Category Archives: Life
Magazines subscritpion
The logic of America still fascinates me. Yeah, I know this is money driven country, but.. What I am talking about now, is the [tag]magazine subscription[/tag]. For example, I enjoy reading [tag]National Geographic[/tag], leaving alone the fact that their photos … Continue reading
Spring Good Will
The Daylight Saving Time since last weekend is the only sign of spring coming so far. And maybe Easter next weekend. There is still snow on lawn and driveway. OK, maybe the spring will arrive eventually, so we decided to … Continue reading
Spring in the middle of winter
Do you have winter depression some time? Well, I guess I do, although I really enjoy winter more than any other season. And even if in Iowa is 163 sunny days a year, on average, which is probably 10 times … Continue reading
New York anecdotes in mystery setting
It is no mystery to people who know me even a little bit, that I can read everything in the form of book, phone book included, if I am desperate, but I definitely prefer mystery books. If I read one … Continue reading
Being a tourist in Vancouver
I just came back home from a month long trip to Canada. I was working on some scientific project at University of British Columbia, visiting in all the remaining time. As Canadians don’t work as hard as Americans, I was … Continue reading
Extreme makeover
We moved into the house as it was, almost 8 months ago. I guess when the days started to get longer and there was more sun, the urge to finally renovate become hard to ignore. We decided to paint. My … Continue reading
Low cholesterol diet- continued
When last August I wrote about my cholesterol problems, I thought bad things about my doctor and even worse about the idea of not eating meat. I guess after my semi-annual visit with him, which happened more like 8 month … Continue reading
Party etiquette
OK, so it is Super Bowl today. I guess, as most Americans, I am going to some party. Now, the party starts at 5:00 pm. What time should I be there? Today the answer is simple – 5 min before … Continue reading
Cat adoption
A few weeks ago we finally decided to get a [tag]cat[/tag]. It was a though decision. In previous life, somewhere on the other side of “Big Water” we used to have a dog. Now he is staying with my father-in-low … Continue reading
Low-cholesterol diet
My doctor for the second time suggested that I start cholesterol lowering diet. He was rather insitant this time, as he proposed cholesterol lowering medication. So, I think I will try. Thus, I started to do some web searches what … Continue reading