mostly good news...

YAY! Both teams won today! Steve’s team is in the finals after beating Zalau 3-0 in Zalau, and Tammy’s team has one more to go; they’re up 2-1 in the five-game series. I had every intention of going to the gym this afternoon/evening, but watched Tammy’s game with a deliciously chilled bottle of beer instead. Meh! I went to the gym this morning anyways. I was talking to a friend on skype this afternoon and her beautiful daughter was showing me her little toy horse; I tried to tell her that I saw two of those on the roads with the cars this morning. I didn’t have my camera on me, but I did have it with me the other day; how great is this picture?

new wealth and old ways - at an intersection on one of Constanta's main roads (Mamaia Blvd)

I got lost in cyberspace this afternoon, and found a few neat articles. I love this art/marketing project on display in London; the British Frozen Food Federation erected a very artistic display of frozen foodstuffs in an effort to encourage people to buy more frozen food (and to promote their new website) - very artistic. While I’d still rather buy fresh than frozen, it seems as though I don’t have a choice here; after two days of looking for a fresh broccoli (without success), I gave up and bought a frozen wok mix.

walls of frozen food...


This other article is at the opposite end of the spectrum; no one can buy anything, fresh or frozen, with a Zimbabwean dollar (or a trillion). Earlier this year the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe issued 50 trillion, 20 trillion and 10 trillion notes for the "convenience of the public”; with the world’s highest inflation rate of 231 million percent (as of last July - !?!), 300 trillion dollars won’t even get you a loaf of bread. This is horribly ridiculous given the extreme wealth (and destructiveness) of the government, namely Mugabe. Anyways, back to the point. Along with everyone else in the country, The Zimbabwean Newspaper has come under, hmmm…. intense scrutiny? for voicing opinions deemed in opposition to government policies and actions; the government has placed (“slapped”) a “luxury” tax on the paper of over 55%, making any and all sales within Zimbabwe literally impossible. SO, they came back with this ad campaign to increase readership outside the country. It’s pretty clever, and infinitely sad.

"the world's first trillion-dollar ad"


Here are a few other pics from the past couple of days (and weeks); thankfully warmer weather is rolling in... I love Spring... and Summer!!

soooo cute - doggy curled up in a carton

no horse and cart! at least not down this particular street...

signs of Spring

Jim, the team's athletic therapist, and his son Bobby (we went bowling last week), and us...