Do you remember “Jenny” from the movie Forest Gump?

I thought she was one of the most complex but tortured characters I’ve ever seen on screen. And every time I watch this movie I’m reminded of some of women I’ve known who are equally tortured.

Jenny if you remember came from the small backwater town of Greenbow Alabama where she was sexually abused as a child by her impoverished alcoholic share cropper father. Jenny’s only goal in her young life was shown to us on her little knees in a cornfield as she desperately prayed..

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.

Today I overheard one of my married lady friends named Lena talking with her girlfriends about how much they love to watch “Desperate Housewives” and “Sex in the City”.

I was contemplating a good cry in my coffee as I thought to myself..

“Oh No..”

“The Cultural Assimilation of Russia has just reached another milestone. All of these perfectly wonderful women are about to get ruined with another volley of Anti-Male Hollywood propaganda.”

“We are all DOOMED..”

I recently had the opportunity to speak with a charming and statuesque young woman named Natasha, who spent last summer in the USA under 4 months of work and tourist visa.

She went to Maryland and waitresses-Ed in the family restaurant, who gave her a unique perspective on the "norms" of American food and dining.

So, to say the least ..

She was completely shocked at the large amount of food that can be consumed by one person in one sitting.

I have a friend who lives and does business in Moscow for the last 4 years that I talk to on a semi-regular basis.

We call it Matt.

Matt successful, smart, street, and is closely associated with various business leaders in Russia and the United States.

Matt kind of person with whom you could easily expect a killer girlfriend next to him at any time, given the existence of a sweetheart, he has made of himself.

OK ladies and gentlemen think of any at the moment.

When was the last time any of you guys actually seen the really exotic women?

(And no I'm not talking about sexual fantasies of art they put on video game covers ever.)

I'm talking about the real deal.

I'm talking about exotic woman who comes from no less an exotic culture.

Look at the following article from CNN.

    (CNN) - Looking for Love This Valentine's Day? Make sure the arrow of Cupid does not hit your wallet.

    That's exactly what happened to Kim Kossie, a woman in Houston, Texas. Kossie joined an online Christian dating site after a friend recommended it. She thought she met the man of her dreams ... an artist from London.

    "He sent these wonderful pictures. This guy was quoting scripture. We prayed every day," she says. "It was almost like a dream guy."

    They talked on the phone several times a day, every day. It was interesting. He gave great advice. He was even should visit his parents in Houston. But then he started asking for money, with promises to pay for it. After two months, Kossie wired him a total of $ 2.000. Not to mention the phone bill she was stuck with for $ 1500. Until now she had not seen him - or her money.

    And, unfortunately, Kossie is not alone. Complaints about the mediation services and Internet dating sites at an all time high on the report of February from Better Business Bureau. In fact, complaints have risen 73 percent in 2006 from the previous year. This year's complaints towards record levels.

Foreigners married and moving abroad of Russian women often insist on taking their children with them, even if the child is not too small. This situation is normal, and I think we need to be ruthless to slow down. However, some women go further and try to take abroad by their mothers, brothers, sisters, aunts and even grandparents. I heard about a woman who tried to persuade her new husband to take her ex-husband with them, because his son has to miss him a lot. If you love this woman reason to satisfy such a request?


As soon as you ask it concerns a distant relative, of course, he just wanted to make a profit you and I doubt anything that he thinks of you. However, if it was his mother, he wanted to return it, rather delicate matter.


 The problem of relations between man and the laws of a wide spread in Russia. Russians are a lot of jokes on the subject. But what is the basis for the notorious conflict? This stubbornness of a spouse or a trick of his laws? This is not the first or second? In fact, the Russians are not currently practicing a close relationship between several generations of a dynasty make. A married woman who keeps contact with his mother, should be enough infantile. It does not make a good wife. He was not grown up enough to be his wife and prefers to play the helpless little daughter. Such a woman is unable to make decisions about themselves, and since then has been under the strong influence of his wife and mother. The case where there is even a small difference in their view, inevitably lead to serious disagreements. You should never agree to let her mother to intrude into your family life if it can easily turn into a battlefield. If your fiancee insists on taking his mother in another country, you'd better find another woman. However, you will be happy with my wife likes.

Watch this incredible video 24-year-old Kseniya Simonova, and you begin to see the emotional depth and intensity that so many women from the former Soviet Union is, when it comes to art.

Her work is an excellent illustration of the suffering and courage that so often goes hand in hand with history and culture of these women.

Once again I am very glad to see someone with her stunning combination of beauty and talent to get some much-deserved international recognition.

Sand artist Ksenia Simonova, the winner of Ukraine's Got Talent, the Internet becomes a hit