Author Archives: Andreas Moser
The Greenest Art Museum in the World: Europos Parkas
Yesterday, I found out that the guidebooks which state “Lithuania is perfect for cycling because it is almost completely flat” are wrong. When I cycled the 23 km to Europos Parkas – or “Park of Europe” – from my home … Continue reading
More defections in Syria
After defections by the Syrian Prime Minister and Syria’s only astronaut, I am just waiting for one more final defection. Asma, you can put an end to this terror!
Celebrations at NASA
This is what 2.5 billion $ get you at NASA: a room full of people hugging each other. And for that, you don’t even get cigars which used to be part of any proper NASA celebration.
Russian TV explains Geography
Living in Lithuania, I also receive some Russian TV channels. On one of them, I spotted this show in which the size of Russia is compared to the size of other countries.
Not so fast, Usain Bolt
Whenever somebody says “Usain Bolt is the fastest man in the world”, I cringe. My sense of logic feels under attack by this sentence – and by similar outrageous statements. I am not saying that Usain Bolt could not be … Continue reading
Most Important Investment Advice # 3
After the success of the first and second part of my investment advice series, here is the third most important investment advice: Don’t save anything for retirement. You have no idea if your now will even like the kind of … Continue reading
James Bond “Skyfall” Trailer
After the rather disappointing first teaser trailer, here is the first full trailer for “Skyfall”, the new James Bond film due for 26 October 2012. As a big fan of James Bond, it hurts me to say this, but I … Continue reading
Milton Friedman, 1912-2006
If there was a market for Milton Friedman, he would still be around. To be fair, he actually influenced my economic and political thinking a bit, especially in my younger years. I liked the general liberal outlook and the idea … Continue reading
Without a satellite dish, it would be beautiful.
Lithuanian houses could be so beautiful, if only their owners would refrain from putting up satellite dishes. (seen and photographed in Trakai) (seen and photographed in Užupis in Vilnius where people put up even stranger objects on the roof)
You can’t copy Paris
London, you should not have tried to copy the Eiffel Tower. Even with immense good will on the part of the beholder, it does not look anything like this: With an effort like this, France still doesn’t need to worry … Continue reading
The Happy Hermit 