It has been in my parents' house since I was a year or two old.  When my father died, I took it with me and it now hangs in my house.  This is a very important picture for me because it has so many memories attached to it.

I remember my mother telling me, when I was very young, that it is Russian, but now she does not remember any details.

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...and I had little time to say "Bolshoe spasibo!" Here is something new. I have purchased four Khokhloma mice for my office and home. This one is my favorite!


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...we have been working very hard here lately, and there is little time for updates.

In fact, I have had so little sleep that I think my brain is melting.  I am seeing many, many strange things, ...strange coincedences.

Every day I listen to my "Learn Russian" CDs while driving to and from work.  One day last week, though, I was very tired while ( Read more... )

...okay, Toly and Yury were just here last week visiting me at my house after E3.

I tried to provide them with as much Texan fun and enjoyment as possible, but I could not compete with my trip to Moscow. Who ever tries to compete with Moscow will always lose ;)

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...what a great time I had! ...what a great city!

...where else could someone in Texas find Kvas and have it delivered to his home ;)


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...explaining that I got a few things wrong in my Russian Report on www.levelord.com

This is the reason I started early in the write-up with a paragragh explaing that I can not write about all Russians after only seeing Moscow! I was fortunate enough to meet a small group of people, and visit one city in a HUGE country, and for only a few days.

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...I finally found the time to write my report about Russia.

It is on http://www.levelord.com/

...with a broken heart.  It was the best 5 days of my life, no exaggeration! It was so difficult to leave, and I almost cried on the airplane.

Before the trip, I expected to find things less pleasing than I was anticipating, but they were actually so much better than I expected.  The people, the food, the city, ...everything!

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...you can do.  I have spent the last 3 or more months eagerly waiting for this trip to Moskva.  Now, less than a week away, I feel like a child before Christmas, waiting for the toys and fun.  I also feel like a young boy in love for the first time.  Russia really is cool for me, and I feel like she is a woman that I have fallen in love with in so ( Read more... )