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Looking Inside Mexico
2008-06-09 18:44:00 Take a break today from the hum-drum boring aspects of life. Sit back and dream of Mexico by taking a look at Morelia photographer Brian Overcast's gallery of images from inside Mexico. He's also known for more than a few calendars published by BrownTrout. At the left is Morelia's Callejon de Romance. Technorati Tags: Brian Overcast, BrownTrout, Morelia, photography More About: Inside
As Naked as Jay Birds
2008-06-08 17:25:00 Chilangos never can resist the opportunity to drop their drawers. Whether it's for Spencer Tunick or in protest of something, the duds come off, and it's time for some exposure. Yesterday, a couple hundred bicyclists rode around the Zocalo to make a point about the city's notorious traffic. Living in the heartland of Michoacán, all of this public nudity sort of makes me feel like an Okie from Muskogee. Or an Asshole from El Paso. Now don't go getting me wrong: Morelianos protest at the drop of a hate. Hardly a week goes by that the teachers aren't protesting, the students aren't marching, or some group isn't blocking the Centro Historico or the entrance to the Casa de Gobierno. Maybe they ought to take off their clothes; nude protests wouldn't block traffic nearly as long. Technorati Tags: Mexico City, D.F., public nudity, protests More About: Birds
Incredible Free Stuff for Your Cell Phone
2008-06-07 23:13:00 There was an article in this past Thursday's New York Times about several free cell phone services that recently have been introduced. Dial 800-GOOG-411 and get free business listing information, instead of being charged $1.50 when just dialing 411 on your cell phone. Dial 800 FREE411 to get residential listings. More amazing is the service you access by dialing 800 2CHACHA, where you ask any question (from who was the 34th President of the United States to airport departure times out of Kennedy Airport), and you get the answer texted directly to your cell phone by a real live person who has done the research, for free. No ads at this time, but I'm sure that at some point they will figure out a way to make money on this service. Dial 866 JOTT123 and you can dictate a message that will be transcribed and sent to you via email... More About: Phone , Cell Phone , Free Stuff , Cell , Free
Buying a Piece of History
2008-06-06 06:06:00 $500,000 USD will buy you Kinky Friedman's family home in Austin, Texas, a property graced by the presence of luminaries like Willie Nelson, Joan Baez, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Ringo Starr and Jimmy Buffet. A lot less than that can make one lucky buyer the owner of a 19th C. fully restored house in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico, with plenty of change to spare. Now, we'd have to kill you if we uttered any of the names of famous people who've dropped in on that place, but I can tell you that members of the United States Congress have sat on the sofa displayed therein. This property, which is surrounded by original high stone walls, bordering three streets, sits only a half a block from where Jose Maria Morelos, the national hero of Mexico, was baptized in a 16th. C. church. Santa Maria de Guido is the most historic... More About: Buying , History , Piece
What War's Good For
2008-06-05 22:23:00 The War on Poverty. The War on Hunger. The War on Cancer. The War on Terrorism. The War on Drugs. We have cheapened and diminished the meaning of war. War means fighting off the Nazis for killing Jews, homosexuals, Poles and Gypsies in an effort to keep Lutheranism alive. War means keeping the Yellow Menace at bay, so our youth won’t suffer the temptations of Buddhism and soy sauce. War means killing Arabs and Muslims so we can keep the world of Jews and Christians safe from the evil forces of Mohammed, the Koran and dishrags used as head dressings. War means that the loser always ends up winning. No car has been more prized since World War II than the BMW and Mercedes Benz, unless you’re counting Nissans and Toyotas. Jews comprise the largest group of Buddhist converts in the Western World. Rachel Ray ties a keffiyeh around her... More About: Good
Candied Garlic and Home Cooking
