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Subsidies

Posted on April 9, 2014 by admin

Whenever a discussion about the electric bill comes up, there’s always mention of the ‘government subsidy’. The conversation goes something like this: Other: The government subsidizes electricity here to help people with their electric bills Me: Is the electric company … Continue reading →

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Spanish Studies

Posted on April 9, 2014 by admin

Spanish Studies Wednesday, April 9 8.00pm Reading Peter Pan hace mucho tiemp0 (made much time) / a long time ago serena / serene, quiet, calm Londres / London pequeña / small, little (f) apenas se habían acostado / barely (or … Continue reading →

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Mexican farms

Posted on April 8, 2014 by admin

Yesterday Yun and I had the opportunity to visit a number of farms an hour or so south of the city. Martha and her brothers accompanied us as well. The primary crop that we saw was garbanzo beans. There were … Continue reading →

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Sonoran dogs

Posted on April 8, 2014 by admin

We went out for hotdogs last night to a stand we’ve never been to before. I went with the one filled with cheese and wrapped in bacon. Not too bad.

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Oleanders

Posted on April 7, 2014 by admin

We have some really nice oleanders in the front of our house. The bloom all year due to a special overdose of homemade nitrogen fertilizer I feed them regularly. Despite being poisonous (to eat), we’ve never had any problems with … Continue reading →

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El Porton del Sabor

Posted on April 7, 2014 by admin

Yun and had lunch at El Porton del Sabor today. This is a nice restaurant downtown which we were first introduced by our Lebanese friend. The food was great the first time and even better today.

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Google chat

Posted on April 7, 2014 by admin

Yun and I had opportunity to visit the Richards in Albuquerque yesterday via Google video chat. It’s a fun way to spend time with each other in light of the physical distance that separates us from spending time together in … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 2, 2014 by admin

It was a nice day outside (ie, not too hot), so I planted some new plants I bought last week. The green stuff on the left is a vine (some form of ivy I think) that grows abundantly here. I … Continue reading →

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Tucson

Posted on April 2, 2014 by admin

Yun and I headed up to Tucson on Sunday evening to spend a couple days with Matt and Dana and to pick up some treasure. We have a most excellent tradition which we have consistently maintained the last three visits. … Continue reading →

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pup

Posted on March 29, 2014 by admin

Our friend has two Belgian Shepherds. They’re not pure bred, but they’re very nice looking dogs. The female gave birth to a litter of puppies a few weeks ago. It is very tempting to add one more to our pack. … Continue reading →

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