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Russian Anecdotes – Men and Women

August 7, 2014

Men & Women A woman is explaining the kind of man she wants at a dating service: “He has to be polite, he has to have various interests, he has to know how to have a good conversation, he has to know what’s going on around the world, and he has to never interrupt me.” … More Russian Anecdotes – Men and Women

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Mirror Reflections – Nicaragua & Russia

May 13, 2014

Life in Nicaragua I am a big fat liar.  Really, I am.  Yesterday, I re-read the “About the Ex-Pats” page of the blog and I laughed out loud and thought, “what a crock of shit.”  The honest-to-God-truth is that I didn’t love anything about this country during our first visit here, which ironically was two … More Mirror Reflections – Nicaragua & Russia

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Picture of the Day – Nov. 20

November 21, 2013

It was brought to my attention that most bears in Russia work for the Russian mafia. It was concluded that if this is the case all others are illegally in the country. So thanks to a faithful reader I’ve tracked down those who are in the country working in non permanent jobs. As can be … More Picture of the Day – Nov. 20

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Picture of the day – Nov. 16

November 18, 2013

Do you remember when I did the post of some of Russia most famous statues? Well here I found a few statues that you just don’t mess with. Here’s a few unexpected run ins with some of the tougher ones. Visit: https://hague6185.wordpress.com/2013/11/13/picture-of-the-day-nov-15/ Related article: https://hague6185.wordpress.com/2013/10/11/top-10-statues-of-russia-and-former-ussr/  

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Picture of the Day – Oct. 24

October 24, 2013

Today is a very special day “We’ve packed up and are getting ready to go on vacation. No serious “We are” But the neighbors didn’t like being out done so…….. They packed up to go to market. The competition around here is tough. Down around the corner and in a more ritzy neighborhood Chester decides … More Picture of the Day – Oct. 24

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Picture of the Day – Oct. 19

October 19, 2013

Okay so who builds a statue to a lab rat knitting DNA?  It seems in this city they also dedicated a statue to……… “Michael Jackson“ Does anything more need to be said? In a previous post I did a “Top 10 Statues in Russia“ look and see which city you think they came from I’ll … More Picture of the Day – Oct. 19

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Picture of the Day – Oct. 18

October 19, 2013

So we were traveling down the road and all of a sudden coming from the opposite direction this appeared, I had to grab my camera quickly It’s not everyday that one can capture the true Russian inventiveness. (see earlier post on “True Russian Inventors”) The nice part is less rubber is in contact with the … More Picture of the Day – Oct. 18

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Picture of the Day – Oct. 17

October 17, 2013

Standing deep inside a secret military base in Russia, I quickly snapped this picture of a top secret weapon. Please be careful who you share this with Exposing this kind information could get you in a lot of trouble. Please notice the stealthy design Remember this is for your eyes only. Visit: https://hague6185.wordpress.com/2013/10/16/picture-of-the-day-oct-16/

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Picture of the Day – Oct. 15

October 15, 2013

Yesterday I was able to get the shot of the Russian Mafia Today I want to share the photo of the big guy that was standing behind me as I took the picture. A little imposing don’t ya think. By the way I had a reader yesterday remind me about the bumper sticker In America … More Picture of the Day – Oct. 15

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Picture of the Day – Oct. 14

October 14, 2013

The other day I was out for a walk (minding my own business) and ran into the Russian Mafia. I kindly asked if it would be okay to take their picture. At this point they all politely stood up and smiled. As you can see they are armed to the teeth.  They say the Russian … More Picture of the Day – Oct. 14

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