May 13, 2012
The Russian’s Underwater Fantasy
We're chatting at the dinner table. The question is, “If you could disguise yourself, how would you change yourself physically?” The nine-year old says he’d turn himself into his best friend. I say I’d want to be invisible. The Russian, reliably, has a more inventive answer: "I would make myself a sea creature."
March 31, 2012
My Husband the Doomsday Prepper
It's comforting to know your husband is well-equipped for the apocalypse, at least until he starts talking earnestly and with an utter lack of irony about aliens who want to take us over by infecting us with a zombie virus...
March 14, 2012
How the Russian Helps with Homework
Big fight last night over a certain Russian's hardline "helping 9-year old with homework" tactics. Apparently addressing the 9-year old in a VERY LOUD VOICE and repeating the same confusing, heavily-accented advice AGAIN AND AGAIN are the preferred methods...
March 3, 2012
The Russian Has a Toothache
My husband is in intense pain. I come downstairs this morning to find him sitting miserably on the couch, iPad in his lap. He’s been searching the internet for toothache pain remedies and since he’s searching Russian sites, I know this will be interesting...
February 22, 2012
Bad Russian Husbands
The slideshow in this post is (I believe) entitled "Bad Russian Husbands." I've chosen the highlights just for you. In case you wondering, the Russian and I are NOT depicted in any of these images. As far as you know.
February 17, 2012
Soviet Anti-Booze Propaganda
Russian attempts at anti-alcohol propaganda always seem so poignantly futile to me. You can't undo thousands of years of cultural DNA with one poster. This is a cool one, though, dating back to the Cultural Revolution...
February 15, 2012
Kids Sports: Russia vs America
In which I examine the differences between Russian and American attitudes on children and sports, and disclose how I got my first (and last) hickey. These topics are actually closely related...
February 14, 2012
Matryoshka Monday: Valentine Edition
i know it's not Monday, but it's probably better to post this particular matryoshka today because it is Valentine's Day, after all. My friend Igor makes the most beautiful matryoshka designs and if you go here you will find them on a lovely array of tees...
