I spent the weekend at the house, reading, writing and sunbathing. I enjoyed reading Carl Hiaasen's Nature Girl. Of course, I also did some gardening and weeding, cooking, and cleaning. I found a nest of something under the kitchen sink.Read more »

Mookie Brando and the Second Cousins put on a lovely unique, slow, chilled show last Thursday.Read more »

I took a lovely bike ride Sunday morning up to Romai part, about 20km each way. Although the forecast was for storms, the weather was perfect. I went as far as the end of the dam, then turned around for a well-deserved beer and a bite to eat.Read more »

Even though Xpatloop gave me a feee VIP ticket to the Bob Geldof concert, I Read more »

Local musician Stuart Relph's (UK) mother-in-law is a famous Hungarian actress, as is his wife.Read more »

A couple months ago, my friend Sanja asked me if I would be willing to accompany her on occasion when she drives to Serbia because she did not want to travel alone. Last weekend was the first time. When I showed up at 9am on Saturday a bit hungover, she was aghast and asked how I could possibly drive with a hangover?Read more »

Headliner Jonny Awsum has won the prestigious and well-deserved Magners Comedy Award and Read more »

Meeting up with Brian for a goodbye drink at the Potkulcs, a few others joined us from the old Monday night session regulars. Mike brought his ukelele, and he, Ash and Brian all had turns playing Hank Williams, Fleetwood Mac, Bob Dylan, Elvis and others outside under the stars much to the delight of us, other customers and the wait staff. They should do this more often.

My Swiss friend Claudio made a documentary film with 6 of his students a year ago about Laci Bacsi, Lazslo Somogyi Singer, a Hungarian survivor of the Holocaust who fled to Switzerland in 1956.Read more »

Sustainable CEU held their annual Earth Day event on Friday afternoon.Read more »