2008-06-05 20:55:00 In my mother's time, education for women necessarily included at least one course in the domestic arts. As a result, the only high school textbooks from her time, save a couple of volumes of Shakespeare and Silas Marner, that I still have around are about nutrition. Florence Willard and Lucy H. Gillett’s Dietetics for High Schools: A Textbook in Nutrition and Food Economics, copyright 1920 and reprinted in 1931, only four years before her high school graduation, is among them. Even though salad isn’t even mentioned, it does include complex formulas for calculating the proper daily dose of Vitamin G and meal planning for a family which includes household staff. None of her college textbooks remain, most probably because she majored in art at a Texas college. The cuisines my mother cooked best were Turkish, Japanese and Mexican. And whatever the latest weird thing that Sunset magazine might mention, like... More About: Cooking , Garlic , Home
Sayonara, Hillary
2008-06-03 19:57:00 It’s about time, babe. Franco took less time to die than your campaign did to come to an end. And what were you trying to prove anyway? It’s not about endurance; it was about boring the world to death and hogging the limelight. And forgetting the part about being a team player, chica. It’s no small secret that I’m cheering the demise of your campaign. After all, I’ve got you to credit for confirming that my return to my Republican roots was a wise move back around the end of the Reagan era. Bill had his charms, even if he was an adjudicated liar and a scoundrel. The world will always embrace a Bubba. Remember the time during Bill’s campaign when you said that fulfilling your profession took precedence over making cookies? The top law student in my law school class, which was of your generation, openly admitted to making... More About: Hillary
The Breakfast of Champions
2008-06-03 18:51:00 New York Magazine asked sixty New Yorkers what they had for breakfast, and they had some interesting answers. When I'm away from Mexico, I always have a hard time with breakfast. Those who don't eat eggs, ham or cereal are usually out of luck. I've never understood why breakfast food always has to be somewhat bland and why we just can't eat whatever's left over from the night before. Cold pizza, leftover Chinese, or even a cold chunk of steak make for a far better breakfast than anything else on the menu. I want color and sparkle to start my day, and that's why I'll connive to get freshly sliced tomatoes and avocado, maybe some chile, on my plate, garnished with any kind of meat that's not pork. Bacon doesn't count as pork. Technorati Tags: breakfast, diet More About: Breakfast , Champions
I'll Be Seeing You
2008-06-03 16:10:00 I went to a musical program the other evening at the Ethical Culture Society, "The Lads That Will Never Be Old - Our Music During Wartime." I had low expectations, but it turned out to be a very enjoyable evening. The program covered music from the Civil War, World War I and World War II. I especially liked the Civil War songs, with the songs from World War II coming in a close second. While the Civil War songs did not have the polish or sophistication of the songs from the other wars, they had a certain raw sentimentality which really resonated with me. Songs like "Was My Brother in the Battle" and "Willie We Have Missed You" got their power from being simple and direct. However, my favorite lyrics of the evening came from a World War II song, "I"ll Be Seeing You" (music by Sammy Fain, lyrics by...
Apocalypse Now
2008-06-01 15:32:00 Uzbekistan deportee, SuperJew, and Daily Show writer Rob Kutner sent this video our way: And for advice for those who fear their careers might be flagging, he offers up some solutions here. Maybe you're one of the few left on the planet who can still read? Apocalypse Now is your Boy Scout Manual for getting through the end of the world. Technorati Tags: Rob Kutner, Apocalypse Now, end of the world, survivialism, Messiah
Apocalypse Now
2008-06-01 15:32:00 Uzbekistan deportee, SuperJew, and Daily Show writer Rob Kutner sent this video our way: And for advice for those who fear their careers might be flagging, he offers up some solutions here. Maybe you're one of the few left on the planet who can still read? Apocalypse How is your Boy Scout Manual for getting through the end of the world. Technorati Tags: Rob Kutner, Apocalypse Now, end of the world, survivialism, Messiah
Sending Mummies to Cicero
