From the monthly archives:

February 2008

Masters of the Universe

2008.Feb.14 Thursday

 I must possess all, or I possess nothing.” – Skeletor Buenos Aires – Collectors are an odd breed, regardless of what it is they collect. Wine collectors are a breed unto themselves – amongst those of us in the wine trade, they tend to get referred to as “Masters of the Universe” – generally with [...]

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I, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi, I Like You Very Much…

2008.Feb.14 Thursday

 More affectionate than a kiss is a well done hug in someone that you love. Have you ever notice how I can give delicious hugs?” – Carmen Miranda Buenos Aires – There was no question in my mind that the event to celebrate last weekend was Carmen Miranda’s 99th birthday. Actress and singer, famous for [...]

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Feeding Your Inner Nerd

2008.Feb.12 Tuesday

 The number e is one of the most important numbers in mathematics, alongside the additive and multiplicative identities 0 and 1, the imaginary unit i, and π. – Wikipedia Buenos Aires – Sometimes, you just have to feed that inner intellectual, the nerd, the geek, the schoolkid who actually studied. Or at least I do, [...]

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Of Lasagna, Lomo and Chiseling

2008.Feb.11 Monday

 Once again, my life has been saved by the miracle of lasagna.” – Garfield Buenos Aires – A curious confluence of events occurred in the last week that brought a particular topic to mind. At first, I didn’t have a term to put on it, but then, my eyes lit upon a passage in the [...]

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Immortal Pizza?

2008.Feb.08 Friday

 Millions long for immortality who don’t know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon.” – Susan Ertz, Novelist Buenos Aires – You’d think that at some point over the last three years I’d have made it to the famed Café Los Inmortales, Corrientes 1369, near Paraná – had a coffee, a pastry… [...]

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Happy Rat!

2008.Feb.05 Tuesday

 My time as President is fast coming to a close. For me, it has been a rare opportunity to make a difference and is the completion of one stage in my life’s mission. For Taiwan, these past eight years, though just a small stretch in the endless stream of history, have been an important stage [...]

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Yemanja

2008.Feb.04 Monday

 Chant Yemanja (Goddess of the Sea) Ago Lona O Ya Le – Open the way for the most powerful mother Ago Lona O Ya Le – Open the way for the most powerful mother Ya Le Ya Luma O – Most able mother who protect children Ya Le Omi Abe – Mothers’ house of the [...]

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Of Coca and ‘Shrooms

2008.Feb.03 Sunday

 …after experimenting for a few days, I can say coca might even be better than pizza. The dough for the latter is tricky, and the super-hot baking temperature is tough to get right in a home oven. But a coca is as easy as pie filling: You mix the dough fast, knead it by hand [...]

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NYC Nutshell Redux

2008.Feb.01 Friday

 Perhaps more than any other one person, Cassatt foresaw the approach of the day when New York City as a commercial center would outstrip both in density of population and in amount of wealth all the other cities of the world.” – John Moody, Financial Analyst and founder of Moody’s Investment Services New York City [...]

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