Sometimes, the shit that goes down on The Ramblas is better than TeeVee!
A little background: first I passed Mayor Hereu giving an interview to for television cameras. He looked rather defensive… as if he were trying to dodge the blame for the present state of The Ramblas. I took out my camera to film it, [...]
Original salute to the Pledge of Allegiance
I just learned that this salute originally accompanied the recitation of my country’s Pledge of Allegiance(!)
The Pledge of Allegiance is an oath of loyalty to the U.S.A., written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy. According to Bellamy’s indications, the pledge also included a salute that consisted of an extended arm [...]
I made a photo-blog about adventures in Milwaukee that’s way too long to be a post. You can check it out here.
Last week I went on a short, five-day trip to NYC. When I got back, I discovered that the City of Barcelona had completely changed its recycling containers.
Before, on my block, the plastic was on the left, the glass in the middle, and the paper on the right.
And of course the trash bin was [...]
Hey kids! Esta noche en el Teatro Llantiol de Barcelona, hago mi show de comedia, “Cómo ser feliz todo el tiempo”. (Si, está en castellano.) Si queréis venir, recomiendo que hagáis una reserva, porque anticipo un teatro lleno esta noche.
Aquí tenéis un nuevo video:
“… this ain’t my first day at the rodeo.”
This is one of my all-time favorite quotes, ever. I find myself in so many situations where I’m thinking this. Do you remember what movie it’s from?
Another fun moment from last night’s show; sort of the “prequel” to the video below.
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When I left the U.S. to live in Barcelona, Bush was in his first term as President, we were a couple years into the War on Terror, America was a nation filled with fear and hate, and there was nobody like Rachel Maddow on TV.
Times have changed. Hallelujah and praise Jesus, for once.
I love Rachel [...]
I still can’t get over the difference between the two American Presidents. It’s like night and day.
The other day we all found out that, in 2002, the Bush Administration had seriously considered allowing the MILITARY to arrest American citizens on American soil.
Wow.
Dick Cheney was pushing the idea — naturally — of military action against Americans [...]
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