Road Trip

Did I mention that I grew up in Florida? I'm driving down to see family and won't be listening to NPR or posting for at least a week (Aug. 10-17). On returning my goal is to post about once per week. I really am trying to listen to less NPR news and want to help my hands continue to recover.

On the DL

Hello all. I want to let readers know that I'll be posting infrequently for the next week or so - and any posts will be very brief. Lately, my hands have been starting to show signs of carpal tunnel syndrome and so I'm going to take a bit of a break/summer vacation from the computer.

Back from Hungary

(Me in Heroes' Square in Central Budapest)

Hello all. I'm back from Budapest. It was a great experience to see a little bit of Hungary, and was especially nice to not hear one minute of NPR programing. There is a lot to think about visiting a country like Hungary that suffered so badly under brief Nazi domination and then long Soviet occupation. One can't help but conclude that outlets like NPR News would have done quite well, thank you, under the long communist regime. With its shifting relativism, lack of any moral center, fawning to the powerful, and willingness to simply repeat government pronouncements as truth regardless of how blatantly ridiculous - or reprehensible - NPR News would have been right at home.

And so dear NPR loyalists, from Memento Park in Budapest, Vladimir salutes you!

Taking a Vacation

Hello readers. It's summer and that means I'm taking some time off. I'm going to Budapest and will be back in about a week. I'll post an open thread in the morning before I take off.