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catalina tu vecina: September 2010
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Of Mice and Men and Little Boys and Spigots. And Dogs. I was idly watching CNN the other day. Rick Sánchez was being interviewed about his new book, Conventional Idiocy. Apparently it is an autobiography which recounts, among other things, his very own Horatio Alger story of how he came up through the ranks, how the son of a poor Cuban immigrant became successful in The Land of Opportunity to become a Prince of the Mass Media Reporting Circus. 1) You were not just angry. You felt humiliated. The Bucky Fo...
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catalina tu vecina: May 2009
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Which pennies to pinch? This is now on my list of Sacred Expenditures Which Shall Not Be Eliminated From the Budget. (And not that I need to justify it, but I don't spend a cent on manicures or pedicures, so I figure it evens out, because I know women who spend a king's ransom on that.). What's the one luxury you won't give up until the wolf is at the door? Let's pick one day and stick with it. Well, you can take that gift and flush it. Do you have rocks for brains? So What are your new rules? Later I ha...
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catalina tu vecina: September 2006
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An Intensely English Summer. Below is a little diversion I wrote on return to the. US, remembering the trials and tribulations of a. Freelance EFL (English as a Foreign Language). Teacher trying to survive the summer months in. Vaya, vaya… aquí no hay playa. 8221; which, loosely translated, might be something like “. Dear, oh, dear. ain’t no beach here. Paseo de la Castellana. Livin’ la vida loca. Summer work choices for “teachers of English” are limited:. Which you could move out of during these months,...
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catalina tu vecina: June 2009
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The Dictionary Game. revisited. One of my favorite memories of my days (years) in Spain was dinners with friends, and one of my favorite memories of those dinners was playing The Dictionary Game, always played at the home of a dear Argentinian friend. When the gossip and the wine. Lately I have been intrigued by the word verfication words in the comment section of blogs. They used to be hopeless mixes of mostly consonants that were annoying to key in, such as. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Quote of the Day.
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catalina tu vecina: July 2010
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The contraption pictured here was the first patented version of a Findometer. Its inventor, Julius Gronsonby, labored over it for nearly a decade. Cumbersome and not always reliable, it functioned rather like a Geiger counter and was limited to extracting small objects embedded in floor carpeting. Flagging sales, high production costs, and limited capabilities eventually led to its demise. 1 New name: iFind. 2 Size: more or less that of an iPhone. 5 Waterproof, Fireproof, Shock Resistant. USER: Where the...
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catalina tu vecina: July 2009
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But will not just come to you. This is part of a postcard that was in my mailbox when we got back from a short vacation. Normally when I get bilingual mail, the English is acceptable and the Spanish is deplorable. In this case it was pretty much the reverse. So money has been "located in my name." And it's $573.62. "But will not just come to me.". It is what I figured, and the cretin on the phone admits that they take their cut. How much? I say "thank you, but no thank you" and hang up. Seventy-five doll...
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catalina tu vecina: but will not just come to you
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But will not just come to you. This is part of a postcard that was in my mailbox when we got back from a short vacation. Normally when I get bilingual mail, the English is acceptable and the Spanish is deplorable. In this case it was pretty much the reverse. So money has been "located in my name." And it's $573.62. "But will not just come to me.". It is what I figured, and the cretin on the phone admits that they take their cut. How much? I say "thank you, but no thank you" and hang up. Seventy-five doll...
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catalina tu vecina: Of Mice and Men and Little Boys and Spigots. And Dogs.
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Of Mice and Men and Little Boys and Spigots. And Dogs. I was idly watching CNN the other day. Rick Sánchez was being interviewed about his new book, Conventional Idiocy. Apparently it is an autobiography which recounts, among other things, his very own Horatio Alger story of how he came up through the ranks, how the son of a poor Cuban immigrant became successful in The Land of Opportunity to become a Prince of the Mass Media Reporting Circus. 1) You were not just angry. You felt humiliated. Im not too s...
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HALF OF THE SKY: July 2006
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HALF OF THE SKY. Women hold up half of the sky" - -Mao Tse Tung .but it's obviously the heavier half. Tuesday, July 11, 2006. WE GOTTA GET OUTTA THIS PLACE.if it's the last thing we ever do. Find me here: http:/ wordgirl5.typepad.com/half of the sky/. Posted by wordgirl at 8:23 AM. Monday, July 10, 2006. Some thoughts about camp.and also about knowing who you are. Self Knowledge Brings Happiness". Someone must have tipped them off that the thing with the hats was in the poorest of taste because I haven't...
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DebbieDoesLife: December 2005
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Saturday, December 31, 2005. I for one, think resolutions are made to be broken and so do every year. Doesn't stop me from making them though! 1 Work out more, eat less. 2 Be a nicer person. 3 Stop cussing so damn much. 4 Write a novel. Sat by myself in the theater and totally enjoyed it. One of my other goals in life? To have all my bra and panties match. The day I achieve that then I can just die cuz I will have done it ALL. Posted by DebbieDoesLife at 10:18 AM. Thursday, December 29, 2005. Imagine my ...
