Caption contest announced last week brought only five entries. Three out of five contestants are previous winners. This doesn’t violate any rules and I will be happy to send another fabulous prize to someone who is already enjoying his/hers previous prize but I have decided to run it for another week. I will try to [...]

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There is a kid who lives somewhere in my area who rides a Harley with giant ape hangers, not quite as huge as these…

…but somewhat similar to these.

I have never been on a bike and not planning to ride any time soon so this position seems to be extremely uncomfortable. As a matter of fact [...]

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Hi, my name is Meesha.V and I am a procrastinator, but I prefer to be called an “urgency-challenged” American. Finally my condition had been properly diagnosed.

Time-wasting is a medical condition which should be treated through therapy, according to psychologists.

All these years people thought I was just another lazy a-hole. I hope they all feel remorseful [...]

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Previous batch of my movie reviews is getting stale so here are some recent arrivals from my Blockbuster Online Q.
Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead - crime, family drama, murder, childhood trauma -everything is mixed in this movie. The storyline jumps back and forth from past to present to reveal the background of the crime. [...]

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Sometimes I share interesting links and clips I find on the Russian-speaking internet. There are few websites that do it all the time and do it much better than I ever will, but that’s not what I do. While translating the text is easy, reposting it correctly, with pictures and attributing the sources is not. [...]

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This article appeared in the Kansas City Star this morning. I am not linking to them anymore since their links expire and I have to delete them, so I am copying the full text here. Please pay attention:
Mother scolds child, crashes car
A 29-year-old Lawrence woman suffered minor injuries when she crashed her car while scolding [...]

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Google Reader brought some light rail (tram) news from my hometown of Odessa, Ukraine.
The following was loosely translated by me:
Light Rail Car Rams Five Vehicles: Tram Driver on the route #21 exceeded allowed speed limit and did not take into account driving conditions causing a collision. Five vehicles were involved, one person injured. (Link to [...]

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Whether I plan on it or not, every one of my trips to New York somehow brings me to Brighton Beach - an area in Brooklyn populated by the Soviet immigrants. Known in popular culture as “Little Odessa” it looks nothing like the original Odessa - a beautiful sunny city on the Black Sea in [...]

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I guess the photo for the previous contest didn’t lend itself to easy captioning. I have to go with the comment by DKC and award him (or her) 1,500 miles for his (or her) choice of subscription. Congratulations! Please email me with your pick and mailing address.

Soon to be a movie starring Gene Hackman.
For this [...]

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This week not all the photos are mine, and I am also including a video.
I took this one near Costco in Overland Park. Someone must be taking President Bush seriously.

This picture of a loving grandma having fun with a real pig skull was found on some Russian website. I thought it was funny.

I took this [...]

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