By the time I was growing up, the International Day of Worker Solidarity celebrated on the 1st of May became just another day in a long weekend of partying, spring outings, camping trips and fun. May Day usually started with the demonstration, the biggest one of course in Moscow, attended by the Politburo of [...]
Entries from April 2008
Behind the Iron Curtain:May Day
April 30th, 2008 · 6 Comments
Tags: Behind the Iron Curtain · Nostalgia · Russian Accent
Poll of the Week Recap
April 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Based on this week’s poll here is the list of 12 respondents you don’t want to bring on a date with you because they will create a scene and otherwise embarrass you. Just kidding, there is no list, but stay away from The D just in case. Thanks for voting.
Tags: Poll
Retarded Parents Produce Stupid Kids
April 29th, 2008 · 15 Comments
I thought that Miley would be someone that my girls who they could look up to, but I guess that I was wrong. Thanks a lot Miley!
Posted on Kansascity.com
Many comments left in response to the article about Miley Sirus’ Vanity Fair cover fiasco are way more entertaining than the story itself. These comments are [...]
Tags: Nostalgia · Pet Peeve · Russian Accent
WTF Illustrated (now weekly)
April 28th, 2008 · 13 Comments
During last Saturday’s discussion “The Ethics of Blogging” the question of the similarities and differences between journalists and bloggers was brought up many times. There were local professional journalists including Bill Grady with his 40 years of journalistic experience, more than one professor, authors of several books who opined on the subject, but to me [...]
Poll of the Week:What Kind of Customer are You
April 27th, 2008 · 6 Comments
Recently a wave of bad customer service washed over the Kansas City Metro area. Reading how my fellow customers were abused by disgruntled service employees gave me an idea for this week’s poll. I, of course being a Big Pussy that I am, vote with my wallet and avoid the scene and never complain to [...]
Tags: Pet Peeve · Poll · Shopping
PSA: Coupon Code For Air Travel
April 27th, 2008 · 8 Comments
All of you knew that reading this blog will some day pay off. Today is this long-awaited day.
I was tracking air travel prices for my upcoming trip to NYC and Boston for the past two months. The prices fluctuated but never drastically declined. Today I found a coupon code for Midwest Airlines which reduces [...]
Tags: Shopping
Will I Get in Trouble With The Lord…
April 26th, 2008 · 6 Comments
…if I put His name and His word in the trash? Damn you, Hen House!
Another Lord’s word encounter today:
Report this, Bill Grady!
Behind the Iron Curtain:Chernobyl
April 26th, 2008 · 7 Comments
On this day 22 years ago Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded and became the world’s worst nuclear disaster. I don’t have much of a Chernobyl personal story. It happened right before the May Day when we were looking forward to a weekend of camping and drinking. Soviet Government did not even acknowledge the disaster and [...]
Tags: Behind the Iron Curtain · Faiku · Russian Accent
Russian Gourmet: Candy
April 24th, 2008 · 8 Comments
One of the reasons I visit the Russian store so rarely is my complete inability to stay away from Russian candy. They have chocolates, boxed and bulk, non-chocolate candy and other sweets. No matter how much I buy, they are gone within few days and no gimmicks or rationing tricks work to keep me from [...]
Tags: Food · Kansas City · Russian Accent · Shopping
Quick PSA:Penis Shrinking Witches
April 24th, 2008 · 6 Comments
Via the Dilbert Blog comes unsettling news of penis-shrinking witches and sorcerers who have your penis in their sights. I am printing out and laminating this article to inform my future dates of what happened to mine. In the meantime please “beware of fellow passengers in communal taxis wearing gold rings”. Also try wrapping it in foil [...]
Tags: Humour

