Riga Talk

Last week, I found a free newspaper called “New Riga” in my mailbox. The piece of paper turned out to be a political advertisement, a campaign of LPP/LC party. Run, of course, by Ainars “Who Else Could It Be” Shlesers. The man is eying a chair of Riga Mayor, which prolly is a good thing. [...]

Mayn, ain’t nothing real overwhelming happened last night actually. Maybe I feel like that cause I was shooting hoops over in Pardaugava and missed some of the live action? TV, breaking news type of live action, I mean. The reporters seemed like nearly enjoying this mess. I don’t know but to me, this whole riot [...]

I was watching LNT’s morning show “900 Seconds” today, when I saw Latvian Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis speaking on inflation. He has told that Government’s aim by fall ’08 is to “come to inflation lower than a two-digit number. I can’t  tell you now, whether it’s seven or eight percents, but this is our aim”. [...]

Kuģis grimst un arī komanda glābjas, kā tad savādāk? Ar glābšanas vestēm virsū aiz borta izlekuši Ārlietu ministrs Pabriks un Ekonomikas ministrs Strods. Štokenbergu izgrūda (nu var būt arī pats uzprasījās), visbeidzot vakar (jakar!) – Labklājības ministre Staķe nolaidusi glābšanas laivu un jau visiem spēkiem airē prom no grimstoša m/k (motorkuģis = Ministru kabinets). Pats [...]