Two … Incidents
A chill wind came off the vineyards in the hills above me, making me wish I had drier clothes. I was on a country road now in the still cold but brightening valley, hitchhiking from Karlsruhe and...
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Faithful readers of this blog already know I pay very close attention to politics in America. Too close. Much too close. And I give it much more attention than I actually should. Because it is...
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Preschool education reduces school abandonment, unemployment and crime rates. Ovidiu Rom is currently helping 1300 children in 19 communities to receive early education through Fiecare Copil in...
View ArticleA Lovely Day
Saturday, sometime after the 3:15 I saw on the clock when I first was able to open my eyes and the few minutes it took to finally rouse myself and make my way to the small office I have in our...
View ArticleU.S. EMBASSY LAUNCHES BROCHURE ABOUT ART IN THE AMBASSADOR’S RESIDENCE
The U.S. Embassy has launched a brochure describing the American art featured in the residence of U.S. Ambassador Mark Gitenstein. The brochure provides information and illustrations of the 13...
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The Secret of Life with Steve Jobs
“When you grow up you tend to get told that the world is the way it is and your life is just to live your life inside the world, try not to bash into the walls too much, try to have a nice family, have...
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Guest Editor- Carlos l’Abbate: About progress
“I was thinking yesterday about something which is very important to us: our progress, our development, our expansion in life. We live in a society where there are many people suffering from the lack...
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A lesson on patience
A story written by a NYC Taxi driver and posted on the FaceBook: <<I arrived at the address and honked the horn. After waiting a few minutes I honked again. Since this was going to be my last...
View ArticleThere’s Two Points To This Story (Well, Three, Actually)
My birthday is December 11th. On the tenth of December I was talking with a friend on the phone and she mentioned something to the effect that “well, we’re all getting older,” and I laughed and said,...
View ArticleRomania Is More Of Mood Than It Is A Place
[Note For Constant Readers: I was deeply gratified, and even more profoundly surprised, that the necessary number readers requested a link to my contribution to the upcoming book of ex-pats commenting...
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