“The number e is one of the most important numbers in mathematics, alongside the additive and multiplicative identities 0 and 1, the imaginary unit i, and π. – Wikipedia Buenos Aires – Sometimes, you just have to feed that inner intellectual, the nerd, the geek, the schoolkid who actually studied. Or at least I do,… Read More Feeding Your Inner Nerd
“Once again, my life has been saved by the miracle of lasagna.” – Garfield Buenos Aires – A curious confluence of events occurred in the last week that brought a particular topic to mind. At first, I didn’t have a term to put on it, but then, my eyes lit upon a passage in the… Read More Of Lasagna, Lomo and Chiseling
“Millions long for immortality who don’t know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon.” – Susan Ertz, Novelist Buenos Aires – You’d think that at some point over the last three years I’d have made it to the famed Café Los Inmortales, Corrientes 1369, near Paraná – had a coffee, a pastry…… Read More Immortal Pizza?
My time as President is fast coming to a close. For me, it has been a rare opportunity to make a difference and is the completion of one stage in my life’s mission. For Taiwan, these past eight years, though just a small stretch in the endless stream of history, have been an important stage… Read More Happy Rat!
Chant Yemanja (Goddess of the Sea) Ago Lona O Ya Le – Open the way for the most powerful mother Ago Lona O Ya Le – Open the way for the most powerful mother Ya Le Ya Luma O – Most able mother who protect children Ya Le Omi Abe – Mothers’ house of the… Read More Yemanja
“…after experimenting for a few days, I can say coca might even be better than pizza. The dough for the latter is tricky, and the super-hot baking temperature is tough to get right in a home oven. But a coca is as easy as pie filling: You mix the dough fast, knead it by hand… Read More Of Coca and ‘Shrooms
“Perhaps more than any other one person, Cassatt foresaw the approach of the day when New York City as a commercial center would outstrip both in density of population and in amount of wealth all the other cities of the world.” – John Moody, Financial Analyst and founder of Moody’s Investment Services New York City… Read More NYC Nutshell Redux
Tomika: “Why aren’t you on a diet?” Dewey: “Because I like to eat. Is that such a crime?” – From School of Rock New York City – It’s not a crime, but it’s not helping my waistline on this trip… I do like to eat, and I’m sort of packing in places left and right,… Read More School of Rock… errr… Wine