accidentally deleted some comments in WordPress
May 15, 2008 | Filed Under Argentina | No Comments
Guess I’m still getting adjusted to the WordPress 2.5 admin interface (only fellow WordPress bloggers will understand)…I just accidentally deleted the last 25 s from this blog. Damn. Sorry about that to those who left s.
I hate how the new admin dashboard interface displays the s awaiting moderation in the same list as the approved s. I’ve been too tempted to click on the select all button (like I do when I only go to the awaiting moderation screen).
Anyway back to Buenos Aires posting soon….and even more frequent backups. I also should remember to be more awake when I moderate s.
Crazy Argentina, take 1
May 14, 2008 | Filed Under Argentina | No Comments
Just a news scoop from today’s online newspapers, since time doesn’t permit anything else…
From Clarín, the new enemy of the people according to Kirchnerist doctrine: the government reports poverty in Argentina is down to 20.7%, while private estimates (where the price of the food basket used to calculate the poverty line is not grossly fudged) place it at close to 30%, and in the meantime, the census bureau INDEC suddenly announces that it won’t take into account the measurements of inflation outside the Greater Buenos Aires area, where the fudging is effected. In fact, the Kirchnerist mayors of Greater Buenos Aires have been ordered to send inspectors to check prices in the field and report to Commerce Secretary Guillermo Moreno, in case these “deviations from the ideal” have to be, let’s say, corrected. And while the anti-inflation brigades keep prices down in the cities, piquetero leader Luis D’Elía says he’s […]
Crazy Ideas
May 14, 2008 | Filed Under Argentina | No Comments
Life has been extremely busy these past five months, and is going to require a completely different post.
Tango In Her Eyes, may be the title of this blog. Tango brought me to Argentina, but it is love that kept me here. Love for the country, love for a man and the love of my family.
Argentina holds a special place in my heart, and so does my homeland Canada, but more than specific countries the love for our planet, Earth the only home we have seems to dominate my thoughts these days. I guess a huge part of this is now that Isabella is in my life, she has rebirthed more profound thoughts within me and how I relate in the world.
I like to think that I am quite aware and do my part, in trying to recycle and be as gentle to the planet as I possibly can. Yet deep […]
Pony up: Polo for Beginners in Buenos Aires
May 14, 2008 | Filed Under Argentina | No Comments
Inger at her beginner polo class.
Living in the capital, it is sometimes easy to forget that Argentina is not only about the Buenos Aires night life, tango, Malbec, great meat and empanadas. Yes, you will say, I know it is about estancias, nature and gauchos too.
But did you know that it is also has over a hundred years of polo tradition? That it is home to the world’s best polo players? That you can learn to play polo even if you never have ridden a horse before?
When I arrived in Argentina two years ago, I didn’t really know anything about polo. I vaguely imagined that it was a typical sport for the rich, who would sit on horses, wearing Polo Ralph Lauren and wave sticks around. And anyway, I had never even sat on a horse since I saw my little brother at the tender age of six fall off […]
borderline obsession
May 13, 2008 | Filed Under Argentina | No Comments
I don’t think I’ve developed a case of OCD, but some people might think so. It could be argued either way.
Because of my other blog, I try not to post much about Recoleta Cemetery here. But I’ve been spending tons of time there lately. June is approaching quickly, & I hope to be done with a master map by the end of this month. That means going through all my cemetery pix, finding the corresponding tomb in the cemetery & documenting it. What was I thinking? Last night while sitting on my coffee table (don’t worry, it’s sturdy), it looked like a map explosion:
I managed to complete a good 75% of the cemetery last night & marked the updated copy with places to check & possible tombs to add. Today I spent almost 4 hours (!) walking every inch of the place… taking a few pics but mostly confirming or […]
EL JUEGO DEL VINO
May 12, 2008 | Filed Under Argentina | No Comments
“Wine Makers” is the name for this board game. For an hour and a half you can pretend you are a prestigious winemaker with a million dollars in your pocket to spend. This great idea is presented by Gonzalo Pagés from Mendoza.”El juego del vino” would be a perfect compliment for “Loto des odeurs” .
“El Juego del Vino”
See complete article here
http://lashileras.blogspot.com/2008/04/el-juego-del-vino.html
they used my photo
May 12, 2008 | Filed Under Argentina | No Comments
I don’t really mind since it appears on the website of the Comisión de Museos y Monumentos y Lugares Históricos. It’s not even that good of a pic. But a little credit would be nice.
Researching what’s officially listed in Buenos Aires as a Historical Monument, this page classifies verizon cell phone ringtones | boost free ringtones | bollywood free ringtones | free verizon wireless ringtones | motorola tracfone ringtones | 24 ringtones free | free cingular wireless ringtones | free sony ericsson ringtones | free samsung ringtones | free verizon cell phone ringtones | cell free phone ringtones sprint | free gospel ringtones | free kyocera ringtones | download free mosquito ringtones | alltel download free ringtones | download free cingular ringtones | free ringtones software | tracfone ringtones | cingular free music real ringtones | cricket free phone ringtones | certain stations of the A, C, D & E Lines as national heritage. Oddly enough, the B Line is completely absent from the list… perhaps because tilework panels don’t date from the 1930s? Anyway, the representative photo is the following:
At the third photo, I stopped. That looks familiar. Sure, it’s possible that someone took a similar photo but not with the exact same top & bottom margins. It’s been cropped a bit on the sides, but without doubt they used my photo:
I wonder how many other people out there are using my pics without my knowledge or consent. I only know of […]
Marvelous Night for a Moondance
May 12, 2008 | Filed Under Argentina | No Comments
Photo by Alexander Zabara
So there I was—a more-or-less intermediate level tango dancer, with all the bravura that a lifetime of other dance techniques has given me, which means the tendency to show off when I don’t know what I’m doing. I was in a very popular class of what is conveniently called “tango nuevo.” signifying that everyone is young and experimental and in this case, pretty good. We were learning some complicated steps and finding new possibilities with each different partner and I was trying to hold my own along with everybody else.
After the teachers demonstrated the next sequence, I looked around for my next partner. I felt someone standing next to me, waiting for me to turn and catch his eye. Dirty nails, fraying socks, greasy hair, and bad teeth—there he was, my next potential partner, shooting me a charming, inviting, cocky smile. With a confidence […]
recipe for a classic casserole
May 11, 2008 | Filed Under Argentina | No Comments
…it’s all in the wrist!
Late Saturday afternoon at Britanico
May 10, 2008 | Filed Under Argentina | No Comments
Opposite me in Britanico a man sits, tapping his fingers against the table while assorted persons wander in and out of the café selling pens, socks, jewelry, and religious pendants.
Later, a young African man with his dark sales case containing necklaces, rings, and watches enters through the corner doorway and walks directly towards the elderly woman sitting to my left. She has too much rouge on her cheeks. The African leans over and greets her with a kiss.
A regular customer of his, I assume, but today, after reviewing the merchandise in the case lined with red velvet, she buys nothing.
The African approaches me with a smile.
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