La meseta vs. la montaña – The Plateau vs. the Mountain
Aren´t we an interesting species? We human beings. It seems we can´t be satisfied. We complain if it´s too hard, we complain if we are bored; we never seem to be ‘just right’. I was contemplating this universal condition over the weekend as I listened to myself speak Spanish. I sounded ugly. Luis thought I was just crabby – [...]
Tango, Asado, Vino, Futbol, Mate – Tango, BBQ, Wine, Soccer, Tea
(Alfonsina y el Mar - Mercedes Sosa) You got my drift, right? Yes of course … Argentina!!! I love Argentina but I didn’t always. I remember the first time I was there. It completely overwhelmed and intimidated me. Buenos Aires, where we spend a good deal of our time when we go, is just huge. Though [...]
Lo qué está hecho está hecho – What is Done is Done
Yo Pisaré Las Calles Nuevament (written and sung by: Pablo Milanés) Yo pisaré las calles nuevamente / I will walk the streets again de lo que fue Santiago ensangrentada, / Of what once was bloody Santiago y en una hermosa plaza liberada / And in one of the liberated plazas me detendré a llorar por los ausentes. / I will stop and cry for [...]
Recuerdos – Memories
sin miedo a nada de alex ubago con ana torroja It was shaping up like any other morning. Luis working by 4 AM, me shortly after. We began our routine spar about who was going to make the coffee. Luis: “Creo que hay café abajo.” (“I think there is coffee downstairs.”) Joan: “Qué bueno. Un momento, [...]
Curiosidad alimenta el gato – Curiosity Feeds the Cat
I have my best ideas in the mornings, usually starting at about 3 AM. They begin to take shape in those couple of hours that are neither night nor day, bit by bit refining themselves from raw psychotic collages of fears and desires, eventually materializing into integral ’actionables’ even before I put my feet on the floor. One such idea came to me yesterday; constituted sufficiently to [...]
El pasado es un acosador sin poder, no le prestres atención – The Past is a Stalker Without Power, Don´t Pay Attention To It
Let´s all observe a moment of silence while we review all of the things from our past that we wish we had done, wish we had not done or wish we had done better, but for which all the same, we have regrets … Now let´s let them go… or run from them… or beat them off…that is, let´s do whatever our particular stalker calls for. The [...]
