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Month: April 2009

Taco Crawl

“You’re Hispanic. You speak Spanish. You’re doing ethnic jokes. Taco Bell is one of your first targets.” – Carlos Mencía, comedian Buenos Aires – Let me just start by saying that I’m disappointed that none of you showed up. I mean, isn’t that what twittering is all about? Gave it a shot with a “Taco… Read More Taco Crawl

2009.Apr.16 Thursday2024.Oct.02 Wednesday Dan Perlman18 Comments

Classes Update

Just a quick update on our class schedule and availability as of right now – kept up to date in the link off to the side. April 2009 Monday, April 13, 1o:30 a.m. until approximately 2 p.m., What’s so awful about offal? – part of our ten session Color Palate of Italy (basics of Italian… Read More Classes Update

2009.Apr.12 Sunday2019.Jun.14 Friday Dan Perlman1 Comment

R Rated Guacamole

“I’ve been thinking about changing my major from Home Economics to Feminist Studies, but I wasn’t sure if you had any feminist cooking classes.” – Bunny, from the movie about to be reviewed… Buenos Aires – A couple of months ago I mentioned the movie Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death, in passing,… Read More R Rated Guacamole

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Ending the Experiment

“Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.” – H. Jackson Brown, Jr., author Buenos Aires – Two weeks, that’s what we gave it. Not what we intended… Read More Ending the Experiment

2009.Apr.11 Saturday2015.Sep.29 Tuesday Dan Perlman2 Comments

More than Passable Pizza

“Thirteen-year-old Obi-Wan wasn’t a Master…or even a Jedi Knight…yet. As an apprentice, he had a long journey ahead. But even an apprentice could feel the dark tremors rippling under the calm surface of Galu, the capital city of Gala. Obi-Wan couldn’t see to the end of the mission, but he could already sense that success… Read More More than Passable Pizza

2009.Apr.10 Friday2016.Oct.07 Friday Dan Perlman1 Comment

A Little Bit of Heart

[Denton] Cooley reportedly answered in the affirmative when a lawyer during a trial asked him if he considered himself to be the best heart surgeon in the world. “Don’t you think that’s being rather immodest?” the lawyer replied. “Perhaps,” Dr. Cooley responded. “But remember I’m under oath.” Buenos Aires – Perhaps it was just coincidence,… Read More A Little Bit of Heart

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Stars and Saints

“The Star of David [in Hebrew, the Magen David or Shield of David] is renowned as the sacred symbol of the Jewish faith. Indeed, the Star of David is the distinguishing feature on the Israeli flag and as an ornament of jewelry the Star of David is proudly worn by millions of devout Jews worldwide.… Read More Stars and Saints

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