Windows to Russia

I remember there was a time were I had friends that told me they watched a movie that was based on a true story. I asked them how do you know it was a true story? They told me it said, “Based on a true story.” in the beginning of the movie so it must […]

Sammy the Volga Cardboard Model… One day we will have the Sammy the Volga cardboard model with us in Moscow. Russia… I think she is a beautiful model and a very nice job was done… WtR

Russia has eliminated US currency from its National Wealth Fund while boosting the share of the euro, the Chinese yuan and gold, the country’s Finance Ministry announced on Tuesday.The proportion of US dollars in the fund was reduced from 35% to zero, while the share of the British pound was lowered to 5%. The shares […]

I guess I am too damn old and remember lots of issues from the old days that have been fixed by vaccines… Polio, Mumps, Tetanus, Rubella, Diphtheria, Pneumonia, Hepatitis, Whooping Cough, Papillomavirus….to name just a few… So if life is better because of vaccines, how did so many get to be so backwards as to […]

Cheap, efficient, standalone and self-powered cameras for security are fun to use and maybe it will keep some issues at bay? I am talking with Svetochka on the phone, as I made this video… Solar powered with battery backup and a 4G sim card inside allows Sveta and I to be in Moscow and watch […]

It started out as a theme called “Only Coffee” it is now still called an unimaginative, “Only Coffee” and it has been years in the adjusting. It was a theme that has transformed from a non reflexive, cellphone pathetic and Google Pagespeed of 50 to a max Google Pagespeed of 100, on both cellphone and […]

I went to the Big Village this morning. I did not feel good, had a very bad night. Yet something told me to go… I took images of Pyaterochka the one in this article: Yesterday in the Big Village within Russia (Pyaterochka) One of the local cops went by and he waved at me as […]

I talk about the Big Village here on WtR: I am funny in that I believe all people are the same and should all be accounting & accounted for everything/all things as the same. Murder is murder, assault is assault, no matter who you are. The rules apply to all, no matter who you are… […]

Sometimes you have to stop and stare dumbly at what seems impossible… Hollywood eat your heart out and see your special effects have nothing over when you mess with Mother Nature… I was waiting for a god to float up out of the center of the fire… So the ocean is literally on fire – […]

“About 600 representative offices of foreign companies in Russia localized storage of personal data of Russian users to date,” the regulator added. Source: Russian media watchdog prepares protocol for Google due to absence of data localization – Business & Economy – TASS “Google did not localize the data of Russian citizens on the territory of […]