
I thought -- I say I thought I had canceled my Arrowhead water delivery before I left for Russia. Guess I was wrong.

If there were ever a good time for an earthquake that disrupts basic services and cuts off water to millions now is the time. I can outlast any Apocalypticist. Any Apocalypticist.

So the flowers in the back are doing well.

I've just finished giving the rose bushes their seasonal prune-down.

Give 'em a few weeks and you'll see some major roseage.
Back inside, well, I think the Aeroflot blankets are really cool. So I may have taken one off the aircraft. Well, maybe two.

But you can't prove anything. There's no evidence I actually pilfered Aeroflot blankets. Except for this photo. Which is pretty much rock-solid, ironclad proof... But besides that, you got nothing!
Finally, it should be noted that most of the yogurt containers I came across in Moscow were -- like their pillows -- mostly square. Here in America, though, our freedom-loving yogurt comes in mostly round containers. Round. Like the majestic curve of the Bald Eagle's noble crown. Round.

The above yogurt lid has been pre-licked. That is, you have to lick the yogurt off the lid before you can tuck in to the container proper. This a universal belief no matter where you travel.