Monthly Archives: January 2009

And why I am not surprised?

I use to make a remark from time to time – if an ordinary person would know in which condition is some (if not majority) of this country’s IT infrastructure of vital service providers (telecommunications, emergency) they’d never touch a … Continue reading

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About TV (part II), or only in America

There was an old anecdote (in Russian) – a drunk husband complains that the TV shows only one program and his wife replies that  the TV is actually broken and he has being watching fireplace all evening. It’s said that … Continue reading

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About (not having) TV at home

Granted, I do admit that I’m not a typical consumer who fits into that standard American definition of the term – I do not carry any credit card debt, do not have kids, do not work 9-5, I do not … Continue reading

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About holiday songs

It seems that I’ve being living in US long enough. Well, really long enough (I’m on other side of Mike’s Clause rule – which states that people living in US less than 2 years or more than 10 years should … Continue reading

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