From the monthly archives:

November 2008

Take a Bite out of History

2008.Nov.20 Thursday

 The history of intellectual growth and discovery clearly demonstrates the need for unfettered freedom… the right to think the unthinkable… discuss the unmentionable, and challenge the unchallengeable… To curtail free expression, strikes twice at intellectual freedom… for whoever deprives another of the right to state unpopular views… necessarily deprives others of the right to listen [...]

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Hero of the Two Worlds

2008.Nov.19 Wednesday

 There is around the name of Garibaldi a halo which nothing can extinguish: a whole life devoted to one object – his country; a name consecrated by deeds of honor, first abroad, and then at home; valor and constancy more than admirable; simplicity of life and manners which recalls the men of antiquity; all the [...]

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Land of the Rising Sum

2008.Nov.18 Tuesday

 There once was this Zen master sitting on a small stone bench, studying his small Japanese rock garden… There are only five rocks in the master’s garden. Each was chosen for its individual perfection, as well as its unique relationship to the other stones. One day a visitor comes to the garden. The visitor steps [...]

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Latin Simplicity

2008.Nov.16 Sunday

 If the human mind was simple enough to understand, we’d be too simple to understand it.” – Emerson Pugh, physicist Buenos Aires – Apparently part of what’s behind our recent popularity with the U.S. Embassy for private parties is, someone wrote about us in the embassy’s internal newsletter and suggested us as a place for [...]

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A Little o’ This, a Little o’ That

2008.Nov.15 Saturday

 The effects on memory of the most pleasant dish, the first and last dishes, a rising vs. falling hedonic profile, and the time spent eating a dish were evaluated for similarity to effects seen in memories of pain. Across the three studies, there was consistent evidence for duration neglect (no effect of increased duration/exposure of [...]

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Straddling the Pyrenees

2008.Nov.13 Thursday

 We still think of ourselves as Basques”, says Mme Pitchoauajue. “Until I went to school at the age of seven, I couldn’t speak a word of French.” – Graham Simmons, The Basque Way Buenos Aires – Although it was suggested, I did not wear a proper French Basque Beret to celebrate “National Day” in the [...]

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Tasting of a Lifetime

2008.Nov.12 Wednesday

 The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.” – Joseph Campbell, author Buenos Aires – I hesitate to start this post off with an apology, because most of those the apology is aimed at probably don’t remember that this event was going to include them. But so be it – I apologize to [...]

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On the Radio

2008.Nov.11 Tuesday

 I like radio better than television because if you make a mistake on radio, they don’t know. You can make up anything on the radio.” – Phil Rizzuto, baseball player, sports announcer Buenos Aires – Harkening back to the posts from last week covering my trip in Mendoza, I mentioned a couple of times David [...]

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Spring Simplicity

2008.Nov.11 Tuesday

 We all have hometown appetites. Every other person is a bundle of longing for the simplicities of good taste once enjoyed on the farm or in the hometown [he or she] left behind.” – Clementine Paddleford, food writer, journalist Buenos Aires – One of the pluses of a private dinner at Casa SaltShaker is that [...]

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