyed the desires of the rest of the family and therefore, the village home went the wayside…

It was more than just that Misha lost the desire for the village, he never had much choice, as they used the village to fulfill the aspect that Russians believe that children should spend as much time in the country as possible. Russian children need to be exposed to nature, animals and fresh air. The village also lost the grandpa that knew and cared to fix the home and land. He died just before I came to Russia and it has taken me years to get the blessings of everyone to continue working on the village property and that is what I am doing. Erasing the effects of time and weather on the home…

Now Sveta has gained a new purpose in the Russian Village called Sunrise to Freedom and she is in love with the village again. She wants to live here again and she sees that I am getting better, much better, now that I have left the crushing pressure of Moscow. That includes any city in my case, for cities are for strange people in my eyes and countryside is for real life and real people…

I use to say, “As long as I can piss off my back porch and no one can see me, or care, then I still have freedom!”

Thank God I found that freedom again…

Post by Kyle Keeton
Windows to Russia…

U.S. citizens have no desire or interest in supporting a neo-Nazi coup government in the Ukraine, and yet the U.S. government not only supports it, but even initiated it. Similarly, citizens of the E.U. have no desire or interest in losing relatively inexpensive Russian gas, but the E.U. governments have endangered that supply by supporting the coup in the Ukraine, and even by halting construction of an alternative pipeline. As such, we are no longer representative democracies, and we the people are paying for that. I say turn off the gas! Maybe the coup will run out of gas…

Time to turn it off and send the gas to the east, where they will appreciate it and pay for it…

Kyle