I walked out the door this morning, later than usual, I cut grass yesterday and it was hot. The effect is to make me shut down a little longer than normal at night. So at 5:30 a.m. I finally got out the door with a cup of coffee. Boza followed me and we immediately realized […]
My neighbors; Nikolia and Larissa, are what I call kinda shy and worried about people around them. They are wonderful people, but they hide when most people approach and really hide when I approach. Thus, it has taken me all last summer and part of this one to gain their trust. I talked with the […]
The other day the power company came out and finished the job of installing power poles. Three to be exact; now I should explain that the infrastructure of the village is non to barely existent and we rely upon ourselves and others nearby for help on important issues. Power goes out, we fix it ourselves… […]
Pilot Program will Begin in US Pacific Command by John Stanton In an exclusive interview with General Joseph Dunford, likely to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on 1 October 2015, he discussed the Pentagon’s newest and boldest program: The Aquatic Terrain System (ATS). “Look. With a successful ATS we could joint-operate with […]
The white hawk moved out against his will as the momma eagle struck from above and now we have a new or as I found out later, two new occupants. I assume that they are building a nest somewhere nearby and we will have baby hawks around the place. I have no idea what kind […]
Today is get back on track day… Dropped Sveta off late last night to the train station and by the time I got home to the village, I was so tired, I forgot to take my pills. This morning as I struggled to get up and things were messed up, in and out of body. […]
This is Ma and Pa Raven. They have a bunch of kids 8 to 10 to be exact. The kids are almost grown and Ma and Pa stay away from the kids. The kids have become what I call the Raven Brigade… This morning while Boza and I walked we were feeling kinda down in […]
We needed to go a pay the electrical bill, but they were closed (Post Office.) Therefore today we will go back and pay instead. Sveta took an image of the hours sign, for we never know in the past if they are ever open. Typical Russians, open when you feel like and never open when […]
But Does Anyone Hear Pope Francis? by John Stanton Though not explicitly stated, America’s most powerful instrument of national power is Capitalism. The pistons that power Neoliberal American Capitalism are: Diplomacy, Information, Military, Economic, Financial, Law Enforcement, Intelligence and Human Capital/People. The clearest exposition of the instruments of national power on record can be found […]
Finally, after several days of searching for the culprit, we found the issue. The cardan joint as they say on this side of the world, or the universal joint and the front one, located near the gearbox, was going out… I knew it was a u-joint, but since I have issues with getting the car […]