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Author Archives: Andreas Moser
A Date with Ebola
“I am Ebola,” he said, extending his hand with rather too much confidence, as if this was a job interview instead of a date. She hardly had time to sit down before he continued: “I am currently the most feared virus in the … Continue reading
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Into the Highlands of Montenegro (with videos)
Silence has fallen over the minibus. The last conversations and the radio have died down while the driver concentrates on the winding road cutting through the mountains. The passengers’ gaze falls into deep canyons, on the fall-colored forests and on the mountains in … Continue reading
Cigars are good for your Health
“You can’t smoke in here! This is a hospital” the nurse snapped at me, although I hadn’t even lit the cigar. “And?” I asked. “You don’t seem to have read ‘The Magic Mountain‘?” The gruff reply “We have a strict anti-smoking … Continue reading
The ultimate James Bond compilation
In a year without any new James Bond film, fans like me spend hours days weeks on YouTube re-watching favorite scenes, listening to the soundtracks and looking for new compilations and other videos put together by fellow fans. The best compilation I … Continue reading
Short Romance
“Promise me that you will always treat me like a princess,” she asked, no, she begged him, with hope in her dreamy eyes. “I am really more of an anti-monarchist,” he replied and shot her, a curious mix of sadness and … Continue reading
Conceptions. Misconceptions?
A cutely animated film about what people in one part of the world think about people in other parts of the world. Yes, we do have horse-drawn carriages in Eastern Europe. And yes, I also describe life in Germany like working … Continue reading
My thoughts on the Romanian Presidential Election 2014
Yesterday, we had the second round of Presidential elections here in Romania. When the exit polls put the two remaining candidates, Victor Ponta (currently the Prime Minister) and Klaus Iohannis (currently the mayor of Sibiu), neck-to-neck, it started to become an … Continue reading
Cows can do Modern Art as well
(Photographed in the village of Bosača in Montenegro.)
British Prime Minister in support of EU
Yes, that’s Margaret Thatcher. The photo is from 1975 when there was a referendum on whether the UK should stay in the European Community. Margaret Thatcher was the leader of the Conservative Party back then. Given what she wears, I don’t … Continue reading
Easily Confused (45) MAD
Mutually Assured Destruction: Mutually Assured Distraction:
The Happy Hermit 