2008-05-30 05:55:00 One of my favorite museums in Mexico has to be Guanajuato's Museo de Las Momias. Set off alongside the city cemetery overlooking the city, this plain little museum has always struck me as being more about life than death. A visit there a few years ago, just days after a friend had died, seemed to tie life and death together more neatly than all of the platitudes tossed about at your average funeral service. Guanajuato's one of those Mexican states which sends great numbers of its citizens off to live, work and die in El Otro Lado. Its civic leaders thought sending a few mummies to Chicago could prove an enriching cultural exchange, but Chicago offered to send them where Mexicans live: Cicero. And not even in some mainstream museum, but a high school gym. While no one's mentioned what kind of visas the U.S. government would even grant the... More About: Sending
Sending Mummies to Cicero
2008-05-30 05:55:00 One of my favorite museums in Mexico has to be Guanajuato's Museo de Las Momias. Set off alongside the city cemetery overlooking the city, this plain little museum has always struck me as being more about life than death. A visit there a few years ago, just days after a friend had died, seemed to tie life and death together more neatly than all of the platitudes tossed about at your average funeral service. Guanajuato's one of those Mexican states which sends great numbers of its citizens off to live, work and die in El Otro Lado. Its civic leaders thought sending a few mummies to Chicago could prove an enriching cultural exchange, but Chicago offered to send them where Mexicans live: Cicero. And not even in some mainstream museum, but a high school gym. While no one's mentioned what kind of visas the U.S. government would even grant the... More About: Sending
Why We Really Blog - Another Voice Heard From
2008-05-27 06:52:00 Check out the tell all story in this past week's Sunday New York Times Magazine from blogger Emily Gould, which can be found here. Sound like the girl came close to having a nervous breakdown after getting in too deep on details of her personal life and being assailed by mercilous commentators. More About: Voice , Blog
Why We Really Blog - Another Voice Heard From
2008-05-27 06:52:00 Check out the tell all story in this past week's Sunday New York Times Magazine from blogger Emily Gould, which can be found here. Sound like the girl came close to having a nervous breakdown after getting in too deep on details of her personal life and being assailed by mercilous commentators. More About: Voice , Blog
Why We Really Blog
2008-05-26 20:02:00 It’s not really about fame and glory – or even the chance to market ourselves. It’s not about the money we earn from those Google ads. Or even warming up before embarking upon some productive activity or preventing it from occurring the first place. We blog because it’s a good for us. It’s a brain thing, and it’s cheap therapy, says Scientific American. Thanks to Two Weeks Notice for turning us on to why we blog. Technorati Tags: blogging, neuroscience, therapy More About: Blog
Why We Really Blog
2008-05-26 20:02:00 It’s not really about fame and glory – or even the chance to market ourselves. It’s not about the money we earn from those Google ads. Or even warming up before embarking upon some productive activity or preventing it from occurring the first place. We blog because it’s a good for us. It’s a brain thing, and it’s cheap therapy, says Scientific American. Thanks to Two Weeks Notice for turning us on to why we blog. Technorati Tags: blogging, neuroscience, therapy More About: Blog
Honey, Honey, Honey
2008-05-26 06:57:00 I love going to the supermarket. Really. Just walking down the aisles I get to see the results of millions of dollars of packaging design work. Packages made out of glass, cardboard, aluminum, plastic and materials which I can't even identify in every shape you can imagine and then some with curves, corners and a combination of both. And the colors, what wonderful colors. Deep reds, pastel blues, bright yellow, sea foam green, fuchsia, violet, cyan, lime green, ivory, pink, gold, turquoise, olive, purple, and more and more. Smooth textures, rough textures, bumpy textures. And in those containers are solids, liquids, powders, and syrupy substances. It's an explosion of visual display, all meant to draw your attention, all meant to seduce your hand to reach out and put the product into your shopping cart. Some of the best minds in the design field work on this with the resources of... More About: Honey
Honey, Honey, Honey
