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The Germans (and others) Are Coming!
The wonder of new tech! I am “writing” this post with the help of a program that captures voice and produces text. I can then read the piece, make corrections, and publish straight away… No sweat.
I can’t say the same for the hapless government of Greece. They are sweating. And they will sweat even [...]George and the Gang can’t win
For the first time since those Olympic games in 2004 — which few want to remember — Greece is again in world headlines.
Because she is broke. Because the liquidators are banging on the door. And because she’s riding dead in water, stunned and speechless in the realization that, yes, the time has come.
By [...]Signs…
In the last 48 hours:
Another bomb exploded, this time outside the General Secretariat for Information (see the article in Greek). Police believe this was yet another gift from the Conspiracy of Fire Nuclei, the group that has claimed responsibility for the bomb in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on January 9.
There [...]Greece – knock out approaching?…
Good thread under Day of Epiphany… but not for Hellas!
Greeks are beginning to feel the pinch though. This morning I was with a bunch of real estate agents – traditionally very close to the “pulse” of the buying and selling – and they were all lamenting the “collapse” of the housing market: “bigger” homes [...]Meantime, in Hesperia…!
I am angry but not surprised at the conviction and jailing of Munir Hussain and his brother, Tokeer, for taking good and proper care of a criminal intruder carrying a long conviction record, who invaded Munir’s home with two more bandits, attacked him and his family, tied them up, and threatened them with serious [...]
Cartoon government: Immigrants… again…
The new year arrived with more “human rights” initiatives by our cartoon government. Lost in the maelstrom of the national economic collapse, and eager to prove he’s busy with “important” things, George Papandreou is exerting himself to pass a new immigration bill that would legalize outright thousands of illegal immigrants. The bill has jolted [...]
A word on comments
Comments are open on this blog. I count on the commenters’ own restraint for keeping the discussion forum under basic rules of civility. I’ve noted recently some language that struck me as inappropriate. I have edited this language out. But I won’t be spending too much time on this. Next time, I will unpublish the [...]
Day of Epiphany… but not for Hellas!
Today is the Day of Theophania, literally meaning the manifestation or appearance of God. This is the day we commemorate the baptism of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, in the Jordan river. In the tradition of the Greek Orthodox Church, this is a feast of hope.
Epiphany 2010 is though hardly wrapped in hope, [...]Defeated by Microsoft
Alright! I’ve said it before and I’m saying it again: Never, ever hope for the better with the product from Redmond!
We’re stuck my friends with… Windows – that has just eaten up a pretty well designed and equipped main workstation. I left behind Windows 7 for the old Vista Premium, which at least [...]“Multiculturalism” improves our lives
Last week, television news carried images of Shiites in Piraeus flogging themselves with chain cat o’ nine tails on the day of Ashura. Muslim community representatives were at hand to give us commentary on this civilized, enchanting, uplifting traditional way of commemorating the martyrdom of the prophet’s grandson some 1,300 years ago.
I find these displays [...]