Контент 16+ Being now relocated in Bulgaria, the time has come again to celebrate Christmas on 25 December, just as I did all my life before I went to live in Russia. To tell you the truth I am elated. As a so-called ex-pat (God I hate that term), I can truthfully say that I never missed Thanksgiving and Christmas all that much; in fact, there were years when the … Read the rest
Category: Philosophy
Back to Helsinki
Контент 18+ Курение вредит Вашему здоровью. You know, I have always wanted to be the Best at something. I mean, ANYTHING. The best in the world, hopefully. If not that, the best in town. Or the village. OK, goddammit, the best on my street. And because I am an exceptionally devoted humanitarian, I would prefer to be the best at something which would benefit the human race. I would like … Read the rest
Contortions of Change
Контент 18+ Having altered my geographical location for about the 100th time in my life (Moscow was the best among all ports of call), I have been doing a lot of thinking lately about the nature of “change” itself. Some of it is inevitable of course: the trumpets of spring when all the king’s men ride out upon their warhorses, the rich and multi-various orchestra of summer among shadows of … Read the rest
Groping towards Hysteria (American Women Cry Out!)
Контент 18+ In case you haven’t noticed, the latest craze in the USA these days is the blizzard of accusations of “sexual misconduct’ being lobbied against various and sundry men, most of them dating back as far as 20 or 30 years. These gals are now, to use the language of American journalese, “coming forward” because all of a sudden miraculously, they have found the ‘courage’ to do so, whereas … Read the rest
The Night Watchman
Контент 16+ I was always a night guy. Did my best thinking in those heart attack hours of the deepest gloom when the good things went to sleep and the bad things woke up. I guess it’s because when I was a child I was afraid of the dark. We lived in a big white ramshackle house at the bottom of a dead-end street in the hills of Charleston West … Read the rest
