From the funny files
Workout not even halfway done: Report OTTAWA - That goddamn clock on the wall that you're convinced is slow anyway just now reported that no, you're not even halfway through your workout. Not even close, not by a long shot. Despite your best efforts to forget about the hour you were about to spend ...
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Meet your second mother: Bogotá’s image makeover campaign continues
The Mayor's office down here rolled out the second phase of its "Te Amo Bogotá" image makeover campaign recently and I have to say, it's ambitious. The first phase (at least I think it was the first) saw the city acknowledging its role as home for people from throughout the country – a big step, ...
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Perros porque por que no?
It was more than a year ago that I attended a dog photography workshop. I learned a lot. Mostly, that it's harder than it looks. These are some of the ones that turned out. None of the dogs are mine. I can't even remember the names of them, except the little guy, who was named "Bullet." I don't know ...
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Una vista sobre Pachacamac
Last October we went to Peru and visited the ruins of Pachacamac, about 40 km southeast of Lima in the Lurin River valley. The site was settled around AD 200 and was named after the "Earth Maker" creator god Pacha Kamaq by inhabitants who predate the Inca. The site flourished for about 1,300 years until ...
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Musical interlude
Last Saturday, after woodworking class, waiting for the
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You ain’t no friend of mine
Our latest writing exercise was to write 400-ish words based on a standard fortune cookie fortune. Mine was "Beware of an offer that seems to good to be true." He sighed. "Well, this isn't helpful." "What?" she asked, sipping distractedly at the dregs of her Diet Coke. He held up the thin strip ...
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Alone Together: Powerful stories of sisterhood and solitude in Latin America
Last Friday saw the official launch of Alone Together: Tales of Sisterhood and Solitude in Latin America from the Red Bull Rooftop and I was fortunate enough to attend. The latest English-language book to come out of Bogota from Bogotá International Press, Alone Together features the ...
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