Stuff unrelated to food, wine & spirits that I just feel like posting.
Buenos Aires – Yes indeedy folks, it’s John Frum Day. Forget Valentine’s Day yesterday – the chocolates are eaten, the flowers are wilting, those hopeful “Will You Be My Valentine?” cards are already slated for the circular file. Ignore, if you will, that today is National Gum Drop Day, Candlemas, and Lupercalia all rolled into… Read More Happy John Frum Day!
Buenos Aires – Happy Anniversary to Us! Not the blog, but Henry and I. We met February 12, 2005. We had a bit of a whirlwind romance for the two weeks I was in Buenos Aires after meeting, followed by daily instant messaging chats and at least weekly phone calls. When I first set out… Read More Paper Anniversary
Buenos Aires – I’ve heard from folks already who just plain think I’m wrong about MALBA and its collection of modern art, in my last post. As I said, there are clearly people out there who like what’s there, or the museum wouldn’t be in business. One thing I forgot to point out, and as… Read More Modern Art, Take 3
Buenos Aires – I keep wanting to visit the Municipal Museum, but somehow or other it always seems to be closed when I go that direction. Yesterday I was informed that it would be closed until mid-March. For whatever reason, its cafeteria is open, but nothing on the menu looked interesting. Then again, museum cafeterias… Read More Some things are just wrong…
Buenos Aires – This is a short continuation of my first foray into my Paint By Numbers plan, as I’d left off partway through my tour of 3 de Febrero. I’m going to leave this one as mostly a photo essay, as, simply, the rest of the street was almost purely small homes, from the… Read More Paint By Numbers 1.5
Buenos Aires – Tag was one of my favorite games when growing up. I’m not sure if we ever knew “the rules” of the game. I’m not even sure if there are any. We just used to run around a lot, chasing after each other, and shrieking “Tag, Your It!” at the top of our… Read More Tag, You’re It
Buenos Aires – It’s my own fault. I admit it. Back before I left New York, in conversations with friends, I said things like “I miss how friends used to drop by my place back home to do things. We didn’t spend hours arranging hanging out, via SMS or e-mail or telephone.” Of course, we… Read More Home Visits
Buenos Aires – I set out yesterday, late morning, with three objectives in mind. The first, to explore the wholesale cooking supplies neighborhood along the southern end of Av. Jujuy; the second, to continue my Paint By Numbers project with a wander down one of two streets that fit my theme in that area; and… Read More Paint By Numbers 3