Notice on Grammatical Correctness
I do not deny in the least that I do not proofread any of these post. In fact that is part of the allure of this site. It is an entirely unedited record of live streams from my brain into bits on a linux box somewhere. Some people find this bad, I find it good because I do all the part about editing and such everywhere else except for here. So I take your criticisms as complements.
I noticed that "onset" was spelled "on set" in your USSR blog. I also noticed that you decided not to worry about spelling. I can only comment that when I see a misspelled word, it's alot like hitting a rock while riding my bicycle, while enjoying the scenery -- it distracts me from the view I'm enjoying or, in your blog, it distracts your reader from the point you are trying to make.