December 2010
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Cuando creíamos que teníamos todas las respuestas, de pronto, cambiaron todas...
– Mario Benedetti
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El Teletón
Cada vez que va uno al super o a la farmacia aquí en México preguntan “…quiere usted REDONDEAR SUS CENTAVITOS pa’l TELETON…” o “GUSTA USTED DONAR algo al TELETON”…
Por cada centavo o peso que das, les deducen impuestos a televisa y a Carlos Slim… Que no seria mejor que esta bola de RATAS CON PATAS dieran dinero de su propio bolsillo y no del...
The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is...
– Mark Twain, legendary author. (via tamsam)
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Los que no nacieron para ver los sueños, no los ven ni de noche ni de día…
– Giocanda Belli
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From The Country Under My Skin
“There is nothing quixotic or romantic in wanting to change the world. It is possible. It is the age-old vocation of all humanity. I can’t think of a better life than one dedicated to passion, to dreams, to the stubbornness that defies chaos and disillusionment. Our world, filled with possibilities, is and will be the result of the efforts offered up by us, its inhabitants. Just as...
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On the UNESCO World Heritage Landmarks and other...
I woke up with the news that the UNESCO World Heritage Committee has named among other things Mexican food from the state of Michoacan cultural patrimony of humanity… Impressive I suppose. In my mind I keep thinking of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (not too different from the pizza joint), sitting around knighting people and things randomly. I imagine them sitting around...
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Junot Díaz in Oaxaca
Loved how he called out Mario Vargas Llosa’s (Nobel Peace winning Peruvian author) messed up politics.
Loved how he called out US and Mexico’s inhumane treatment and persecution of immigrants.
Loved how he called out the age old myth of Mexican racial homogeneity, and the tendency to ignore or disregard new immigration.
Loved how he explained his use of language, pulling from all...
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…and on that note, Margarito should fire his dumb-@#! trainer…
– re: Pacquiao vs. Margarito (a trainer should care a bit more about his athlete than to let “PRIDE” be his guide).
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I have an exploding spilling pumpkin bread in my oven! …so much batter...
– ja ja ja
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sometimes I need a ‘restart/reset’ button for real life…...
– yop
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