"What the heck happened?"

vickinikolaidis — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:48:19 -0800

Timoth G Volm Inside every older person is a younger person wondering, "What the heck happened?" Timoth, I love your thoughts. This one is one I know I will quote often because it encapsulates how I spend so many hours of the day. We thought we were making the world better and as the years passed reason would help all the variables towards the positive, and everything would ...

Working title - Faith will find away Chapter 2b, We meet Thalia in Kallisti (fiction novel)

vickinikolaidis — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:26:05 -0800

Metropolis, the capital city of Kallísti, is considered the most flourishing seaport of the True Ocean. Not only trade and business, also the exchange of knowledge, religion and adventure draw travelers to the uniquely designed harbor. There exist as many reasons to visit this world center as there are visitors. The curious are drawn to Kallísti by their dream of what the fruits of love ...

Thinking about Hansel and Gretel (Daily Life in Crete)

vickinikolaidis — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:52:41 -0800

I rave a lot about how healthy the food is in Crete and how fresh. I haven't said anything yet though about how messy it can be to eat. Even with lots of napkins and care I always leave a little trail whenever I eat.Probably that sounds like a mistake - leaving a little trail while I eat, but I have never learned to slow down long enough to sit down when I eat. So like Hansel and Gretel I ...

Bring and Take the Definitive Usage Rule

vickinikolaidis — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:10:20 -0800

The misuse of the words bring and take has become so annoying to me that I practically did a back flip, I was so happy to read the following usage discussion from "Daily Writing Tips." Bring and Take Posted: 12 Nov 2009 04:23 AM PST Writers tend to get confused about when to use bring and take. Many think that the two words can be used interchangeably, but they do have two ...

Red Room author Lawrence Wright on panel discussing Afghanistan.

vickinikolaidis — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:05:40 -0700

One of my favorite Red Room authors, Lawrence Wright, was part of a distinguished panel discussing the U.S.A. and al-Quaeda on the news program, Empire which can be viewed on Al Jazeera English. Mr. Wright wrote the ruthlessly researched book "The Looming Tower: The Road to 9/11."Journalist Marwan Bishara hosts a varied group which also includes, General Richard Myers, Dr. Marc ...

Student council filled with rock musicians

vickinikolaidis — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:16:42 -0700

I'm here to report Natalie came home the other day disappointed and a bit angry. She did not get elected into the student council. The most well known kids in the high school are in rock bands and the most well known kids are the ones that get into student council. On Saturday evenings until cool weather rock concerts were held at the Peace and Friendship Park amphitheater. Different ...

Subcribe only to Unsubcribe

vickinikolaidis — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:43:47 -0700

I am really happy about the Internet, I have just switched to Hellas OnLine which means I have a fiber optic connection. The line has taken a long time to place because Chania sits on a huge hard rock. A great place to live when an earthquake trembles through, but not so good for digging ditches and laying underground cables. The wait has been worth it. I enjoy being able to get in touch ...

Reasoning out Real Life. Today’s Theme - Is God a Woman?

vickinikolaidis — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:02:32 -0700

Women have many reasons for enjoying their aging. Some like having the confidence to dress and accessorize their bodies in the way they want, ignoring fashion trends. Some like the freedom realizing everyone they have spent decades caring for – are old enough to take care of themselves – even husbands! Some like not having to worry about becoming pregnant again; able to love their ...

Greek elections-High School politics

vickinikolaidis — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:16:54 -0700

Election excitement is still in the air. Two days ago Natalie came home from high school and announced that she had gotten the most votes for the position of classroom president, but she didn't get the job. She was very indignant. Being originally from The States she has "winner take all" in her blood. She received 15 votes, her girl friend 14 votes, a fellow in the class 13 ...

I'm cool with the Cretan earthquakes

vickinikolaidis — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 08:47:25 -0700

Crete has been having earthquakes and I haven't even noticed! I had visited Crete many times before we moved here a few years ago. The thought of earthquakes never entered my mind until I mentioned to an acquaintance: "We're moving to Crete the end of this summer! He said, "Crete? Isn't that the place where they have all the earthquakes?" Even though I had never ...

Championship European Basketball

vickinikolaidis — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:26:21 -0700

The basketball game is in the fourth quarter with only 6 minutes left to paly. Spain vs. Greece. And ever since about the halfway mark of the 3rd quarter the Spanish team has been flying. the score is Spain 73 and Greece 54. The Spanish team is on fire! the Greek team is tired and can't keep up when the game turns and spain heads for their on basket to score.It is still an exciting game ...

Busily Dreaming "Nazis and Asexual Reproduction"

vickinikolaidis — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:59:26 -0700

In the dream I felt very light hearted. I can't image why. I was pregnant and being chased by Nazis. My hubby and I and four of our friends were having a great time sitting on the floor waiting for the Lamaze classes to start. People started trickling into the room. I was laughing and talking with my friends until I looked around the room to find the teacher.What I ...

Swimming and Making Friends in Crete(Daily Life in Crete)

vickinikolaidis — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:30:28 -0700

Another article lands in Crete Gazette. This one Kleo wrote when she was about ten years old. Some ideas for having fun at the sea.

You can hear the waves splashing on the ground. You can see the people swimming and laughing. You can smell the food there. Don’t the donuts smell good? You feel a trickle of water, someone is splashing you! You splash back. You end up being friends and ...

Changes in Chalepa in Chania (Daily Life)

vickinikolaidis — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:14:05 -0700

I'm living in Chalepa, Crete and have written a bit about Chalepa on the online newspaper Crete Gazette. I have more photos I'll try to post soon.

Chalepa, an area of Chania next to the sea with a view each evening of gorgeous sunsets, is no longer a place for grazing sheep or farming.

During the first ten years of the New Millennium the transition of Chalepa from a farming community to ...

School days, good old rotten rule days

vickinikolaidis — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:52:33 -0700

For many years, each day before I open my eyes in the morning ,I hope I don’t have to go to school. I run through my used and unused excuses for staying at home. I wonder if the best reason for no school, a blizzard, perhaps miraculously will have closed all the roads.
I turn on to my side and prepare myself in case I must go to school. Every time our class has to move through the halls to ...