It seems my website is jinxed. When I got to Australia, I had problems, and didn't even know it since I was offline for so many days. Now as I get to NY, and am offline, I have more problems. This time, apparently the web site is getting too popular for my own good. With over 3 million hits a year, it is getting expensive to host. So now I am going to have to do something I had avoided for a while (except on the log pages). Banner ads. Yup. So if anyone wants a banner ad on my site, get in touch with me. I can tell you how much traffic the page gets and how much it would cost... anyway, hopefully everything works out smoothly.
Here in NYC it snowed yesterday. A good heavy snow, the kind of which Yerevan would only get once or twice in the winter I think (like 5-6 inches in one night). Did I mention I hate the cold? Well I really really do. We are "living" in Williamsburg, which is part of Brooklyn. It is an OK neighborhood I guess, but apparently it is very trendy (I am told this) and that somehow justifies paying $1000 a month for an absolute dump (I had to censor myself there!). They are fixing it up a little as we speak, but living in remond conditions with others sharing the living/bath/kitchen areas is so not ideal and compounded with my lack of my own computer being together mean I just sit in bed reading and trying to get over my jet lag. The flights to get to NY were ok. I liked Quantas, although my seat was broken (it automatically eased back) and American Trans was not a bad airline from LA to NY although my seat was broken (wouldn't go back). So now that all my computer parts are ordered, hopefully I can finally put it together next week and start working on a project or two I have been wanting to do for a while now...
My thoughts on dual citizenship, and fleeing the Yerevan winters are the opposite of Madlene's I must say :-) Although I do agree that if diasporans get dual citizenship it may need to be a second class citizenship until the obligatory military service is over, or the diasporan agrees to pay something like 2% income tax to Armenia or something along those lines. Also, if Armenia keeps the lands of Zangelan near Kapan, or somehow negotiates the return of Cilicia, I will move there and stop fleeing the winters! :-))
Here in NYC it snowed yesterday. A good heavy snow, the kind of which Yerevan would only get once or twice in the winter I think (like 5-6 inches in one night). Did I mention I hate the cold? Well I really really do. We are "living" in Williamsburg, which is part of Brooklyn. It is an OK neighborhood I guess, but apparently it is very trendy (I am told this) and that somehow justifies paying $1000 a month for an absolute dump (I had to censor myself there!). They are fixing it up a little as we speak, but living in remond conditions with others sharing the living/bath/kitchen areas is so not ideal and compounded with my lack of my own computer being together mean I just sit in bed reading and trying to get over my jet lag. The flights to get to NY were ok. I liked Quantas, although my seat was broken (it automatically eased back) and American Trans was not a bad airline from LA to NY although my seat was broken (wouldn't go back). So now that all my computer parts are ordered, hopefully I can finally put it together next week and start working on a project or two I have been wanting to do for a while now...
My thoughts on dual citizenship, and fleeing the Yerevan winters are the opposite of Madlene's I must say :-) Although I do agree that if diasporans get dual citizenship it may need to be a second class citizenship until the obligatory military service is over, or the diasporan agrees to pay something like 2% income tax to Armenia or something along those lines. Also, if Armenia keeps the lands of Zangelan near Kapan, or somehow negotiates the return of Cilicia, I will move there and stop fleeing the winters! :-))
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