Joe Ragan

I have seen anything like it in America except during the lunch hour or when the tour busses stop, maybe. What is it? A crowded McDonald’s. However, you can’t eat at a McDonald’s in Kiev and it not be busy!
I do not eat there very often, simple because I don’t [...]

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Well, the last few weeks several of you who normally would recieve emails from me are not. I keep getting return emails from a company named SpamCop, but it doesn’t tell me how to get my email address approved so that you can recieve my emails.
Therefore, if you haven’t received something from me in [...]

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While I was in Budapest, I was introduced to a satellite system from England that enables one to watch sports from America. They have a sports channel on the system that is dedicated to sports from the US… NFL, NBA, NHL, College football and basketball and lots of other sports.
It also has FOX News, [...]

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The Lord has blessed us with a beautiful day today in Kiev!! The SUN is shining! On Thursday, I got to see the sun while I was in Khmelnitskiy. Twice in a week means that I am doubly blessed.
We don’t get to see the sun too often during the winter in Kiev. [...]

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I went on a road trip on Wednesday. I took the express train to Khmelnitskiy in western Ukraine. By the express train, it only took me 4 1/2 hours to get there. If I drive it’s at least 5 hours!
Most of the express trains have been remodeled and are very nice and [...]

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Wow…it snowed here! It started last night while we were at the Chinese restaurant. It snowed all night, and all day today. We have severa inches of snow and it sure is beautiful.
It is heavy, wet snow and it is sticking in the trees, etc.
I haven’t made a snow angel in honor [...]

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This week is flying by. We are having a conference in Kiev, starting today, and I have been trying to prepare for it and help others as well. I haven’t had much time to write and it will be after Sunday before I can really sit down to do so.
My hearing seems to [...]

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