Will be to note that floods are also ravaging Romania this year, a place with a per-capita income ca. US$5,000/year.

In response to an invitation from CrocoStimpy, I'm presenting the first installment of the Enescu Diaries. This will be my diary as I establish the groundwork for the coming Enescu renaissance. The only question: who was Enescu?

Pretty well, I think. This one ought to be an ascension.

That infinitera gets up my nose just by existing, but I certainly managed to make a suit from rather skimpy cloth tonight.

Since I grew up on a farm, I never really thought about agricultural policy. It was part of the air and the water. I took it for granted just as the son of an importer would take for granted an intense daily discussion of tariffs and the WTO. But recently, I've realized that most people are woefully underinformed about this vital issue. They take an adequate food supply and astonishingly low food prices completely for granted.

k5's choking again. Don't bother reading this unless you're 'panoptrik'@k5.

Hi folks,

I am buying some beer today. Any recommendations?