Day of the Bureau of Technical Inventory BTI/День инвентаризатора (День работника БТИ): HRH Updates His Dream Home

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The Domestic Goddess of the Green Line

Here’s one of the great unsolved mysteries of the universe: 

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Snow Tires for the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse

Russians don’t go in for the notion of climate change, and given recent events, can we blame them?

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Sochi Mascots

Mascot Mitt

Democrats like me are still sighing with relief at President Obama’s victory in the most recent election. It was a close run thing – so close that rumor has it Mitt Romney did not even have a concession speech prepared. It’s clear from recent post-election analysis that the Romney camp is still scratching its head [...]

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Russia Lite discusses Undecided Voters in Russia

Russia’s Undecided Voters or Banging the Drum in Ostozhenka

AGGGHHHH!  I hate this last week before Election Day! 

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Warming Up To Halloween

You have to hand it to the Russians – when it comes to holidays, more is more as far as they are concerned. 

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It’s a Great Pumpkin, HRH!

I lugged a four-kilo pumpkin home from Dorogomilovsky Market and set it on the kitchen counter. 

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HRH and the Puffy Riot

The couple that surfs together stays together, and that is why I make sure that HRH and I start each day with some quality surfing time.  Two cups of coffee, two iPads, and two completely separate news streams.   While HRH scrolls through RBK and Rambler, I log on to the Huffington Post for some Real [...]

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Day of the Oil, Gas, and Fuel Industry Workers/День работников нефтяной, газовой и топливной промышленности: It Just Keeps On Gushing!

Auntie Mame:  You left a taxi running in the middle of a Depression? Uncle Beau:  Well, Ma’am, I’m in oil.  It just keeps gushing, ain’t nothing I can do about it…” ~ Patrick Dennis Today is all about what my classy British friend Posey called “The Oilys,” which God knows sounds better than “The Gassys.” 

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