Why not

Posted in Various by Nightwind @ Nov 5, 2008

Elections in US have come and gone. Today the people of the US have chosen to repair the damage done by Bush and his cronies.

I’ve threaded this subject quite a few times on my blog and I’m going to do it yet again, but this time not about the US elections (those are already done and done, all we can do now is light a candle so that the Constitutional Court won’t come to play). Instead, I’m going to pick on the Romanian parliamentary elections. (more…)

Vote for Nobody

Posted in Various by Nightwind @ Oct 30, 2008

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They are back

Posted in Movies by Nightwind @ Oct 27, 2008

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, they are back!! You wonder who ‘they’ are? Well, can’t blame you since I guess that in my outmost excitement not only have I forgot to write this article on time but also forgot to mention this particular detail. (more…)

Politics, crisis or why McCain lost

Posted in News by Nightwind @ Oct 16, 2008

Yesterday, the last debate between the main candidates for the presidency of the world’s greatest military power took place in the state of New York and the two have confronted each other for the last time before things are turned over the voters for a real decision.
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Energy!

Posted in Various by Nightwind @ Oct 14, 2008

Energy drinks have long become a regular part of many people’s lives. I myself enjoy a few in some more demanding workdays or when I have trouble getting up to speed in the morning. However, it’s human nature to question something that seems to have too much of a good effect since we’re all used even to side-effects of regular medicine. As a wise man once said, there is nothing in this world that’s purely good or purely bad, even doctor-prescribed medicine. (more…)

Dire Straits - On Every Street

Posted in Lyrics by Nightwind @ Oct 3, 2008

There’s gotta be a record of you some place
You gotta be on somebody’s books
The lowdown - a picture of your face
Your injured looks
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Shadows and Dust

Posted in Various by Nightwind @ Oct 3, 2008

He looked at the candle in a strange intense manner, with his soft dark eyes now staring intensely as if the hissing of the candle would bear some deep secrets. Or maybe the aura of light worked as some sort of protective shield against the darkness that ruled the rest of the room … who could tell.

He wished time could hold still, just still so that the sand of the hourglass could eventually flow backwards, to otherweres and otherwhens. But time wasn’t obeying his wish, for a lonely teardrop was slowly finding its way down his cheek, eventually puddling up near the candle. (more…)

Top Guitarists

Posted in Various by Nightwind @ Oct 2, 2008

It’s been over 5 years since the famous Rolling Stones magazine has published its (in)famous top 100 of the best guitarists of all time and the flames it sparkled are yet to die out, proof of the passion that lies within music. (more…)

Reading Coelho

Posted in Various by Nightwind @ Sep 26, 2008

Reading the works of Paulo Coelho is truly a challenging activity, mostly because it encompasses a myriad of sub-tasks that can be quite demanding.

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Good night … and good luck

Posted in Various by Nightwind @ Sep 26, 2008

I wrote earlier about the third big gun-related tragedy that struck Finland in the last couple of years. I also wrote about the sheer reckless stupidity of the police force that “investigated” the perpetrator one day before he brought death to his former mates. (more…)