We Americans should work on our perception of the world… All Things Russian and a Little Bit of American Idiosyncrasies… idiosyncrasy id·i·o·syn·cra·sy (ĭd’ē-ō-sĭng’krə-sē) n. A structural or behavioral trait peculiar to an individual or a group. A physiological or temperamental peculiarity. An unusual individual reaction to food or a drug. Today, because it effects the […]
Russia: The country with the highest literacy rate is Russia with almost 53% of the population has tertiary education. It is estimated that 95% of adults in Russia have higher secondary education and the country spends some 4.9% of GDP on education. I talk about intellects in Russia all the time… My sweetie Svetochka is […]
Sometimes, I push myself too hard and too long. It has been this way all my life. It is who I am… I went to the Big Village – I was on a quest that failed. I needed to get a part for the well at our Tiny Russian Village and after every store that […]
By John Stanton “Temporal compression, as it is technically called, is an event that concretely modifies everyone’s daily life at the same time. In the face of this acceleration of daily life, fear has become an environment even in a time of peace. We are living in the accident of the globe, the accident of […]
Today it looks as if I will try to get to the Big Village again, But…. it is snowing and snowing and snowing. The money has come in the form of a donation and since it was not specified for what or who, the Tiny Russian Village will get a new part for her well. […]
The issue with getting old is that we do not want to admit that we are getting old… My body is telling me that I am getting older everyday, but still we must push ourselves once in awhile. For you never do anything but rot, if you stagnate and hide from life and her attempts […]
I have said before on this blog about reading books. I have said to read and read and read. Several years ago I discovered reading again and have found it the most perfect way to see the world through many eyes. I have also discovered as to how much long term propaganda has been around. […]
Well it is simply a bad morning and rough day coming… I woke with a rare fever here in TRV. It (thermometer) says 38.5 (101.3) and I feel like crap! Blood sugar is all messed up, blood pressure is high and I feel rough. All is good, but I still have to walk Boza the […]
I see that Starbucks has become a battleground of sorts. Playing one type of personality against another, hoping to win the bag of gold in the end result… McDonald’s tried that same thing and got their ass handed to them… I was a brew master in that company (Starbucks,) my company, had us go and […]
LONDON, February 22. /TASS/. Non-governmental organization Amnesty International once again criticized the human rights situation in Russia. The published annual report with an analysis of the human rights situation in 159 countries, Amnesty International talked about the amendments to the anti-extremism legislation of the Russian Federation, which according to the organization contradicts the international law. […]