Boston |
I spent the weekend in Boston with my friend's new dog Pete and it was pretty awesome. Here he is chasing after another dog at the Arboretum.
Posted by on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:29:00 GMT |
A perfect Wednesday |
I just had a Calexico burrito with Lilly and it's the day after:
- Obama's 10th straight win
- Fidel Castro's official resignation
- A heavenly 45 minute phone call with my sister in Havana
Yeah, I'm ...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:16:00 GMT |
The New Year so far (a pictorial essay) |
My new obsession is blueberry pancakes. We made them yesterday around 4pm, when we were good and ready to start the new year. I have gushed about this recipe over e-mail to various friends in the...
Posted by on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 10:42:00 GMT |
Que Pasa USA |
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From the weekend's New York Times:
November 17, 2007
In U.S. Name Count, Garcias Are Catching Up With Joneses
By SAM ROBERTS
Step aside Moore and Taylor. Welcome Garcia and Rodrigu...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:50:00 GMT |
Typewriters |
Just read this advice from Julio Cortázar to Mario Vargas Llosa (dated 1965):
Quisiera decirte, ante todo, que una de las horas más gratas que me reserva el futuro será la relectura de tu libro c...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:33:00 GMT |
Peru: Conjugal Visits for Fujimori |
From an Associated Press report today:
Former President Alberto Fujimori will be allowed a guitar and twice-monthly conjugal visits as he awaits trial on corruption and murder charges, prison aut...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:03:00 GMT |
Libreria Lectorum is closing |
Another independent bookstore is closing. I received news of Lectorum closing earlier this week and walked over to the store today, when a meeting I had for work happened to be just a block away. I ne...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:28:00 GMT |
I heart guayabas |
The guava (known in Spanish as guayaba) has always held a special place in my heart. My first guava experiences probably date back to trips to Chica's Bakery in Union City, New Jersey for delicious pa...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:50:00 GMT |
Cuba, Michael Moore & all that |
A certain famous novel I was obsessed with in high school started square in the middle of the summer that the Rosenbergs were executed. I came back from my travels in the post-Soviet world to the...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 07:51:00 GMT |
Random thoughts in St. Petersburg, Russia |
I haven't had a chance to sight-see much in this city yet. I am here for a writing program. This is the final stop on the trip. I have shifted my focus from where to find a kick-ass meal in town and h...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:15:00 GMT |
