Translator's Ravings

I assume you saw the opening ceremonies? I didn’t, as I don’t have and am happily done with the television and all the crap it spews out, but I’d be curious if any of this article “rings a bell” with you: (link dead) Rather long and I only read the first third but seems pretty […]

Thought just occurred to me yesterday as I was walking back from work in a lovely restaurant on the beach, how you were talking about Jens leaving Washington because of all the greed. Around the same time I saw a movie Pursuit of Happiness, and did not piece things together until yesterday. The movie stars […]

Hey Liba, I’d say my response wouldn’t be much different than last time. There are a lot more powerful forces at work than Mexicans crossing the border or dole handed out to lazy people. Free trade has opened up things in a way that it is inevitable that labour intensive work is shipped overseas. Technology […]

I was in Home Hardware Depot buying some material for my latest construction project and, seeing I expected my purchases to be many heavy items, I brought a sturdy, small backpack. On arrival I deposited my backpack with the security guard at the entrance repository. Once done with my shopping and ready to pay at […]

The definition of the 1% is that they control some 60% of the world’s wealth. Please note that this 1% is gradually decreasing, while the 60% figure is gradually increasing. This 1% is not sitting on a pile of fiat currency but this wealth is in all forms and manners, such as key property (great […]

This may seem like a harsh accusation, but not only is it technically true, but sometimes people need a harsh reality pill to wake them up from their easy lazy slumber. When Bush first invaded Iraq, he did so on the premise that it was building weapons of mass destruction (WMD). But a year later […]

I recently saw this cute post on facebook and it reminded me of when I lived in Prague for 15 years. I arrived shortly after the fall of Communism and had bought a big truck three years before my departure. To give you a background, at 85% of the population, Czechs are the most atheistic of all […]

This page gives a brief explanation of the extreme dangers of the Trans Pacific Partnership and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, and how we can stop it. Essentially, these agreements are NAFTA on steroids. The TTP is a secret agreement between Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Vietnam, the United States, and recent newcomers Mexico and […]

Saw an interesting social experiment recently whereby they filmed a group in a waiting room. All but one of them were actors. They were all seated in the waiting room, and when a certain chime sounded, all the actors stood up briefly before sitting back down. Eventually the one non-actor, the subject, not aware of […]

Its making me sick to my stomach to think that my econ teacher still believes that USA is the world best and largest economy and there is absolutely no threat to it at all. WTF. Really?  yah, Americans live in a bubble and can be pretty ignorant people of what is happening around the world […]