Windows to Russia

I find it interesting that I have received email after email from people I know in America and they all said the same thing. They said, “Republicans are going to win majority in the Senate and Congress and our country will go to hell!” 😉 Sorry but I think it has gone to hell in […]

Unity Day; That is the holidays that we are celebrating and it means four days off in a row for Russians, well at least most Russians. The day’s name alludes to the idea that all of Russian society united to preserve Russian statehood when there was neither a tsar nor a patriarch to guide them, […]

I am going to take a holiday today as it is an official holiday in Russia. I asked Sveta what holiday is was and she told me, “Yeltsin made holiday!” So since that did not answer my question and Sveta who really dislikes the thinking and thoughts of Yeltsin (President of the Russian Federation, serving […]

Putin: Valdai International Discussion Club’s XI session in Sochi on 24 October 2014… The west has blinked and Russia has responded. Do and say what you want, but the west is a world of hurt and the most important speech in modern history has been given, just a few days ago. I watch the speech […]

So far in my life, a cellphone (or is it cell phone?) never survives. I try to be careful and I try to treat it with loving hands. I guess big paws are not easy on delicate things. Regardless my cellphones seem to die an untimely death, be it my fault or someone else fault, […]

“Unbeknownst to most Americans the United States is presently under thirty presidential declared states of emergency. They confer vast powers on the Executive Branch including the ability to financially incapacitate any person or organization in the United States, seize control of the nation’s communications infrastructure, mobilize military forces, expand the permissible size of the military […]

Today just some rambling thoughts that may or may not matter to anyone but me. The coffee is really good though and getting cheaper by the day here in Russia. Soon I will stock up after the price gets to 10 year lows. Love that coffee… * * * * * * * * * […]

I have talked about this several times; Russia has been building warships, submarines and other warfare watercraft as fast as they can. One is finished and another hull is laid. I have mentioned that Russia is building ships 24 hours a day, seven days a week 356 days a year… Not just warships, but all […]

When I walk in Moscow, Russia; I find interesting obstacles that should never be there. This line of clothes above is at my chest height and blocking the main sidewalk. I know the babushka who did it and the clothes are way above her head and she thinks everyone else is her size. Though Boza […]

I guess I need to explain and that is what I started to do yesterday and I delayed the post until today. I had 10 comments about why I was stupid enough (and many other choice words included,) to go to Egypt when I have talked about the fact that Russia has banned travel to […]