December 8, 2005

I was reminded of the 25th anniversary of John Lennon's death in an unlikely place: my local suburban Prague pub. The 'Ojai Music Pub' is a watering hole for disenfranchised young Czechs who sport dreadlocks and mohawks in equal proportions. Normally the music is deafening. Tonight I strolled in and heard...  

Prague Castle, St. Nicholas Church in Lesser Quarter, Prague bridges and Vltava River. This all you cat get from Vysehrad Castle walls to one picture.  

I should really write some words about this beautiful city - particularly given the recent drought on this website - but for now I'll just let the pictures speak. The following were taken in Prague, Brno and at the Santon Hill by Austerlitz, site of the Bicentennial re-enactment of Napoleon's greatest victory.  

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, GROUP B, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7TH Sparta Praha 0, Thun (Switzerland) 0 A frustrating night for Sparta: failure to beat Thun means that the Czech champions’ European campaign is at an end. Sparta Team: Blazek - Pospech, Petras, Petrous, Kadlec - Simak (60th Jeslinek), Zelenka, Hasek (82nd Herzan), Polacek - Dosek, Slepicka (66th Matusovic) ...  

Afew years ago the Klabacka grocery store, located in the heart of Prague, was so busy that the manager had to hire four cashiers.  

Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek, who has complained about British Prime Minister Tony Blair's plan to cut billions of euros in European Union subsidies to the 10 new member states, is now acknowledging Blair's point.  

In the largest fine it has ever leveled on a single company, the Anti-Monopoly Office (UOHS) ordered fixed-line provider Cesky Telecom (CT) to pay 205 million Kc ($8.  

With the European Union Summit in Brussels approaching, the Czech Republic and some of its neighbors have voiced concern to Brussels about a proposal that would cut financial support for the 10 new member states.  

The trucking industry has been paying close attention to two issues making headlines late this year: the government\'s plan to launch an electronic toll system on Czech highways and a bill that would make it illegal for trucks to pass on roads.  

Translating’s sucking all my writing mojo out of me. Or maybe that’s just the dope. Or the beer. Or the stress. Or the comfort. Whatever it is, I still get inspired. Now it’s just a matter of doing something with that inspiration.