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February 2012

Life in Poland

As Seen In Poland: Chuck Norris

Here’s Bank Zachodni WBK’s latest ad campaign featuring the one and only Chuck Norris. I haven’t seen the TV spot yet and am waiting… BTW, my teenage student told me that Chuck Norris didn’t come to Poland to make…

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Ashes and Traffic

As I waited and waited yesterday morning in a huge traffic jam near the local church, I realized that it was Ash Wednesday. Yes, Ash Wednesday is enough to jam up the traffic here in Poland. I suppose the…

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Fat Thursday’s Donut Damage

Donut Day (czyli Fat Thursday) has come and gone. I suppose I can start my diet now – or tomorrow – or better yet, Monday! But before that let’s first review the donut damage. Despite the many, many donuts…

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Walentynki

Nothing special going on at our house for St. Valentine’s Day. Come on, I forgot our wedding anniversary in December and called my mother on my sister’s birthday and vice versa. Got a lot on my plate, but I…

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Poor By Choice

That’s what I am, don’t you know? Poor By Choice. According to my father. Poor By Choice. It’s a thing. Want to join? How quaint it is, he thinks, to not have enough money to make ends meet. How…