What happened to Self-Portrait Tuesdays, you're asking? Well, I've been Self-Portraiting on Tuesdays over on Facebook. (So, if you're on Facebook, look up and join Self-Portrait Tuesdays.) I know. Sorry. I'm a little A.D.D. and I get easily distracted, but that's not important right now. The Self-Portrait thing started a ...
Archives for June 2009
Como Su Ritmo No Hay Dos or What Cuban Music Heaven Looks Like
We live about an hour south of Los Angeles. (That's how you calculate distances here in Southern California; by how long it takes you in traffic to get from one place to another.) This is a wonderful thing because that means that we can go see shows in L.A. but not have to live there. See what I mean? Win-win. ;-) And when summer begins the ...
Teenagers in the 70’s. Your thoughts?
Amy and I were in L.A. last week. I took her to see Dirty Dancing at the Pantages Theater in Hollywood. Yes. A totally chick flick umm... I mean stage show night and we had a fantastic time. ("Nobody puts Baby in a corner!") Of course, being in L.A. a week after the Lakers' Championship win was interesting and I made a few ...
Angels in the Outfield
I love baseball. Duh, I'm Cuban. Of course, I love baseball.Correction. I love live baseball games. Eric says that's quirky. (I think he means it in a good way...) So tonight we went to our first Angel game this season. Sadly, the Angels really stunk and the Colorado Rockies wiped the field with them 11-1, but that's not important ...
Thanks, Dad.
Hi. This is Eric.I decided to hijack my wife's blog for Father's Day. I just want to thank my Dad for all the good qualities he has taught me over the years. He was always a good provider.When I was little my dad took several jobs to help provide. My dad did what he had to do to take care of my mom, my little sister and me. I don't ...
The Grand Poobah of Cuteness
My grand-nephew, Ben is celebrating a birthday today. This beautiful boy is probably the most photographed child of this century. There is a really good reason. He is just too cute. I know.Super cute, right? High cuteness factor. Cuteness oozes from his pores. In fact, he represents four years worth of cuteness. (Today is his fourth ...
The Gift
Okay, a little background before I begin. (This is Lucy, by the by.) My mom insisted that I keep busy this summer by completing an artistic project every week. This way, I can keep my Facebooking privileges and I don't become a total couch potato this summer. Everyone's happy. Last week, I knitted a really cute green beret and actually ...
The more things change, the more they stay the same…
This day in history...Thursday, June 16th, 1983. This is what I looked like that morning. 28 years old, massively pregnant and sporting a mullety-shag do. (don't judge me.) Standing over my beautifully just-finished pink and blue bassinet. (This was back in the pre-historic ...
Misspellers of the World: UNTIE!
When I started the first grade here in the U.S. I had only been in this country for six months. We were still trying to get used to life in America and spoke only Spanish at home. (That rule carried on for as long as I can remember.) My English at that point was only what I had gleaned from watching Captain Kangaroo ("El Capitán ...
“Ya, KIA, Ya!”
I drive around my suburban neighborhood in a minivan. It's actually a KIA Sedona. And I like it. A lot. We just call it The KIA. And that has become its given name. Adam, who is 22 and who has, shall we say, a different driving style than I do, mocks me whenever I am driving and I accelerate to pass someone. "Ya, Kia, Ya!" He shouts ...
