Ουκ εν τω πολλώ το ευ.
T1: “Quality is not in quantity.”
T2: “Bigger ain’t better.”
Socrates, Greek philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy. Master of Plato and Xenophon.
New York City is turning its old payphones into “time machines” that take you back 20 years in the history of the city. Call 1-855-FOR-1993 from any NYC pay phone to hear what was happening on that block in 1993. … Continue reading
Spanish and English phonetics are very different. That’s why, if you speak both languages, you are bound to have “an accent” speaking one or the other, unless you learned both of them during early childhood. Although Spanish grammar is much … Continue reading
Anybody else tired of this practice some entities are using to pry personal information from their customers in the name of online security? Recently, when I was trying to access my USBank account (been a customer for 10+ years, thinking … Continue reading
Some people in the States think calamari grow in rings, some don’t even realize it’s squid—hey, it’s true. That bums me out so much that last week, when this came up in conversation with a friend, I decided to take … Continue reading
This past January 23 was guitarist Django Reinhardt’s birthday and his most celebrated musical partner, violinist Stéphane Grapelli, was born 105 years ago today. The two French musicians were known for creating a style popularized in the late 1930s and … Continue reading
Here’s one for the MILFs. In Spain we say: “Old Hen Makes Better Broth.”
(and it’s true on both counts)
I sometimes daydream that I believe in god, so I can thank Allah for The Alhambra, the endless garden where trickling water is heard wherever your stand, wrapped in the scent of jazmin and orange blossom, in the most beautiful … Continue reading
Aico is such an imaginative and skilled guitarist that watching him doodle distractedly is as hypnotic as staring at a flame. Here’s a clip of him doing just that at my mother’s house in Spain this summer, while we were … Continue reading