Eta Notebook Batteria, Durak!
The joys of finding computer parts in Russia My Office Ooo vacuume tubes! Its about that time. My laptop battery is so old and so used, that it is dying a slow and painful death. I cannot turn on my laptop without AC power anymore, and then when I do…
Read MoreFidelity is Not a Brokerage
Are you more a man with her than your wife and kids? This past week I returned to Moscow, hanging with Lidia while she studied for her ACCA accounting exams. The whole time I’ve been trying to figure out what to write about since I pretty much wrote myself out…
Read MoreSoviet Suburban Living
I was hoping to escape suburbia when I left the States! Oh the variety! See any similarities? What a view! And I’ve been here! But never here. I’ve always hated the suburbs. I spent too many years living in the suburbs of a small city in Florida to ever want…
Read MoreTaking the tramvai
Trains in the city? In Russia, YES! I’ve never really figured out why Russia has such a fascination with the tramvai, electric trains that run on steel tracks imbedded in the street. First off, the ride is rough, with each bump in the tracks magnified by the big steel wheels,…
Read MoreCash Transfers Across Russia
I love to get Cash Transfers in Russia! How many times a month do you write a check? I used to write a least two a month, to satisfy those gracious gentlemen holding my student loan and those quick-to-late-fee credit card sharks. Now that I paid off my student loans…
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