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America Is Becoming Like Pakistan

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In the past 24 hours, my country has made a giant leap backwards. America is starting to look more like Mexico or Pakistan. Today the U.S. is a [...]

January 9th, 2011 | Tags: , , | Category: America, Horrible, Human Nature, Idiocy, Politics | One comment

U.S.A. empieza a parecerse a Pakistán

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En los últimos 24 horas, mi país ha dado un paso gigante hacía atrás; ya se parece a México o Pakistan. Ahora es un país en que políticos [...]

January 9th, 2011 | Tags: , , , | Category: America, Horrible, Politics, Posts en español | 30 comments

On Some Nights, Nowhere Is Safe

The other night there was a big Fútbol game and the whole world had gone to hell. It was late, the apes had taken over the streets, and I had to find me a taxi and get the fuck out of dodge. As you can see, I’m a huge Fútbol fan. Call me crazy, but [...]

May 22nd, 2010 | Category: Barcelona, Daily Life, Horrible, Human Nature, Sex, Travel | 7 comments

Semana Santa

Well, it’s Semana Santa, whatever the hell that is, and the world’s afire with especially pious energy here in Barcelona. Well, maybe not the whole world, but definitely one segment of it is.

I am referring, of course, to the viej@s choch@s.

I noticed it when I went to the droguería (for some reason, in this country [...]

April 3rd, 2010 | Category: Barcelona, Daily Life, Holidays, Horrible, Human Nature, Life, Religion, Stupid | One comment

Horrible, Hairy Hospitalet

Seriously, I’d love to know who thinks this shit up.

The local government’s apparent contempt for its citizens is perfectly represented by this desolate little “park” at the Europa-Fira metro station in L’Hospitalet, just outside of the Barcelona. In all my thousands of trips to Ikea, I have never once seen even one human soul actually [...]

March 14th, 2010 | Category: Barcelona, Daily Life, Horrible, Stupid, Travel | 3 comments

Wanna Come Over for Dinner?

Hey everybody! I’m sorry I’ve been inconsistent with the blog this week, but I’ve been fixing up my house all nice so I won’t wake up every night with cockroaches and ants running over my body.

Here’s the kitchen before they tore down the wall, after they removed one of the kitchen modules. Underneath, a treasure [...]

February 14th, 2010 | Category: Daily Life, Horrible | 7 comments

Madrid: Heaven & Hell

I wrote a page called “Madrid: Heaven and Hell“. Enjoy, and feel free to comment if it strikes your fancy.

February 7th, 2010 | Tags: | Category: Daily Life, Horrible, Pretty, Spain, Travel | 7 comments
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