In the summer of 2001, I had been a mother for four years, a freelancer for three, and a homeowner (with my husband) for one. I was overwhelmed with trying to run a business and raise a kid and manage a household. Although most families in our socioeconomic circles hired cleaners, a sorority sister had… [Read More]
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The Truth of Cinco de Mayo
a gringa who usually lives in the Wrigley Field Night Game Parking Zone, so Cinco de Mayo is real to me. And yet, the reason for the season has been a mystery to me. It’s not a statutory public holiday in Mexico, unlike March 21 (Benito Juarez’s birthday) or Labor Day (May 1). Marketers are… [Read More]
Foreign Language Final Exam
(Note: as I struggle with learning a foreign language, I wrote this little piece. It’s supposed to be humorous – or is it?) This semester we have learned how to ask for directions to the library, analyzed passages by the greatest of the foreign language’s authors,and parsed details about the proper uses of the subjunctive… [Read More]
The fourth edition of Day Trading for Dummies is here
The fourth US edition of Day Trading For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance))is here, joining one edition each in Canada and Germany. It’s scary how popular Day Trading for Dummies is, to be honest, because most people should not day trade. If you do, you can dramatically increase your chances of success by… [Read More]
México: Adventures of a language learner
My Spanish skills are not bad. I studied for a while before arriving in México, and I continue to work with a grammar workbook, read books in Spanish, watch Spanish-language television shows, and practice in daily life. I walk along the shore of Spanish, taking it in, but occasionally taking a step and finding myself… [Read More]
