The End of the Tomboy?

Tomboy – a girl who exhibits characteristics or behaviors considered typical of a boy.  Common characteristics include wearing masculine clothing and engaging in games and activities that are physical in nature and are considered in many cultures to be unfeminine or the domain of boys. Does this Wikipedia definition bring to mind anything else? In… Continue reading The End of the Tomboy?

A New Type of “Tourism”

Used to be that tourism was a straightforward concept.  Those people with the economic means to travel would do so, usually after some amount of planning, to ensure a good vacation experience wherever they went. Sure, there were always the outliers, people who struggle to fit in to society no matter where they are at. … Continue reading A New Type of “Tourism”

El Deporte del “Voceteo”

Así que los practicantes del famoso “voceteo” lo defienden como un deporte, un arte, y una forma de expresarse.  ¿Cuál es el problema? No todos los deportes y artes son iguales.  Por ejemplo, existe el deporte de dejar basura en la playa, la calle, o en vertederos clandestinos.  Oigan… requiere cierta rapidez y coordinación el… Continue reading El Deporte del “Voceteo”

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GOATs in sports

About 3 ½ months ago, I wrote an article about the GOAT (Greatest of All Time) debate in basketball between Michael Jordan and LeBron James.  I concluded that in my personal opinion, it was still Jordan.  The fun part of debating GOATs in sports is that arguments can go on interminably. But there are other… Continue reading GOATs in sports

Fatiga Pandémica

Acabamos de pasar el 2020 en su totalidad viviendo con la pandemia del COVID-19, y todos los cambios de vida que esta ha traído.  Hemos sufrido pérdidas de vida, salud, trabajos, y modo de vida. Se ha ido aprendiendo del virus sobre la marcha, algunas veces con la frustración de versiones contradictorias de las autoridades… Continue reading Fatiga Pandémica

Los “Parking Sharks”

Dentro de las muchas costumbres curiosas que uno observa cuando sale a la calle, está la de “tiburones de estacionamiento.” Este fenómeno se da en “shopping” grandes, como quizás Plaza las Américas, y otros semejantes.  Se trata de aquellos carros que, buscando un estacionamiento cerca del “shopping”, suben y bajan por cada línea de estacionamiento…… Continue reading Los “Parking Sharks”

Washington Mentality – 101

So the latest episode of “Days of our (Washington) Lives” finds Republican congresswoman from Georgia, Marjorie Taylor Greene, stating that she intends to file Articles of Impeachment against President-elect Joe Biden on January 21st, the day after his inauguration. Someone needs to contact Guinness World Records, because I’m pretty sure this will be an unbreakable… Continue reading Washington Mentality – 101