Vodka
Vodka doesn’t help you find the answer. But it does help you forgot the question. Wisdom from the vodka tasting on...
Author: Simon
Tell Me
Don’t tell me what you “think,” just tell me what’s in your portfolio. Nassim Taleb in Skin in the...
Russia (Churchill Quote)
“Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” Winston...
Plastic Recycling
I've written a series of evolving posts about Plastic Straws. Here are links to all of them in sequential order....
Speed Bumps
The Russian word for “speed bump” is: "lexhashchii politseiskii." It literally means “lying down...
Seeing
What you see is what you want to see. On our tour of Russia we went on a home visit in Uglich a small provincial town....
Stalin
“One persons death is a tragedy, but the death of a million people is a statistic.” Josef Stalin Stalin appeared...
Mushrooms in Moscow
In August the people in Moscow pick wild mushrooms so this news is important.Russian Scientists recently discovered...
Retail Evolution
Last week I begrudgingly used the self checkout at my local Fry’s grocery store. It was a struggle and while...
Looking Ahead (Churchill Quote)
"It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look farther than you can see." Winston...
