Monthly Archives: June 2018

The museum is in the former residence of Todor Zhivkov, who as head of the Bulgarian Communist Party led/ruled Bulgaria from 1954 to 1989.

Das is nicht einmal falsch. —Wolfgang Pauli CounterPunch: “Marty’s sayin’ fuck what they say, man! It’s all fuckin’ babytalk!” “Kinderspiel.” What a long prologue to introduce a single word! And yet I can find none better to describe what I … Continue reading →

Reçak was a large factor behind the NATO bombing.

These have been dumped in front of the museum’s main entrance and look like they haven’t been maintained in a decade. I realize that it is entirely possible I saw them in use on television in the 90s. There is … Continue reading →

Hotel Denis is immediately behind Hotel Adria, which faces the street. Next to Denis is what appears to be the completed concrete skeleton of another hotel. There are no signs of any sort of recent construction efforts. This reminds me … Continue reading →

The mountains are green and beautiful. The road to Prishtina winds up the mountain and is bumpy, but not potholed. There are trucks going in both directions, and a number of sites with construction. The car ahead of me emits … Continue reading →

My German insurance is good internationally, but not in Kosovo. The border guard instructed me to park and pointed me to the buerau. Inside, when I said “hello” to the salesman he asked if I were with the US Army … Continue reading →