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- December 17th, 2009
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- December 16th, 2009
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Send me a picture of your Christmas tree!
I was looking at some Wordless Wednesday posts this morning and I was amazed at some of the Christmas-related pictures I saw. Particularly, those featuring Christmas trees (like this one from Jennif…
- December 15th, 2009
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WW#117 – Teddy Bear game
The story, tomorrow! More pictures from Dianne, Napaboaniya, Grampy and Jams ODonnell Wordless Wednesday
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Christmas in Waterloo I – Rudolph, the red-noised reindeer
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose (like a light bulb!) And if you ever…
- December 14th, 2009
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Silly Monkey Stories #77 – Breaking the space/time continuum
13/Dec/2009 – Florencia (6) We were having dinner at Benny’s just with Juan and Flor, as the other two had gone out with our church’s Youth Group. As we were finishing our bu…
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Sergio & Wayne
We’ve been living in a condominium for over six years now (we moved in just four days after Florencia’s birth). One of the things we liked the most about the house was that the playground was just…
- December 12th, 2009
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I’m comin’ home, baby
I’ve been a Kiss fan since I was about 10 years old. I remember listening to “Alive II” on a very old tape recording along with my older brother, and trying to guess who was the lead singer on e…
- December 11th, 2009
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PhotoHunt #60 - Undesirable
I am a carnivore. Everybody knows that. And though my own description of what my basic food groups are is not exactly accurate (“I only eat two things: things that you have to chase…
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Embarrassing moments - #08
Embarrassing moments I don't have a problem with blood. Really. Heck, I spend a lot of time at hospitals, it wouldn’t be too good to have a problem with blood! But I do ha…
- December 10th, 2009
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Best comment ever!
I read it many hours ago, and I’m still laughing… You probably saw the pictures I published yesterday, featuring me, Gaby and the kids helping decorate our Christmas tree. Like every time there…
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Tell me Thursdays – Our first ‘real’ Christmas tree
This post could also be called “A family of clowns”… you’ll see why. We were about to start assembling our Christmas tree on Saturday, when Gaby mentioned (casually) that Home Depot was gi…
- December 8th, 2009
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WW#116 – Our first ‘real’ Christmas tree
See the pink boot? It was made by my grandma Haydeé who knows how many years ago! I still have a few of those that my brother Fafa sent me after she passed away...More pictures from Dianne, Napaboan…
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Silly Monkey Stories #76 - Free love
02/Dec/2009 – Juan (11) We were at RIM Park last Wednesday, watching Carolina's soccer game (a 2-2 tie). Juan asked me what was I going to do with the free netbook we had won, so…
- December 7th, 2009
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Not your typical Monday post
I went to a visitation on Saturday night. The person who passed was the spouse of a former co-worker with whom I had developed a good friendship. Though I didn't know him very well (I had only seen…
- December 6th, 2009
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Rubber face
Besides having my own radio show (which I did briefly), one of my dreams has always been to become a comedian. “You’re funny, you could do it!”, some have said. Others have even said that I’m…
- December 5th, 2009
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- December 4th, 2009
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Me and my big mouth
OK, let's talk about work... I hope my boss doesn't get mad at me.I just came back from a very long trip (almost a month!) to Argentina and Brazil, so you bet I'm tired. When I returned to the office…
- December 3rd, 2009
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Having fun with Google Maps
Not long ago, Google Maps launched its very cool 'Street view' feature in a few cities around Canada, including Kitchener-Waterloo. That's why now you can see the street I live in, for example (look a…
- December 2nd, 2009
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Canadian Blog Awards 2009 - Nominated again
After a one year hiatus, my blog is competing for the “Canadian Blog Awards” again, this time in the following categories: Blog post, for “Colour Blind” Blog post…
- December 1st, 2009
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WW#115 – And the fifth thing I want for Christmas is…
More pictures from Dianne, Napaboaniya, Grampy and Jams ODonnell Wordless Wednesday
- November 30th, 2009
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Silly Monkey Stories #75 - Boom
28/Nov/2009 – Santi (14) and Juan (10) Santi was working on a Science project for school, that required the usage of dry ice. Since its temperature is around –100 ºF, he was w…
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There are places I remember #03
Plaza San Martín (San Martín square) is a huge park located in the Retiro neighbourhood in Buenos Aires. It’s surrounded by the Avenues Santa Fe, Maipú, Leandro N Alem and Florida (a pedestrian s…
- November 29th, 2009
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Weekly Winners #65 – Nov/22 to Nov/29 – Places I’ve been to #22
(Picture from Social Times) I’m back at home!!! I just came back from Brazil yesterday, and though I had a wonderful trip, it’s just great to be back with my wife and kids…
- November 28th, 2009
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The Muppets – Bohemian Rhapsody
I’m a big Muppets fan, and I’m also a big Queen fan. I have every Queen CD until Freddy Mercury’s death (plus “Made in Heaven”) and I have all the seasons of “The Muppets show” on DVD. S…
- November 27th, 2009
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17 Again – Part 2
(Continues from here) The first impression, that warm feeling of being home again, lasted just a few seconds. It’s that that house of mine, my secondary school, was in a terrible shape! It…
- November 26th, 2009
