tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post2436093540274039993..comments2023-12-27T13:35:09.431-07:00Comments on Exile in Portales: I Caught the Early Bus This Morning...Buckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-58367127383413387842006-09-21T01:59:00.000-06:002006-09-21T01:59:00.000-06:00Bec said... Only in Russia!
Did I ever tell ya ab...Bec said... <i>Only in Russia!</i><br /><br />Did I ever tell ya about the time...<br /><br />:-)<br /><br />Do you know those police kiosks they have on selected street corners in Moscow? They're more like boxes than kiosks; steel up to about waist-level, then fully glassed-in the rest of the way up, about 7.5 feet tall with enough room for two cops inside. Well, one my team members and I are struggling back to the hotel late one evening, drunk, and we pass by this "empty" cop kiosk. Being the curious sort I am, I decide to go inside...over the protestations of my buddy, who's just as drunk but has more sense than I. I'm just standing inside, looking at the console with its switches and dials and stuff...and then this cop comes flying in the door and begins SCREAMING at me. Ever the cool one, I just looked up, grinned broadly, and began talking away, in English. That apparently flummoxed him. He grabbed me by the arm and none-too-gently threw me out of the kiosk, yelling all the while. I continued to play "Stupid American" until he motioned me down the street. It's true: God DOES protect small children and drunks.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-70523642240939168612006-09-20T15:34:00.000-06:002006-09-20T15:34:00.000-06:00"Whereas on our side, we are weak and undecided an..."Whereas on our side, we are weak and undecided and irresolute. And in such a combat, it is not difficult to see which side will prevail." I hope we can get decided and resolute. Sometimes I wonder if most of the anti-American sentiment comes from within our own country. In this day of immediate gratification, people lose sight of the origional intent. <br /><br />Lots to think on, Buck. My mind seems full today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-91732822009634369962006-09-20T12:24:00.000-06:002006-09-20T12:24:00.000-06:00Glenn Beck today on his radio show talked about Ah...Glenn Beck today on his radio show talked about Ahmadinejad's UN speech. He said he didn't want to cover it today but nobody else did. Very scary stuff. In the speech is mentioned several times "peace through justice and spirituality".... by which of course he means HIS spirituality and holy war. Sounds all wonderful on the surface until you realize that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-11182957254477708222006-09-20T11:49:00.000-06:002006-09-20T11:49:00.000-06:00Had to share this with you, Buck!
"Moscow courses...Had to share this with you, Buck! <br />"Moscow courses teach citizens how to handle corrupt policemen - in a <a href="http://english.pravda.ru/society/stories/20-09-2006/84535-police-0">well-educated way</a>." Only in Russia!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-44558776290140677622006-09-20T09:54:00.000-06:002006-09-20T09:54:00.000-06:00Fantastic post, Buck! So much to read and mull ove...Fantastic post, Buck! So much to read and mull over. I wish this wisdom and insight could be taken over to the moderate ME posts right now. They're still hopping with the Pope's speech - so many good points made. They could use the historical and intellectual fuel you have provided.<br />(I won't divert them over here, though. I know you like things a mite more peaceful than that!)<br /><br />I intend to read Lou's link, too. Thanks Buck! (And Lou!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com