From the monthly archives:

August 2006

To Seek Out and Serve

2006.Aug.20 Sunday

“The ingenuity of self-deception is inexhaustible.” – Hannah Moore Restaurants are in the business of providing many things, among them a certain ambiance or theater, comfort, service, and, of course the reason most of us go, food and beverage. While it’s entirely possible for a restaurant to just be thrown together, the successful ones tend [...]

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Intelligent Design

2006.Aug.19 Saturday

 Perfection would be a fatal flaw for evolution. Life’s hold on life depends on God losing his grip on life every once in a while.” – Unknown I’m not against the principle of Intelligent Design. Nor am I against that of Evolution. I don’t think either of them truly excludes the other. One could assume [...]

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Brotes de Arvejas

2006.Aug.18 Friday

“All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous unpremeditated act without benefit of experience.” – Henry Miller “The Absolute Collective” The Wisdom of the Heart These are pea sprouts, or pea shoots, or, as they’re called here, brotes de arvejas. A long time staple of many Asian cuisines, and especially prized during spring [...]

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The Gentle Art of Blackmail

2006.Aug.16 Wednesday

“I think it taught me to be independent and never expect a handout and never wait for anybody to hand you anything in any aspect of my life.” – Jesse James Part of living in a new culture, and interacting with people who have grown up with different precepts, values, standards, and just general ways [...]

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Gimme a Slice… or Six

2006.Aug.16 Wednesday

“There’s a pizza place near where I live that sells only slices. In the back you can see a guy tossing a triangle in the air.” – Stephen Wright, comedian Yes, that’s me, toasting to a lovely evening out with my friend Juan. We wandered about his neighborhood in Palermo, looking for, as my friend [...]

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Hook, Line, & Sinker

2006.Aug.15 Tuesday

“The gods do not deduct from man’s allotted span the hours spent in fishing.” – Babylonian proverb I’ve spotted this intriguing building several times when zooming up the Costanera Norte along the river. It’s located right across from the southern end of the Jose Newberry Aeroparque, the domestic airport. It’s the sort of thing I [...]

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The Diamond Jim Dinner

2006.Aug.13 Sunday

“I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number you get in a diamond.” – Mae West James Buchanan “Diamond Jim” Brady’s enormous appetite and resultant girth were as legendary as his wealth. It was not unusual for Brady to eat enough food for ten people at a sitting. George [...]

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Knock Three Times…

2006.Aug.11 Friday

“I also remember the delicious smell of the big loaves of bread baking in the family bakery’s wood-burning oven. I have loved the smell and taste of fresh bread ever since.” – Georg Solti, musician and conductor Buenos Aires – The instructions were both explicit and vague at the same time. “Just after 12:00, go [...]

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You Takes Your Chances

2006.Aug.10 Thursday

 Keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting down.” – Charles Franklin “Boss” Kettering, electrical engineer, inventor of the electric starter and lighting system for automobiles Buenos Aires – Many of my local [...]

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