Its was a long weekend here in Argentina, because its Día de la Memoria por la Verdad y la Justicia (Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice) in honour of the many thousands of people who disappeared during military rule in the 70's and 80's. Ceri quipped that it's odd that they chose the day the [...]
Today is the 24th of May, and its Día de la Memoria por la Verdad y la Justicia (Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice), to honour the victims of the Dirty War during the military dictatorship in the 70's. More on that later. But first, we went to the Jardín Botánico Carlos Thays de la Ciudad [...]
For anyone who wonders why we chose to spend a month in Argentina, here's a list. Over the past few years, I didn't use my allotted vacation days (I know, "Stupid"), and my accumulated carry-over was up to 17 days. Then the bank brought in a new "use 'em or lose 'em" policy, and I [...]
I was waiting in the line up at the Blackcomb beer and wine store, just like I always do. The cashier was telling the customer in front of me about a local beer ("Blue Pig", I think). When it came time for me to pay for my bottle of Painted Rock, he says "This isn't [...]
Hoo ha! PS : my email is Stuart |at| Brannan.org in case anyone wants to swap something.
