Windows to Russia

I have a good article coming up once I get back to Russia. It involves information that encompasses several countries and what I see as a serious impedance to Internet freedoms… That article will have to wait for a few more days… Windows to Russia has had to do serious things to stay on-line. IContinue reading Political Repression Sucks and it is Becoming More Prevalent in the World…

Ukraine has blocked Windows to Russia again and that is okay. I only have a few days left till I get to go home and then I will present the whole details. Of what is going on… So for now I have to post through a proxy again and like I said before it doesContinue reading Once Again Posting by Proxy with a Cup of Coffee…

This morning when I woke up and made that cup of coffee. I fired up the laptop and after it was warmed up. I clicked on my mailbox and I thought that my e-mail box had been spammed. I had an unbelievable amount of e-mails from Russians and Ukrainians that told me where they areContinue reading Coffee and E-Mails from Ukraine and Russia…

I have discovered that you will always find a place of quiet and peace if you just walk around and let it come to you. I found this wonderful bench nestled by the front door of some flats. It is surrounded by flowers and the love of people that care for the little spot ofContinue reading Walking and Thinking in Ukraine in the Early Morning…

Once upon a time in Libya: Once upon a time there was a good farmer in an arid region called Libya. Through hard work, he freed his farm of vultures, wild dogs and pigs who gobbled up the little it produced and turned it into an oasis, providing food not only for the Libyan peopleContinue reading Sometimes You Find a Tale That Makes You Contemplate…

Don’t ask me why eating cow tongue reminds me of the USA being downgraded credit wise but it does. As I was sipping that morning cup of coffee I was enjoying a breakfast of cow tongue. I found a little shop that makes cow tongue sub sandwiches. They have cabbage leafs, slices of red andContinue reading Coffee and Cow Tongue and a Downgrade…

Pictures in order: Off the balcony of my room, the hotel, a boat I like, A boat I use to like that has been sunk and across the river from Kiev and the Cave Monasteries… I got to take a much needed walk today and I took the old camera with me. My cell phoneContinue reading Beautiful day in Kiev Ukraine…

So the stock markets are crashing and the world finances are looking like 2008 all over again. With a big difference, all the tricks and treats are used up… As I have said in the past on Windows to Russia. The stock market should be abolished. It is nothing but a game and games neverContinue reading Coffee and those World Stock Markets…

I was up early and running around Kiev with early birds. It was a good thing that I started early to get my work done. It has started to rain and does not seem likely to let up for many hours. I was going to take pictures this afternoon but we will wait and seeContinue reading Difference: Kiev is so Tiny Compared to Moscow…

It just dawned on me that Sveta had expressed to me that our part of Moscow was going through that time of the year that they turn off the hot water and all you get is cold water… It is a normal part of life in Moscow and is done for maintenance. By the timeContinue reading Hot Water Here and Hot Water There…