Russia still has a very strong central government which controls many aspects of life we may not be accustomed to.  Heat being one of them.   Most Moscow apartments, but also churches and apparently even hotels, are hooked up to a central heating system.  The government usually turns on the heat in mid-October.  But because it’s … More Heat Wave Expected Later This Week

The Wrigley office is so far outside of Moscow that no one has been able to show it to me on a map.  I think we’re northwest of the city.  I take the metro to a pickup stop and catch the Wrigley shuttle to work.  It takes about 1 ½ hours each way (assuming no … More My Commute to the Land of the Super Rich