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Outsider’s Inside 
Taking a Break from the Cold to Go Ice Fishing
It's My Lucky Day! Hell Has Frozen Over!
Becoming a Polar Bear is Just Part of the Job
Quit clowning around and get back to work!
Russia is finally starting to crawl back to work after almost two weeks of rough binging and doing nothing else. The holiday season is rough on everyone and not just expats…
1R.I.P. in Monkey Heaven
'Tis the season for ‘pofigism’
Usually at around Christmas time you tend to see people “caring and sharing.” However in many large cities this aspect sometimes takes a back seat. This morning on my way to work I saw an outlandish example of Russian “pofigism” in Moscow…2An endless weekendless December
All right enough already! The Russians have destroyed every single weekend this month for me. Why can’t they schedule all their protests during the week so I can have a break?1Russian democracy marching to the beat of a different drum
Elections and democracy are somewhat unique in Russia and I thought I’d take a few moments and simplify the overall picture and create something like “an outline for dummies.”1Revving up the engines for elections
There seems to be a lot of sputtering, backfiring and smoke in the air here in Moscow right before the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for this Sunday, but the engine seems to be giving enough steam to make the machine move forward…1Everyone’s a beggar!
Greeting friends from faraway lands
Look mom, no cavities!
Let's Do the Time Warp Again!
Don’t even think of flushing that down the toilet!
Paying babushkas to doze off
Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad the little old Russian ladies, known as a babushka in Russian, are still employed in some places that don’t require much physical labor, but the jobs they have are quite unnecessary….3Back in Moscow grinding the ax
Let me hear you scream!
Throughout the world the Americans have the unfortunate stereotype of being the noisiest and most obnoxious of nationalities. This is predominantly a stereotype because the Americans can't hold a candle to the Spaniards or Brits....4Hasta la vista Russia!
Gastarbeiter – Let’s get physical!
Rear-end someone else, I have a sign!
Outsider’s Inside
I’m like a strange breed, somewhat of a mutt, or better yet a liger, a mix of a lion and tiger…I’ve lived in Russia since 1994 and have been somewhat sucked into the Russian culture but still grasp onto some of my home roots in the U.S. I hope to share with you my life experiences as an expat who has survived in the cold land of bears, and especially in the concrete jungle of Moscow.
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