Stuff unrelated to food, wine & spirits that I just feel like posting.
“The routines of tourism are even more monotonous than those of daily life.” – Mason Cooley, American aphorist, Professor of English Colonia del Sacramento – It was time for that quarterly visa dance that so many of us living here on our tourist visas have to do. We have options – we can travel lots,… Read More Dos Chivitos
“I find the great thing in this world is, not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, poet, novelist, dramatist, humanist, scientist, theorist, painter, and for ten years a chief minister of state… and I think I’m busy Buenos Aires – Today, I’m going to… Read More Navigation
“The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.” – Oscar Wilde Buenos Aires – I’m going to let you in on a little secret. I’m not fond of drag shows. You’d think that would be enough reason for them to revoke my gay membership card (and yes, we do have membership cards,… Read More Applause!
“It is extraordinary that whole populations have no projects for the future, none at all. It certainly is extraordinary, but it is certainly true.” – Gertrude Stein Buenos Aires – Yesterday was a good day. The theme of the day turned out to be new projects, and the culmination of others. I had meetings with… Read More Projects; Past, Present, & Future
“The sea appeared to have shrunk into itself, as if pushed back by the tremors of the earth…the banks had widened, and many sea creatures were beached on the sand. In the other direction gaped a horrible black cloud torn by sudden bursts of fire in snake-like flashes, revealing elongated flames similar to lightning but… Read More Not Just For the Birds
“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… Read More The Gentle Art of Blackmail
“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… Read More Hook, Line, & Sinker
“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… Read More You Takes Your Chances