This & That, Ceci et Cela

-Or whatever you may say at Googles new ever-increasing capacity of user's inbox. I noticed a week/two ago that my allotted inbox capacity was growing at the rate of a few MBs a day, which I believe is their way of pinning down bragging rights to the mail hostess with the mostest in terms of space offered.

Roubles = [my] rounded, romanticized pronounciation, similar to my stubbornly fantastic impression of Russia (Tsars, golden domes, gilded furnishings, royal excess). Further aided/protracted by things like the way "Russe" sounds (French translation for "Russian")... Rubles = more concise, accurate pronounciation similar to the stark reality of Russia as might be espoused by a weary/jaded native, the sharp rise in racist murders eg http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4559566.stm , etc. Can't wait until the visit that ...