Monthly Archives: December 2005
A dream that seemed…so…wheel!
Do you ever have those hyper-real dreams, where you’re convinced what you’re experiencing is real? Not a lucid dream — that’s when you are aware that you are dreaming — just one that’s so good that it convinces you it’s … Continue reading
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The best Christmas present ever…rejection!
On Friday, December 23rd, I received a letter. I saved it to open for Christmas (I had an inkling of what it was). It was from Zoetrope All-Story magazine. From the Editor, Michael Ray. It was my first-ever rejection letter … Continue reading
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Cheesy Christmas music…in the “Nick” of time!
Just to prove that I am (slowly) learning to play the guitar, the djembe and the cajón (and dusting off my keyboard “skills”), here is a little Christmas ditty…estilo jardinero zurdo… All instruments are played by me (but over many … Continue reading
Palabritas del día – escurría
The “End of Food” has come at last… It’s been awhile since I did one of these vocabulary posts…but just because I wasn’t posting doesn’t mean I stopped learning my vocab! No…in fact, today I finally finished the last of … Continue reading
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El caganer — the great equalizer
Is there anything missing from your pastoral Nativity scene? “Nope, nothing,” you say. Are you sure? Let’s do the tally: you’ve got Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, some shepherds, an angel or two, some lowing cattle and maybe even a trio … Continue reading
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Hold on, where’s the fire?
Right here, apparently! I missed it, since I was out of town, but it seems the roof of the Université du Québec’s Henri-Julien building burned last Wednesday. Hopefully this won’t affect the rooftop garden that exists nearby on the lower … Continue reading
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“Winter Won” — D. Erland
The magic lights of Montréal Christmas A dream of love that makes the world spin I have to admit (if I don’t, a friend of mine will!) that these trees (below) look an awful lot like some of the ones … Continue reading
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