The Chiquita Money and the Monkey Fix - A Refugee Paradox |
While most people fixate on the pay-off to narco-terrorist in Colombia, there is a huge humanitarian crisis that is a result of this type of hush money. While I applaud Colombia for keeping its nose c...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 16:05:00 GMT |
Why We Went To War, and Why We Must Stay |
First off, I love empires. I have read countless volumes about the rise and fall of some of the best ones, and right now, we, the American empire, are teetering on the edge of falling. Unfortunately, ...
Posted by on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:02:00 GMT |
Reseña de las tortas de terminal (Terminal Torta Review) |
(For those unfamiliar, in Mexico everyone travels by bus, and every bus station has a torta stand. This is a review of the food options at various bus depots in El Bajio, Mexico.)San Miguel de Allende...
Posted by on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:54:00 GMT |
El glorioso regreso a casa |
La mejor manera de aprender un lenguaje es tomar el medio de transporte más barato que puedas encontrar. Así fue como caí en el hogar caravana mexicana y vi lo que vi. No quiero ser reiterativo con un...
Posted by on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:49:00 GMT |
The Glory Ride Home |
The best way to learn a language is to take the cheapest transportation you can find. This is how I got caught up in the Mexican caravan home and saw what I saw. You don't point out an elephant in th...
Posted by on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:47:00 GMT |
How to Create a Modern Aristocracy |
How to Create a Modern AristocracyNothing sets the tone that we are a nation of people instead of a nation of law by having said people steal the election. Also, by having the highest court involved, ...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:55:00 GMT |
I demand better propaganda from the Neo-Con Cabal |
I demand better propaganda from the Neo-Con Cabal Is it wrong to expect a proper propaganda mill out of my Republicans? Last night I whipped up a big batch of freedom fries and all-American hot dogs t...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:04:00 GMT |
Picking up the check at Democracy Cafe |
Picking up the check at Democracy CafeThe rummy stumbled out of the cafe, no one cared enough to call him a cab. Left at the table was an oddball pair, looking at the havoc their dinner party had wrec...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:42:00 GMT |
a love story |
I think we're ready for the coffee and pieWe find ourselves in a corner cafe worthy of that overdone '50s painting. Now we are about to square off like two prize fighters. To really find out what the ...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:23:00 GMT |
dogs of durango |
Dog Days of DurangoThis all started because we were hungry. Tobin and I had been biking acrossing Durango all day and this catina had the sweet smell of tamales rolling out its door. After a quick exc...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:51:00 GMT |
