Posts that have become popular for their content, whether just advice, or controversy, and have generated the most e-mail or comments, and therefore keep showing up in my consciousness.
[Edit, 2016: Pretty much nothing in this article is relevant anymore, repeated changes to the way things are done have, well, completely changed the process.] Buenos Aires – As I noted the other day, I’m in the midst of working on a longer term visa. One of the things that Argentina requires for all documentation… Read More Red Tape
“The true secret of giving advice is, after you have honestly given it, to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not, and never persist in trying to set people right.” – Logan Pearsall Smith, early 20th Century American Essayist Buenos Aires – Giving and taking advice is one of the most dangerous passtimes… Read More Gold Rush Fever
“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
“Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.” – Madonna Ciccone Buenos Aires – I’m being defiant. It’s a small stand for my rights, of some sort or another. It also makes absolutely no difference, but it’ll give me something to comment on. One of our favorite neighborhood lunch hangouts is… Read More Whose Food is it Anyway?
“Sacred cows make the tastiest hamburger. – Abby Hoffman, Activist Buenos Aires – The subject of finding a good hamburger in town came up several times recently on the internet – a travel forum and a couple of expat forums. It was an instant blood in the water with circling sharks fest, as some touted… Read More The Great Hamburguesa Roundup
Buenos Aires – This is the starting point of a meme. Since starting blogging over a year ago I’ve wanted to start a meme. I participated in a few, but have never actually been “tagged” for one, only picking them up either on my own or when someone tags “anyone who reads this”. For those… Read More The Butterfly Effect
Buenos Aires – It’s been the talk of the food blogosphere and news writers for the last week. Whole Foods Market announced on June 16th that they were going to stop selling live lobsters (and crabs). Various emphases are mine… “Although we discovered significant improvements are possible from capture up to in-store tank conditions, we… Read More The Great Lobster Controversy
Buenos Aires – A few things, from the last few days… This is just oh so wrong. According to the deli I got it at, this squashball sized bread roll is a knish, or knitche as they had it labelled. It’s basically an empanada wrapper twisted into a round shape around dried out, unseasoned, mashed… Read More Mixed Roundup