I just spent the morning shoveling sand and drinking beer with my Mexican muchachos. It's a community ritual known here as "corrado" (I think... don't quote me) where the guys in town get together and work to pour a concrete slab. All by hand, no concrete pumper truck, just a gas powered concrete mixture and 30 beer fueled Mexicans with...
Posted by dlucht at Mar 23, 08 11:55 AM
Philosophical Ramblings
We are once again preparing for a trip to our home in Mexico. Our plan is to get down there twice a year if at all humanly possible. With the date fast approaching I am just now realizing that I haven't yet posted anything about Paducah. That would put me in the position of writing a blog post from Mexico...
Posted by dlucht at Mar 1, 08 09:52 PM | Comments (0)
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I can sneeze again. And finally blow my nose. I can pick up something heavier than a gallon of milk. Oh yes, and one more thing. Best of all I can also hear again. This last and best thing is thanks to the wonders of technology by way of a new cochlear implant. All the other things were just nuisances,...
Posted by sgraves at Dec 3, 06 04:57 PM | Comments (1)
Philosophical Ramblings
The Instituto Art Fair - a lively, colorful happening We’re far from novices anymore at doing art fairs both here in San Miguel and the states. They still take a lot of preparation and forethought in ramping up to the actual event, but we’ve become accustomed to the routine of applying and the inevitable check lists to make sure...
Posted by sgraves at Sep 9, 06 08:03 PM
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Scientists have discovered that it pays to grow up in marginally unsanitary conditions in order to tune your immune system properly. Somewhere in this observation about the source of our currently epidemic levels of allergic reaction is a hard fact: Those dirty little snot-nosed kids you always complained about are all healthy, happy, strapping adults now. Except, of course, for that bully in my grade school class.
Posted by dlucht at Jun 18, 06 04:51 PM | Comments (1)
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My day begins usually with my cat, Paintbrush, stepping on my feet and legs to wake me up for her morning ration of canned salmon cat food. I don’t have an alarm clock (or I do, if truth be known, but it doesn’t work. And that’s a whole other blog in itself.). The day begins more slowly than in...
Posted by sgraves at Apr 29, 06 10:00 AM
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Where do I begin with all this? Of course this Katrina situation calls for somber appraisals and a good deal of finger wagging and shaking of the head. Believe me, I’ve tried chastising but I come off as someone firing from the hypocrite. I’ve tried the philosophical route but I keep seeing old Hegel back there with a megaphone shouting,...
Posted by dlucht at Oct 2, 05 02:17 PM | Comments (0)
Philosophical Ramblings
The narrow streets of Fez, Morocco Up to Chicago, once around the world and back down to San Miguel de Allende, making a big “Q” on the globe. Which brings up another big “Q”. What was that all about? We briefly considered bagging the whole world travel plans in order to keep that money in more practical accounts but...
Posted by dlucht at Jun 4, 05 12:48 PM | Comments (1)
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A game of backgammon in Green Park, Athens Green Park in Athens was full of families pushing strollers and little knots of men playing backgammon. Or else performing a curious ritual that we would see again in Italy and Spain. It’s a kind of walking discussion. But I don’t think it’s anything like what we do as we walk,...
Posted by dlucht at May 12, 05 01:14 PM
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You can go ahead and laugh at the superstition behind the Wishing Tree. I’ll just stand off to the side, arms folded, with that “I know better” look on my face. By the time we arrived at the airport in Bali, my wayward bag was sitting there with a red “rush” tag on it, next to the luggage carousel. I...
Posted by dlucht at Feb 17, 05 12:02 AM
Philosophical Ramblings
Okay, New Year's Resolution: no more heavy, philosophical bullcrap. Just the facts as I see 'em ma'am. Though that may not work out too well since I can't seem to resist those meanderings, at least every now and then. Then maybe... okay REVISED New Year's Resolution #1B: not so much heavy, philosophical bullcrap. Keep it light and tight. No one...
Posted by dlucht at Jan 1, 05 11:41 AM