Archive for 'June,2011'
Central Heat in Santiago
In Washington and New York it is always 20 degrees (70 degrees Celsius) indoors. You could go an entire winter or summer from your office, to your house, only breaking a sweat at the gym, or experiencing [...]
A Culture of Protests
There is a debate underway here whether to build dams in Patagonia to provide electricity. The government has voted in favor of the plan but the citizens have not stopped their opposition. In the USA if [...]
Booming Job Growth in Chile
It is with despair that I read that the economic recovery in the USA is faltering. In part this is for personal reasons as I am trying to sell my house. But also I would like [...]
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