“Where life is colorful and varied, religion can be austere or unimportant. Where life is appallingly monotonous, religion must be emotional, dramatic and intense. Without the curry, boiled rice can be very dull.” – C. Northcote Parkinson, Historian, Novelist Buenos Aires – Yesterday started about six weeks ago. I’d gone to that molecular gastronomy seminar,… Read More We could grow up together, E.T….
When you do a good deed, get a receipt, in case heaven is like the IRS” – Unknown Buenos Aires – I was contacted a couple of weeks ago by Jude of Lulu of London spa, who has recently helped found an organization called Aesthetic Argentina. Now, the website that was up at the time… Read More Nip and Tuck
“Creativity is great, but plagiarism is faster.” – Clay’s Conclusion Buenos Aires – I don’t know whether or not to be flattered. It started a few days ago when Technorati started showing up image links to my blog – all of a particular picture… a milanesa napolitana, and to my mind, not that interesting of… Read More Flattery?
“It is told that Buddha, going out to look on life, was greatly daunted by death. “They all eat one another!” he cried, and called it evil. This process I examined, changed the verb, said, “They all feed one another,” and called it good.” – Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Writer, Lecturer, Social Reformer Buenos Aires –… Read More If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Ask Him What’s for Dinner
“I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.” – Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States Buenos Aires – It wasn’t long after arriving in Buenos Aires that I began to see… Read More Lo de Good Fish
I was just in London – there is a 6 hour time difference. I’m still confused. When I go to dinner, I feel sexy. When I go to bed, I feel hungry.” – Henny Youngman, Comedian Buenos Aires – A little while back I got an e-mail from Maya. She was new to the city,… Read More Sex and Sizzle
There is nothing but water in the holy pools. I know, I have been swimming there. All the gods sculpted of wood or ivory can’t say a word. I know, I have been crying out to them. The Sacred Books of the East are nothing but words. I looked through their covers one day sideways.… Read More On Golden Pond
“War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography.” – Ambrose Bierce, Writer, Journalist, Editor “Someone once said that war is God’s way of teaching geography, but today, apparently war or even the threat of war cannot adequately teach geography. More American young people can tell you where an island that the ‘Survivor’ TV series came… Read More How Far East was That?