Archive for 'May,2011'
Where Chilean Banks Beat American ones
Two years ago I went to Citibank in Chile to try to open a checking account so I could transfer funds between the USA and here. The lady at Bank Edwards told me I could not [...]
What Colour is the Television?
Recently CNN opined on an article in Psychology Today entitled “Why are Black Women Less Physically Attractive Than Other Women?” The rush of criticism was such that the magazine promptly took it down and I cannot [...]
Difficulties with Electricity in Chile
Recently my girlfriend shouted for me to come because flame was arcing from a plug in the kitchen. Here in Chile electricity is something to fear for the household electric current is a potentially lethal 220 [...]
The Gringo and the Harvest
Fernando Botero’s paintings of torture at Abu Ghraib prison
Thought-provoking...
Give me a Grandparent
I am blessed with 7 grandchildren. I am making copies of this poem t
Give me a Grandparent
As I spend more and more time with more and more wonderfully different
George Orwell’s other Novels
In Latin America, kids don't read Orwell. I wish they did.
George Orwell’s other Novels
Animal Farm and 1984 are about any kind of dictatorship, not just comm