Thanks to the cool guys at Rasterjam this turned out to be the best caption contest ever. Based on my suggestion (I think) they even created a widget which is now placed on the right side of my blog displaying all the entries. Some of these are truly funny. Few people noticed that V.I.Lenin, whose [...]

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Most religions start with some kind of revelation. Some guy while walking in the woods finds golden plates, next thing you know, two scmucks are knocking on your door asking strange questions. An old man walks to the top of the mountain, comes down with a couple of stone tablets, next thing you know I [...]

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Unlike everyone else on the Internet I am not an expert on the current Russian-Georgian conflict. I wrote about my trip to Georgia before and will reiterate that I have nothing but the best impressions of this country and its people. Georgians are world famous for their kindness, hospitality and their good nature. That’s why [...]

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WARNING: This post is not kosher on any day of the year.
My imaginary friend Moxie Mama wants to celebrate her 1/4 Ukrainian heritage by eating what real Ukrainians eat. Well, that’s real simple and no cooking required to boot. Ukrainian National Food is salo which is non-rendered pork fat. There is nothing like a thick [...]

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In my line of work I talk to people on the phone a lot. Whether I want it or not, my mind creates a certain mental image of a person on the other end of the line. Over the years of conversing with people I may find out about their families, children, what they eat, [...]

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Yep it’s a gym!

“Straight Talk Express” has left the city.

His name is not “The man upstairs”, his name is Jesus

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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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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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