http://www.sun7news.com/flash.php?videoCode=65x293isw76par2UmZ77 =D I feel so accidentally cool. (thanks, Helen!) ...
What’s your “turron” of choice?
There are some things that are unique to my Cuban culture that I take for granted. Particularly at Christmastime. Like most people and most other cultures, there are things we grew up with that seem normal. But outside of our cultural context are just plain weird. Let's take TURRONES for example. (Pronounced TOO-RON-EHS. Well, ...
How my mom’s activities when she was young are affecting my life today
Yaaaayyy!! Kikita is posting again! :-)'Tis the season to be busy . . . and let me tell you, work has been crazy. And when work is less than crazy, there's blogging to be done, or a video to be made, or gifts to wrap, or decorations to put up or . . . I'm getting exhausted just writing about it! In order to maintain my sanity, I ...
“El que tiene hijas…”
My dad was an engineer. He was, I could argue, pretty brilliant. (as engineers usually are) He was also uncomfortable around a lot of people. (as engineers usually are) He was always known as "Verdés" - as if calling him by his first name would have been sacrilegious. No one called him by his first name. Not even my mom. My dad was a quiet ...
Mr. Prieto goes to Washington
I don't usually get political on my blog. (Even so, you don't have to guess too much about my beliefs, but that's not important right now).I am a Cuban refugee. I am an exile. I am a (very proud) naturalized American citizen.Those three things are as much a part of me as my blue eyes and sense of humor. The Universal ...
SPT (self-portrait Tuesday) – 2nd week of December
Kikita. "Aqui como to' lo' dias." Marta. At my desk, working on Christmas Photo Quiz books for the family. LOVING my 24 inch monitor. =D (thanks, Honey!)Happy Tuesday! ...
Character building exercises
All four of my kids tend toward the dramatic. I won't take credit for their abilities, but I think their tendency towards drama comes from their (ahem) Cuban genes. =D Both Lucy and Jonathan have leads in their respective upcoming productions. Lucy is going to be "Puck" in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and ...
General rules have exceptions, don’t they?
So, as a general rule I don't eat donuts. Nothing against them. But I don't love donuts. I don't go out of my way to pick up a donut at church on Sunday (which is where I'm most likely to have a run-in with a donut, but that's not important right now). See? Donuts are not even on my radar. But we had ...
Contrast & compare
There are people who, when you see pictures of them as kids, you go, "Hmmm.... I just can't see it."You know what I'm talking about. I always think this when I see some child actors who have grown up and I think to myself, "Really?? They were so adorable once... but I just can't see it anymore." And ...
Yield not to temptation. A cautionary tale.
So, Lucy and I are out shopping.And we get to our favorite store and we find this sign in the parking lot: Really?How exactly does this work?? It stops me cold. Every. Single. Time. Seriously. My synapses are on warp-speed. Is this really for real? So we walk a little further. Ah! The Perimeter! (ignore it....) I'd be lying ...