2008-05-26 06:57:00 I love going to the supermarket. Really. Just walking down the aisles I get to see the results of millions of dollars of packaging design work. Packages made out of glass, cardboard, aluminum, plastic and materials which I can't even identify in every shape you can imagine and then some with curves, corners and a combination of both. And the colors, what wonderful colors. Deep reds, pastel blues, bright yellow, sea foam green, fuchsia, violet, cyan, lime green, ivory, pink, gold, turquoise, olive, purple, and more and more. Smooth textures, rough textures, bumpy textures. And in those containers are solids, liquids, powders, and syrupy substances. It's an explosion of visual display, all meant to draw your attention, all meant to seduce your hand to reach out and put the product into your shopping cart. Some of the best minds in the design field work on this with the resources of... More About: Honey
What You Need to Know Before Becoming a Mexican
2008-05-26 05:41:00 1.- ¿CON QUE PAÍSES TIENE MÉXICO FRONTERA AL NORTE Y AL SUR? 2.- ¿QUE TIPO DE GOBIERNO TIENE MÉXICO? 3.- ¿CUÁL ES LA CAPITAL DE MÉXICO? 4.- ¿CÓMO SE LLAMA EL ACTUAL PRESIDENTE DE MÉXICO? 5.- ¿DE QUE PAÍS SE INDEPENDIZÓ MÉXICO? 6.- ¿EN QUE FECHA SE CELEBRA LA INDEPENDENCIA DE MÉXICO? 7.- ¿QUIÉN FUE EL ANTERIOR PRESIDENTE DE MÉXICO? 8.- ¿CÓMO SE LLAMA LA LEY FUNDAMENTAL DE MÉXICO? 9.- ¿EN QUE FECHA ES EL ANIVERSARIO DE LA REVOLUCIÓN MEXICANA? 10.- ¿CON QUE PAÍSES CELEBRÓ MÉXICO EL TRATADO CONOCIDO COMO TLCAN O NAFTA? 11.- ¿CÓMO SE LLAMA EL ACTUAL SECRETARIO DE RELACIONES EXTERIORES? 12.- ¿PRINCIPAL FUENTE DE INGRESOS DE MÉXICO? 13.- ¿CON QUE OCÉANOS COLINDA MÉXICO? 14.- ¿NOMBRE DE DOS ISLAS DE MÉXICO? 15.- MENCIONE 5 ESTADOS DEL NORTE DE LA REPUBLICA MEXICANA. 16.- MENCIONE TRES DESTINOS DE PLAYA EN LA REPUBLICA MEXICANA. 17.- EN QUE ARTICULO DE LA CONSTITUCION... More About: Mexican
What You Need to Know Before Becoming a Mexican
2008-05-26 05:41:00 1.- ¿CON QUE PAÍSES TIENE MÉXICO FRONTERA AL NORTE Y AL SUR? 2.- ¿QUE TIPO DE GOBIERNO TIENE MÉXICO? 3.- ¿CUÁL ES LA CAPITAL DE MÉXICO? 4.- ¿CÓMO SE LLAMA EL ACTUAL PRESIDENTE DE MÉXICO? 5.- ¿DE QUE PAÍS SE INDEPENDIZÓ MÉXICO? 6.- ¿EN QUE FECHA SE CELEBRA LA INDEPENDENCIA DE MÉXICO? 7.- ¿QUIÉN FUE EL ANTERIOR PRESIDENTE DE MÉXICO? 8.- ¿CÓMO SE LLAMA LA LEY FUNDAMENTAL DE MÉXICO? 9.- ¿EN QUE FECHA ES EL ANIVERSARIO DE LA REVOLUCIÓN MEXICANA? 10.- ¿CON QUE PAÍSES CELEBRÓ MÉXICO EL TRATADO CONOCIDO COMO TLCAN O NAFTA? 11.- ¿CÓMO SE LLAMA EL ACTUAL SECRETARIO DE RELACIONES EXTERIORES? 12.- ¿PRINCIPAL FUENTE DE INGRESOS DE MÉXICO? 13.- ¿CON QUE OCÉANOS COLINDA MÉXICO? 14.- ¿NOMBRE DE DOS ISLAS DE MÉXICO? 15.- MENCIONE 5 ESTADOS DEL NORTE DE LA REPUBLICA MEXICANA. 16.- MENCIONE TRES DESTINOS DE PLAYA EN LA REPUBLICA MEXICANA. 17.- EN QUE ARTICULO DE LA CONSTITUCION... More About: Mexican
From the Deepest, Darkest and Funniest Part of My Subconscious - Will Elder
2008-05-23 16:46:00 Legendary cartoonist Will Elder die last week at the age of 86. Part of the team that started Mad Magazine in 1952, his panels were filled with characters and activities surrounding and unrelated to the illustrations of the main story line, which he referred to as "chicken fat." It's hard to describe his work other than to say that it was wonderfully subversive, and that anarchy pervaded every square inch of his panels. Those unfamiliar with his work should have a look at a fine example here. I grew up on Will Elder's work and as a boy enjoyed carefully looking over each panel for any humorous pieces of illustration which I may have missed. Like a child growing strong bones from drinking milk every day, the subconscious development of my humor and creativity grew strong from regular doses of Will Elder's work. There is a piece of Will Elder...
From the Deepest, Darkest and Funniest Part of My Subconscious - Will Elder
2008-05-23 16:46:00 Legendary cartoonist Will Elder die last week at the age of 86. Part of the team that started Mad Magazine in 1952, his panels were filled with characters and activities surrounding and unrelated to the illustrations of the main story line, which he referred to as "chicken fat." It's hard to describe his work other than to say that it was wonderfully subversive, and that anarchy pervaded every square inch of his panels. Those unfamiliar with his work should have a look at a fine example here. I grew up on Will Elder's work and as a boy enjoyed carefully looking over each panel for any humorous pieces of illustration which I may have missed. Like a child growing strong bones from drinking milk every day, the subconscious development of my humor and creativity grew strong from regular doses of Will Elder's work. There is a piece of Will Elder...
