It is so cold now that in the morning on the walk between the bus and work my hands feel like they are on fire. I have taken to wearing two pairs of gloves, but this does not seem to have reduced the severity of the chill. I am going to go and see if I can find a really good pair of gloves soon. I would hate to have to leave some fingers behind in Bishkek due to frostbite.
Wow! How cold in Celcius?
ReplyDeleteIt was -27 degrees C. It is a lot warmer now. I hope it does not get that cold again.
ReplyDeleteOtto! Are you in Bishkek?! I'm the NYT stringer now in Central Asia, based in Almaty. I come to Bishkek often though and may be there in a couple of weeks. My email is loydstern@gmail.com. Cheers, David Stern
ReplyDeleteDear Mr. Stern:
ReplyDeleteYou have me confused with somebody else. Please note that my name is J. Otto Pohl. The first initial is there for a reason. I am an associate professor of political science not a writer for the NYT. That is another person with no J as a first initial. I hope your writing for the NYT does not exhibit the same poor research skills that you applied to my blog.