My friend Natalia has just left us on our own, to take her bus back home, in front of the farmacia, so I can buy tampons. It is a necessity that cannot be avoided, and, as my Spanish teacher for many years, back when she was living in San Fancisco until she moved home to [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Oh, You Mean Tampons?
Posted in Learning Spanish on August 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Oh, By the Way
Posted in Breaking News!, Learning Spanish, Random Ramblings, Things I Bet You Didn't Know on August 26, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I’m going to Spain tomorrow.
But What If I’m Already Boycotting Whole Foods?
Posted in Politics, Random Ramblings on August 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Word on the street is that liberals are boycotting Whole Foods grocery stores after its co-founder and CEO, John Mackey, published this article in the Wall Street Journal, expressing his point of view that Obama’s health reform is a bad idea. What really has everyone’s underwear up in a wad is this sentiment in particular: Many [...]
Back in the Swim of Things
Posted in Random Ramblings on August 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Now that I’m not training to race bikes for now, I thought I’d take steps to get into really great shape, which entails riding my bike as much as I can. Weird. I’ve also recently taken to lifting weights twice a week, and swimming, which was, once upon a time, my sport. The beauty is, since [...]
Weirdos in the Locker Room
Posted in Random Ramblings on August 14, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I’ve just finished my swim, and I’m changing in the locker room at Drake HS, which is so small that if someone showers, you’re going to stand in her water run off no matter where you go. You can hear every single conversation even if you don’t want to. “Well, that traffic on Sir Francis Drake [...]
Lack of Race Reports Explained
Posted in Random Ramblings on August 5, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Regular readers of this blog may have noticed my complete lack of race reports for the 2009 season. Or maybe you haven’t. In fact, no one’s even brought this to my attention, now that I think about it. But I’m positive it’s been in the back of your brains, so now I will explain it, [...]