One More Reason for Foreigners to Visit Mexico
2008-05-16 08:33:00 Culture, shopping, great food and breath-taking landscapes lure many tourists to Mexico , but come June, there one more reason. It's the money, honey. Tourists departing Mexico City, Cancún, Guadalajara, Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta by air and who spend between $115 USD and $1,000 USD on a credit or debit card issued outside of Mexico at authorized stores can get up to half of the sales tax back. In the second phase of the program, slated to begin six months later, tourists departing the international airports at Morelia, Monterrey, Cozumel, Leon, and Mazatlán will be able to enjoy the same privilege. The rest of the country's international airports and the maritime terminals of Acapulco, La Paz, Puerto Vallarta, Huatulco, and Mazatlán will join the pack in the third phase of the program. Food and beverage expenses aren't part of the deal. Technorati Tags: Sectur, IVA, value-added tax, refund More About: Reason , Visit , Foreigners
One More Reason for Foreigners to Visit Mexico
2008-05-16 08:33:00 Culture, shopping, great food and breath-taking landscapes lure many tourists to Mexico , but come June, there one more reason. It's the money, honey. Tourists departing Mexico City, Cancún, Guadalajara, Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta by air and who spend between $115 USD and $1,000 USD on a credit or debit card issued outside of Mexico at authorized stores can get up to half of the sales tax back. In the second phase of the program, slated to begin six months later, tourists departing the international airports at Morelia, Monterrey, Cozumel, Leon, and Mazatlán will be able to enjoy the same privilege. The rest of the country's international airports and the maritime terminals of Acapulco, La Paz, Puerto Vallarta, Huatulco, and Mazatlán will join the pack in the third phase of the program. Food and beverage expenses aren't part of the deal. Technorati Tags: Sectur, IVA, value-added tax, refund More About: Reason , Visit , Foreigners
GE May Shed Storied Appliance Unit
2008-05-15 21:02:00 The Wall Street Journal reports today that General Electric may be selling its appliance unit, an iconic American brand which was founded in 1907 and went on to manufacture refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, and the amazing self-cleaning oven. GE's financial performance has been disappointing to its investors so this is CEO Jeffrey Immelt's way of trying to placate them, given that the household appliance industry is slow growing. You know that they'll probably sell to the Chinese, who are buying up everything in sight. I can't say that this latest move represents a demonstration of GE's current slogan, "imagination at work." Please let me know if there is anything that this country still manufactures. Technorati Tags: General Electric, GE, refrigerator, air conditioner, Jeffrey Immelt, Chinese, American More About: Appliance , Unit
GE May Shed Storied Appliance Unit
2008-05-15 21:02:00 The Wall Street Journal reports today that General Electric may be selling its appliance unit, an iconic American brand which was founded in 1907 and went on to manufacture refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, and the amazing self-cleaning oven. GE's financial performance has been disappointing to its investors so this is CEO Jeffrey Immelt's way of trying to placate them, given that the household appliance industry is slow growing. You know that they'll probably sell to the Chinese, who are buying up everything in sight. I can't say that this latest move represents a demonstration of GE's current slogan, "imagination at work." Please let me know if there is anything that this country still manufactures. Technorati Tags: General Electric, GE, refrigerator, air conditioner, Jeffrey Immelt, Chinese, American More About: Appliance , Unit
Barry White for President
2008-05-15 15:59:00 Okay, maybe that's a bit too much, but wouldn't the world be a better place if the guy who sang You're the First, the Last, My Everything had some political clout? Hey, if Sonny Bono of Sonny & Cher could become a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (well, his district was in California, so maybe that explains it), why can't we at least get Barry White a seat in Congress? To prove my point of his popularity, take a look at this bizarre clip of him singing his signature song with Luciano Pavarotti: So whose willing to join me on my quest to make Barry White a member of Congress? Technorati Tags: Barry White, Sonny Bono, Luciano Pavarotti, Your the First, the Last, My Everything, President , politician, U.S. House of Representative, California
Barry White for President
2008-05-15 15:59:00 Okay, maybe that's a bit too much, but wouldn't the world be a better place if the guy who sang You're the First, the Last, My Everything had some political clout? Hey, if Sonny Bono of Sonny & Cher could become a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (well, his district was in California, so maybe that explains it), why can't we at least get Barry White a seat in Congress? To prove my point of his popularity, take a look at this bizarre clip of him singing his signature song with Luciano Pavarotti: So whose willing to join me on my quest to make Barry White a member of Congress? Technorati Tags: Barry White, Sonny Bono, Luciano Pavarotti, Your the First, the Last, My Everything, President , politician, U.S. House of Representative, California
#2 Stuff Mexican People Like -- Paquita la del Barrio
More articles from this author:2008-05-14 06:07:00 Her real name is Francesca Viveros Barradas, and she gives inspiration and strength to women of all shapes and ages. She's one force you just don't mess with. Technorati Tags: Francesca Viveros Barradas, Paquita la del Barrio , Mexican singers More About: People , Stuff 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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