Tom and I woke up early this morning. There was some sort of chirping noise that wouldn’t stop.
A smoke detector? An alarm clark? The microwave? He got up to investigate.
It turned out to be crickets outside. This surprises the heck out of me. I mean, we live on the seventh floor (8th technically, as they [...]
Archive for August, 2006
Crickets, Birds and Flyfishing
Posted in Archives on August 25, 2006 | 1 Comment »
On Cuba…on Cuba
Posted in Archives on August 16, 2006 | 1 Comment »
I’m living on Cuba Street here in Buenos Aires, in the same neighborhood in which Che Guevara grew up. There’s a great deal of admiration for Che here, not surprisingly, and a fair amount of emotion tied up with Cuba and Castro.
Cuba has been on my mind a lot this week, what with the news [...]
Blank Walls and Time Capsules
Posted in Archives on August 14, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Well, well, well.
I missed sending out the Friday Mind Massage for the first time EVER last week.
Why didn’t I send it? A variety of reasons, but mostly because even though I’d already written it, our internet access (a borrowed wireless connection) in our temporary apartment went out, and on Thursday we moved to our brand [...]
Talya and Teal with a Dancing Empanada…
Posted in Archives on August 3, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Hailstones, Dancing Empanadas and David Cassidy
Posted in Archives on August 3, 2006 | 4 Comments »
You just never know what the day will bring.
It’s been an interesting week or so here in Buenos Aires. First off, there was a freak hailstorm. It lasted for over 20 minutes and was the most severe hailstorm in 40 years, with hailstones the size of plums pummeling cars and shattering thousands of windows. Nearly every [...]
Welcome to my new blog!
Posted in Archives on August 1, 2006 | 1 Comment »
We arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina on July 4th, 2006. A month later, we’ve purchased an apartment in the lovely neighborhood of Belgrano, enrolled our youngest daughter in an outstanding international school, and traipsed all over the city to explore our new place.
Here’s what everyone asks:
Why did you leave the United States?
Why did you go [...]
