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Russian Birthday Party

We went to a Russian birthday party this weekend. As I have said in the past, Russian women know how to have a good time! I shot some video on my iphone.

This pretty typical for a Russian party. Enjoy!

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2010.

What will you do this year? Do you make New Year’s resolutions? Personally I gave those up decades ago. Yes I have desires I wish to fulfill, but no resolutions. One of my desires is to get better at writing. I will be honing my skills over the next few months in order to get [...]

The Season of Parties

Yes, you heard me correctly - the season of parties. What am I implying? I think you know. The Russian New Year is coming. How is this different you ask? Are you kidding? This is like the best party of the whole year.
Since Soviet times when Christmas was banned due to it being a religious [...]

Mail Order Brides and Vodka

While vodka is enjoyed for a brief period of time, a mail order bride is enjoyed for a lifetime. Now don’t get me wrong. I like drinking vodka just as much as the next guy. But the vodka buzz (or drunk) only lasts a few hours at a time, and eventually pickles your liver.

A Russian [...]

And Yet Another Vodka Article…

Traditional Russian zakuski and vodka. Zakuski is a collection of different items that you eat when you are drinking vodka. It can be salted fish, tomatoes (I like pickled ones), cucumbers (with dill), chicken, mushrooms or maybe salads. But don’t expect to be able to sip your vodka while eating. The rule is to drink [...]