March 2022 Dividend Income Report - $154.58

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Welcome to the fifty-ninth (#59) dividend income report, covering earnings I've made from dividend-paying stocks in March 2022. Last month we spent both in Georgia and Latvia. We had a Spring break from QSI school in…


Top 10 Best Selling Laptops April 2022

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In this article, I've listed the top 10 best selling laptops in April 2022 on Amazon Lenovo, ASUS, Acer, Apple, and HP are the brands of the month. As a proud owner of the Apple 2020 M1 chip macbook, I find it not surprisingly being…


Goldigen Room Artisan Pizza In Kuldiga

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Welcome to another Kuldīga Restaurant review - today I will write about a lovely pizza place located just in heart of Kuldīga town - Goldingen Room Artisan Pizza. The family restaurant Goldingen room, located in the heart of the old town…


Installing laminate flooring, painting walls

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During the weekend I did a lot at our Vilgāle apartment, fixed some electric plugs, painted walls, and installed the floor, but first things first - it was agreed to save huge on the floor by choosing laminate instead of parquet. We paid…


How to Fix Apache Configuration Error AH00558: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name

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Not the biggest Apache fan here, but today working on a server while setting up Apache as a reverse proxy for the JBoss application, after trying to restart the apache service I faced the following issue Apache Configuration Error…


Polishing, Painting and some cable works

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I spent another day at our Vilgāle apt, today's plan was to polish the ceiling and wall (I yesterday plastered) and add the base layer of paint for the living room and hallway. In the morning we went to Majai un darzam store in Kuldīga,…


Wall Plastering, Ceiling Paint, Some Electricity works

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It has been a while since the latest update from the Vilgale apartment, in fact, it has been 3 months since I last visited it. Now, having a Spring break from QSI school in Tbilisi, we decided to visit Latvia for some 2 weeks and do some…


Svan Tower in Tbilisi (Turtle Lake)

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Svan Tower near Turtle lake is a well seen, but less visited tourist attraction in Tbilisi. Best reached while hiking near Turtle lake. Hiking Trails in Tbilisi - Turtle Lake (Kus Tba) - Tskneti Hiking trails near Turtle lake, Tbilisi…


Buying a car in Riga

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A few years ago I wrote an article on how to buy a used car in Georgia, now it is time to write about our experience buying a used car in Riga Latvia. For the past couple of years, we were using mostly car rentals and enjoyed it a lot - I…


Diaries from Tbilisi or Fun Friday with school, office, options trading and flying

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The day started with a lot of snow here in Tbilisi, yesterday we parked our VW Touareg at Archi Tower paid underground parking (paying about GEL 200 / month), and decided to rely on taxi service until Friday's flight to Riga. A few days…


Buying Amazon stock on margin (NASDAQ:AMZN) before stock split to sell covered calls

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On March 17, 2022, I assisted in buying 1 share of AMZN stock for my fiancee. She paid USD 3,101.99 for 1 share.Our goal is to have 5 shares by June 6, 2022. My fiancee is having her birthday on June 10 and by that time I hope I will be…


Gudaleti Monastery Complex

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Gudaleti monastery complex is located in the village of Gudaleti on an elevated spot, on the edge of a high gorge on the river Gudaleura. The church is located about 1 hour and 20 minutes drive from Tbilisi. The complex includes the Church…


How to Open Investment Brokerage Account in Georgia (Galt & Taggart)

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The other day I received a cold call from my bank (Bank of Georgia) offering to become a prime customer at their SOLO banking. I listened to what they have to offer, was not very interested in access to 1,200 airport business lounges, but…


How to Setup XTRF with Apache HTTP server as a reverse proxy and SSL from Let's Encrypt

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XTRF is a Polish translation management system available to install as SAAS or on your own server (both Windows and Linux). In today's article, I will keep notes on How to Setup XTRF with Apache HTTP server as a reverse…


Postcards from Pasanauri

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Pasanauri is a small town in Georgia, situated in the Dusheti district, Mtskheta-Mtianeti region. We have been traveling this small town through zillions of times, mostly when heading to Gudauri or Kazbegi, but never had we made a stop…