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Só queijo
I’m surprised at how hard of a time I have communicating with the local people here in Brazil. While I understand everything they say to me in Portuguese, I find that my Spanish doesn’t seem to be…
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- November 25th, 2009
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WW#114 - Crickets
Picture taken by me in Guarujá, Brazil – 22/Nov/2009 More pictures from Dianne, Napaboaniya, Grampy and Jams ODonnell Wordless Wednesday
- November 24th, 2009
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Silly Monkey Stories #74 - Crabs
17/Nov/2001 – Carolina (4) I know, this story is funnier in its original Spanish than in English, but I’m running out of stories already! Santiago (6) was doing his r…
- November 23rd, 2009
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Traitors
My blog is unique… like most blogs. What makes mine unique? Well, first of all, the fact that I write it, so it has a style that can’t be copied (though they’ve tried!). But another thing that m…
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e-Parenting
Travelling so much has its pros and cons. OK, I might still be looking for the pros, but at least let me tell you about a couple of cons... It was Santi's confirmation yesterday, and I missed it.…
- November 21st, 2009
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PhotoHunt #58 - Birds
I’m (ahem) unavailable this weekend, so my apologies for including some stock footage for today’s PhotoHunt. But since I’m looking at some of these here in Brazil today, there…
- November 18th, 2009
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17 again – Part 1
I walked a lot last Friday. It was my last full day in Buenos Aires, and with no car available (my brother Martín, who had been my driver until then, had left to Mendoza), all I could do was walk or…
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WW#113 - Sing
As Zacharias in Randall Thompson’s “The Nativity” (2003) More pictures from Dianne, Napaboaniya, Grampy and Jams ODonnell Wordless Wednesday
- November 17th, 2009
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Silly Monkey Stories #73 – Santi’s heart
Year 2001 – Santi (6) This story is from the first years in Canada. Santi’s English was very good already, but he was still having trouble translating things back to Span…
- November 16th, 2009
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80,000!
Wow, that was fast! Just over two months ago, I was celebrating the 70,000th visit and now I’m in 80,000 already! These last two months have been great in terms of visits and comments received, some…
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There are places I remember - #02
Everybody has a favourite place to eat, and I’m not the exception. While I have one that is very dear to me in my hometown (I have already written about it), and there are a few in Buenos Aire…
- November 15th, 2009
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Live from… São Paulo, Brazil
Wow, that little “ã” character is hard to find! It’s not in the ‘normal’ ASCII table, so you have to use the WinASCII table instead. In case you’re curious, you obtain it by doing <alt…
- November 14th, 2009
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The girl with the yellow flip flops
It happened a week ago, as me and my brother Martin were travelling on the 'subte' (Buenos Aires' metro). As we were approaching Diagonal Norte station, a very young girl started to walk around givi…
- November 12th, 2009
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There are places I remember - #01
Yes. Another series… but this might be a short one. During my current trip to Argentina, I’ve been taking pictures of some places that are very dear to me, for different reasons. Like the one that…
- November 10th, 2009
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WW#112 - Hands
Me and my nephew Augusto (born on 30/Oct/2009) More pictures from Dianne, Carleen, Napaboaniya, Grampy and Jams ODonnell Wordless Wednesday
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Silly Monkey Stories #72 - “Gabiel?”
07/Nov/2009 – Catalina (1) I finally met my niece Catalina (aka) “Cata” this weekend, and she’s a beautiful, hyper-active 1.5 year old girl (well, she’s almost two, and s…
- November 9th, 2009
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My school
I went back to my school on Saturday. This is, the place where I attended Grades 1, 4 and 5… I know, just three years. Still my school. I have attended many others, in some cases for more than three…
- November 8th, 2009
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Memories
I’m definitely a lucky guy. Not only I got to make an unexpected but more than welcome stop in Argentina on my way to Brazil, I even got to spend the weekend in my hometown, Necochea. And it just ha…
- November 7th, 2009
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Live from... Necochea!
I have been waiting to write this post since I started with LfW back in 2005! And it finally happened, I’m in Necochea today. And even though I am only going to be here for just three days, I’m pl…
- November 6th, 2009
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Welcome?
Besides getting together with my family, the main reason I´m here in Buenos Aires is to get my passport renewed. So I went to the corresponding office yesterday and lined up for a little over three h…
- November 5th, 2009
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Live from… Buenos Aires, Argentina
And I’m back, after all these years. I can’t say I missed Buenos Aires, I didn’t. I lived here 20+ years, but it was never ‘home’ to me, like Necochea was once and Waterloo is today. Still,…
- November 3rd, 2009
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WW#111 – We are the champions
Santi’s high school team won the league with a record of 10-0-0. Santi (sitting on the ball) was the second top scorer with 7. More on Thursday! El equipo de high school de Santi…
- November 2nd, 2009
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Silly Monkey Stories #71 - MP3
31/Oct/2009 – Florencia (6) We were trick or treating on Saturday and it was really cold; I was trying to get the kids scared so we would have an excuse for running. :-) Knowing…
- November 1st, 2009
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Florencia sings! #08 - Take me home, country roads
I have always liked John Denver. I remember that a friend of my brother Guillermo had given him one of Denver’s record (1975’s “Windsong”) when we were just teens, and both of us would listen…
