After what has been the longest and coldest winter on record in Buenos Aires, I am happy to report that today really feels like winter has departed until at least next year. It is fresh with a breeze but the sun is doing its job. Big plans today to take the kids to the patio at school and take a nap in the sun with a book.
Categories: self-indulgence
I enjoy the sport of calling out right wing hypocrites as much as the next liberal, and God knows there has been a ton of material provided in the last few days by television psuedo pundits and journalists. However, it does take our eyes off the ball. The ball being the 101 more important things going on in the world that we should be more outraged about.
Harry Shearer, in a Huffington Post post today, talks about this misplaced energy and effort. Why is there a lack of concern, understanding, and awareness of the peaceful demonstrations in Myanmar that have taken a violent turn? This is a monumental moment in the history of a country that has been oppressed by a ruthless military regime for decades. Isnt this the kind of stuff we as a country suppose to care about? But we are distracted by idiots like Bill O’Reilly and Rush Limbaugh, who say stupid indefensible things. No surprise there. (more…)
Categories: Political
Below find a story from CrooksandLiars and Bluegal. It really hits home for me the senseless loss of life this stupid war is responsible for. I guess the upside is that art is good for the soul and does a lot towards healing. But it is really all very unnecessary.
Categories: Political
My Baby is going to be 5 years old tomorrow!! Hard to believe.
Happy Birthday, Georgi you incredibly high maintenance force of nature. Our family hasn’t quite recovered from your arrival 5 years ago. You are kind of like the dog, it is hard to remember our simpler life that preceded you. Thats not to say our life hasn’t become richer, louder and pinker since your arrival. You have taught me that sweaters can be worn on your legs and that my jewelry is really yours. You have taught your three brothers that strong women are to be feared and catered to. And you have taught your dad that too much teasing has a price to pay. I hope you get everything that you want for your birthday (I know you wont) and that you get everything you want out of this life. (I am betting you will)
Categories: kids · self-indulgence
Categories: Political · empty insights · self-indulgence
It has been awhile. I guess I was too ambitious when I originally started this. It wasn’t really a blog but more a series of essays about expat life in Argentina. The burden of making them perfect made me stay away. Also, I think at some point, everyone stops being a self conscious expat and just starts living without looking at each encounter, event and cultural awakening as something worth commenting on. At some point you just start living and inculcate the differences.
That is not to say I dont have moments when it is so painfully obvious that my expectations and the reality of how things do work (especially in business) exist in different worlds. But I have learned to take the good with the bad. While it is maddening sometimes to do business here, the trade off is that my non-professional life here is full of genuine kind people who get it that family and friends are more important than making a buck (and apparently any transparency when doing it).
So what will be blog be like now??? I think more of a rambling stream of consciousness, a journal of thoughts that will allow me to practice my writing. My idea is to make this more political and current. Lets see how this works…
Categories: Political · empty insights · self-indulgence
I am feeling a lot less in exile these days. But my blog is still a mess of political and personal thoughts along with experiences of living in Argentina. While I can't promise, I will try to balance talk about my kids with something more universally relevant. And sorry if salty talk is offensive but I was a derivatives trader in another life and it cant be helped.
