Author: Eric Leroy

Deathless World Beyond My Dark

Контент 18+
Last night I saw an English language program called "Futurescape" which gave out some astonishing information. It seems — as we wait for North Korea to start a nuclear war – that genetic discovery of a spellbinding magnitude are just around the corner. The aging process will be slowed to a snail-like crawl, vital organ transplants will become as available and common as chewing gum, and even people
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Running from the Sun

Контент 18+
The general opinion of Russians that foreign people have has nothing to do with polar bears in Red Square. It is quite simply this: they think that Russia is a nation of crooks and drunks. About the crookedness, the overall criminality of the country, I have come — with EXTREME reluctance — to agree. And this sad conclusion flies in the face of the fact that every last … Read the rest

Jekyll and Hyde and the Road to Inferno (continuation of Running from the Sun)

Контент 18+ (чрезмерное употребление алкоголя вредит Вашему здоровью)
'Addiction' is one of those words — like 'happiness', 'success'' and 'pornography''– that is hard to define. that everyone thinks he has a handle on until he tries to explain it. One of the problems is Western (re. American) psychobabble, which causes such terms to end up meaning everything and therefore nothing. On the other hand, how about this? ''Alcoholism is the … Read the rest

Alcoholism Part III: Dancing with the Firewater Dragon

Контент 18+ (лексика, описание употребления алкоголя)
In the United States, some years ago, I started going to AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) meetings. Actually, the situation wasn't as bad as all that; I wasn't on the street or ready for the scrap heap. Outwardly, I seemed fine. I was strong as a mule, thanks to regular visits to the fitness center, and I was usually able to put on a Happy Face
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The Work Ethics of North and South. Part 1.

Контент 18+ (лексика, описание сексуальных отношений)
I don't spend a lot of time worrying about the European Union, and the time I DO spend is usually in terms of just wishing it would go away. But sometimes the question comes up: why are certain nations in the EU very prosperous (Germany, Austria, the UK, presumably the Netherlands, maybe France and Belgium) and other nations (Greece, Spain, Italy, and Portugal, for … Read the rest