There are thousands of museums to explore during your trip to Russia and the capital city has just added another one, which happens to be the largest of its kind in all of Europe. The indoor ice sculpture museum at Sokolniki Park occupies over 7,500sq.ft. and is now welcoming visitors to gaze upon various frozen creations.

World famous sculptors used 800 tons of ice and 200 tons of snow to construct a living room complete with ice furniture, a Christmas manger scene, a world of insects, an alien invasion, a prehistoric section with a giant mammoth, and more. Guests can also enjoy the finest Russian vodka in glasses made of ice.

There are very few articles and resources addressing the topic of jealousy. I have come to the conclusion that this is merely because people don't know what stance to take on the situation. Everyone has been on both sides of the fence. Most of us have experienced a jealous lover and many of us have been in a relationship where we curiously find ourselves being insecure and jealous by nature. On one hand you want to condemn the abhorrent behavior exhibited by jealous partners while on the other hand you might be able to sympathize. I have decided to courageously announce my decided opinion. Jealousy is just another euphemism for psychotic behavior.

Increasing numbers of American brides are thinking about doing something that used to be unthinkable -- getting married in a bold red gown.

Not that red is a stranger to marriage. Hardly. Red plays a major role in Chinese, Hindu, and some Muslim weddings, and was a popular choice in medieval times. But for modern Westerners? Yes -- we too are starting to marry in red. At least some of us.

It's been happening more and more in Europe over the past decade. Maybe that's because Europe recalls long stretches of time when wedding gowns weren't white. For eons, a woman simply wore her best dress -- one she could certainly use again -- although to keep luck on her side she might gravitate to certain colors and avoid others. With all the choices, it was harder to keep the good colors straight, so the folk world offered a poem with a few fortunate outcomes and many poor ones:

Robert consulted with me because his wife, Andrea, was no longer interested in having sex with him. “Andrea says she feels objectified when we make love, and I don’t know what that means,” he stated. “I love her and I don’t think I see her as an object.”

“Well, when you want to make love to her, why are you wanting to make love? What is motivating you?” I asked.

As we explored this question, it became apparent that Robert’s desire for Andrea was generally motivated, not only by his physical need for sex, but also by his need to be validated by her and to relieve his stress. No time in his discussion with me did he say he wanted to make love to her as an expression of his love for her. At no time did he state that there were many ways he enjoyed sharing his love with her, such as time together, sharing fun, affection, cuddling. His focus in being with Andrea was in having sex with her, and if she didn’t want to, he was generally angry or withdrawn. While he professed that he was expressing his love when I asked him about it, his behavior was anything but loving.

I am a big modern jazz and fusion fan..

And one of the groups that I literally worship is the Pat Metheny Group. I’ve seen this guy and his band play 6 times and every experience was just beyond incredible.

I remember the 3rd time I saw them.. UC Berkeley Greek Theater about 15 years ago. The energy was intense and the vibration of the music was completely pure and transcendental..

This was certainly one of those moments when one can say that they were having a Religious Experience..

The PMG’s signature song is a piece called the First Circle.

My Apologies Guys..

But for some reason my Spam filter is on overdrive and some of your comments are getting caught up in it..

If you post a comment and don’t see it right away don’t panic.  I’ll get around to it in a bit.  Keep in mind there’s a huge time difference here in Siberia with most of you guys in the States or around the World.

Please don’t let that discourage you from posting..

Just Do It!

And let your opinion or your admiration for these Incredible Ladies be heard.. 

Well, I stumbled on this wonderful Natasha again, who I mentioned in a previous post.

Unfortunately, it was not so happy, this time she asked me for advice.

"The U.S. embassy rejected my application for a second visa to the United States."

"I'm very sorry to hear that Natasha .. What was their reason?"

"This is my last year at the university, and they just let the 2 nd and 3 rd year students in."

She looked at me with sad eyes and asked.

"What do I do now?"

"I do not know Natasha .. I do not know .."

As the weight of the severe restrictions on their future sank in..

I remembered reading the latest news about the latest push the U.S. government for the provision of more "amnesty" to millions of illegal immigrants from Mexico.

By some estimates 12 to 30 million illegally entered the United States over the past 30 years. And in addition to this there is a proposed program of guest workers, allowing them to work for up to 3 years, legally that ultimately only a phase transition for them to get a green card down the road.

Thus, while all this is happening to my friend Natasha was given only 1 trip to the U.S. for a period of 4 months and then closed it out back.

And this disparity just pissed me off because of the following realizations:

    * Here we have a bright young, traditional and beautiful Russian girl, who speaks perfect English and has studied it, and American culture for over 10 years.

    * At age 22, she already knows what she wants to get married, have children and work when she can earn extra income for themselves and their future family.

    * It does not violate U.S. law, to enter the country, and instead worked very hard to stick them in the first place to qualify for her first Visa.

    * She is incredibly grateful for the opportunity that it should have been in the U.S. compared with the previous summer, and dreamed of another visit.

    * There is a high probability that this young woman is intended to make an American man was very lucky guy, who will share their joy with other men, who frankly could use all the help they can get in finding a great woman.

    * If so, then someone like Natasha, of course, for his part in a dramatic reverse the downward trend in marriage that we see in the U.S..

    * But on top of it all ... It is natural enthusiasm and open girl who would like to share almost anything with it around her. It just kind of optimistic person, which will create numerous positive ripple with the people she meets, and it is incredibly valuable thing.

So basically my question is this ..

Why the hell are we not giving her and more Russian women like her in the U.S.?

This incredible girl is completely at the opposite end of the spectrum when you look at the thousands if not millions of illiterate illegal immigrants who are in the country. Illegals who all too often reduced anchor babies or trying to collect some form of state handouts from the larger system of public administration that loves the word "welfare".

Now I can not blame people for wanting to find a better life for themselves.

But I can certainly criticize the messed up priorities of our government in terms of who they are and who they let him stay away.

So, now I'm in a tough position because I care about this wonderful young lady, and I have no answer to it.

But I'll do what I can find.

Greetings everyone,

I was particularly impressed with the quality and depth of recent discussions, carried out some of you.

You people have a deep understanding and important points to convey in your posts, and of course, I really appreciate all that wisdom should be shared collectively.

For example, in the last few threads associated with the catastrophic consequences of competition in the marriage is very valuable and I am sure that many of our readers will benefit greatly from the various points made.

We get an increasing number of comments, and I can not answer all of them in a timely manner, as I try to focus on providing as much quality content for you as possible.

Olga new friend of ours who also happens to be a fitness nut.

(Should not we all be so ..)

She recently completed her university, where she studied English language and it is ready to see what the real world is like. In addition to the 4-day week routine of fitness, you can also see that she is a real rag to a cat .. (not all of us ..)

Mary introduced her to me, and I thought it was a very sweet girl, so I asked her to share some of her photos for us all to enjoy.

"Family life has been and always will be the foundation of any civilization. Destroy the family and you destroy the country" -. Erin Pizzey

(RW_man Note:. This is one of the most important post that you've ever read on this site)

For many years I have spent a deep suspicion that the development of modern feminism has never been a grass-roots movement from the distribution base is satisfied with a woman that she had always been painted to be.

He was always very well funded .. too smooth with his propaganda .. and perhaps most impressive of all .. suddenly ubiquitous with positive portrayals in news and media.