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1. There is a McDonalds no more than 100 feet from the Kremlin. Why cant we be this efficient in America?  2. Rollerblading is still a thing here, a very big thing. 3. They are just as excited about Madagascar 3 as I am. 4. Throwing a coin over your shoulder at Kilmetere Zero is … Read more

1.  Just because you don’t speak Russian and your driver doesn’t speak English doesn’t mean you both cant belt out “Walking in Memphis” when it comes on the radio in the middle of a traffic jam. I think we bonded. 2.  Cheeseburgers in Moscow come with an egg on top (Why was I eating a … Read more

There has been some talk in my office about a fraudulent SMS charge scam on peoples AT&T bills over the last couple of months. There were 3 people in my office who got hit with this scam. I finally got around to examining our bill closer and found out that my wife’s phone had been … Read more

People always ask me “What is twitter good for?” Here is a good example.  Bank of America has a foreclosure on my block that they weren’t taking care of by mowing the grass and doing basic maintenance. After spending a couple of hours mowing my grass in the 90 degree weather I was tired of … Read more

I have been doing a lot of traveling and speaking over the last year and my old (but trusty) Latitude D630 was starting to show its age (as in wont cold boot unless I remove the battery) and I was running out of room on the lid for conference stickers so I jumped at the … Read more