Monthly Archives: April 2006
¡Mucha mierda!
Yes, that does mean “lots of shit”, but in Spanish it is also the thing they say (in theatre) to wish each other “bad luck” (which is good, just ask Michael Jackson about this Bad/Good conundrum). It is analogous to … Continue reading
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A word from Mr. Blog, the blogger
This morning on CBC’s The Current they were talking about the pill and contraception. I found it amusing that one of the women they interviewed was named Barbara Seaman. (If you don’t get it, try to imagine hearing this name … Continue reading
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Roses are red, books are for you…
Today is el Día del Libro in Spain (Day of the Book). More importantly, in Cataluña it’s el Día de Sant Jordi (Sant Jordi — St. George — is the patron saint of Cataluña). Of course, Jordi/Jorge/George/Georges/Georgei/etc. was famous for … Continue reading
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¡Feliz cumpleaños Joan!
I suppose I should be saying that in Catalan (perhaps someone will give me a pointer…I think it’s: feliç aniversari). Why? Because today is Catalan surrealist painter and sculptor Joan Miró‘s “eleventy-third” birthday. He truly had molts anys, since he … Continue reading
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Don’t be…
…a rube! If you have 13 minutes to kill, why not enjoy these wacky little Rube Goldberg machines built — where else? — in Japan. A few are really impressive, others are so-so. But how long can you last before … Continue reading
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Palabritas favoritas
¿Tienes palabra favorita? Deberías saber que la mía es melocotón (aunque no puedo comerlos por alergias…¡snif!). Puedes votar a tu favorita aquí (¡quedan 3 días!)… También es muy agradable leer aquellas listas…puedes (y puedo, y tengo que) aprender mucho. Of … Continue reading
Choosing the write politician
Something I didn’t know: Liberal party leadership hopeful Michael Ignatieff is a Booker-nominated novelist! CBC.ca Arts has an interesting article on politicians who write. But…surely there are many more than the five they mention in the article! What about the … Continue reading
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We’re number…um…twenty-two?
That is, according to this year’s newly-released Mercer Human Resources survey of quality of life in 350 of the world’s cities. Montréal held its ground at number 22 overall… above any city in the U.S. but behind 21 other paradises … Continue reading
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What happened when Blue met Bleu (met Azul)?
The 8th “Blue Metropolis Bleu” Montréal International Literary Festival is on, from April 5 to 9. I got a bunch of tickets to various readings, lectures, panels. It’s a great (if short) festival; apparently the only multilingual literary festival in … Continue reading
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01:02:03 04/05/06
If you use the Gregorian calendar and the MM/DD/YY date scheme (¡Hola americanos!), then this momentous moment happens in two and a half hours (your results may vary in other time zones); it’s a veritable conjunction of digits that will … Continue reading
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