“Argentine shrine, forty miles west of Buenos Aires. Its main object of devotion is a small doll-like statue of the Blessed Virgin; her head is surrounded by a golden aureole and is crowned with hundreds of diamonds and other precious stones. The Basilica of Our Lady of Luján is the most important pilgrimage center in… Read More Visiting Our Lady
“Gardens, scholars say, are the first sign of commitment to a community. When people plant corn they are saying, let’s stay here. And by their connection to the land, they are connected to one another.” – Anne Raver, author, specialist in gardening books Buenos Aires – It’s strange. I openly declare, nearly two years ago,… Read More Golden Ears
“We don’t care if these girls want to eat their men. That’s the Piranha Man’s problem. We just want the avocados.” – Ford Maddox, in Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle Buenos Aires – Can I just say that I find this video, the winner of the Avocado Video Bowl… mildly disturbing? (sorry, I can’t… Read More Haas Disturbance?
“This holy land, this semi-Eden, was supposed to be spotless, a serious equivalent of Disneyland in which not a single candy wrapper is to stay on the ground for more than a few minutes.” – Marvin Olasky, Journalism Professor Buenos Aires – Somewhere along the line after the big Shawarma Chronicles series, I forgot to… Read More Holy Holy Land!
“I prefer a quartet, it makes everyone work harder.” – Adrian Belew, guitarist and singer Buenos Aires – Having fallen a bit behind in my various postings, I realized I hadn’t been keeping up on the last sessions of our Color Palate of Italy course. The first group finished up the ten session class this… Read More Classy Quartet
“Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water undrinkable. A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed.” – Buddha Buenos Aires – It seems a trifle odd to enter into a hotel and find yourself in the dining room. But… Read More Bland Elegance
“Our great challenge, our great battle, is to produce food in Nicaragua. We have to fill Nicaragua with food, even in our yards at home, we have to plant a little bit of beans and corn. This will mean income, and will assure us food… it will allow us to export to international markets, to… Read More Sandwichnistas
“The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity, and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%” – Andrew Carnegie, Industrialist, Philanthropist Buenos Aires – I… Read More 25%…