• Boompanadas

    Boom! I finally mastered making empanadas! Empanadas are little meat pies that are traditionally fried. They originated in Northern Spain and Portugal and get their name from their breaded exterior. The word "pan" (which is "bread" in Spanish) is right in the middle of the word. They consist of a f…
  • The Courage to Act

    New York -- Looks a lot like we're going to repeat 2008/9, except that this time around, instead of banks faltering, it will be entire countries. That's scary! The not so vigilant credit ratings companies of 2008 (e.g., #Moody's, #S&P, #Fitch) are now becoming the ever so vigilant guardians of t…
  • Welcome to Stupid Town

    The surging Bull market actually wobbled a bit today,...but just a bit - with the Dow down 30, NASDAQ down 16, and the S&P down 5. But these are the type of hits it took today just to get it to do that: 1) Oil breaking the $113+ barrier- $5/gal gas moves closer to reality hoorah! 2) Gold and…
  • Another Example Why Modern Mainstream News Stinks

    I checked yahoo, google, TV, and other internet news and finance sites. Most had info on Libya, Japan, politics, etc..., but nothing out of the ordinary.... Only a very select few headlined timely info on what just happened in Portugal today. In case you haven't heard, and you probably didn't, P…
  • Summer Vinho

    I've been saying this for the last five years, and perhaps it's finally, actually happening--or I'm living in a dream land...But after the wine snobbery of the late 90's early 00's, I was sure there would be a backlash. And not the kind of horrible black-lash of people consuming massive quantities o…
  • Spain: What A Cheat

    Yeah, I expected it. But it's not easy when one of your favorite teams is unfairly eliminated from the world cup. So MAD. So not fair. 1. Ronaldo gets tripped while having possession of the ball. Ref doesn't do anything.2. Ronaldo gets shoved while being in mid-air. Ref still doesn't do anything.3…
  • World's Richest ber strikes again ... without Ethics

    * CAN BE SIMULTANEOUSLY AS SHAREHOLDER of competing?* OWNER OF THE MEXICAN "AMERICA MOVIL" GET WITH PORTUGUESE AND SPANISH* EMPLOYERS SURPRISE AND DISPLEASURE, WHO FEAR "INSIDE INFORMATION" Every day that passes, the world's richest Mexican, Carlos Slim, surprising both European entrepreneurs as w…
  • Europe 2009 -- Three Countries…

    Europe 2009 -- Three Countries & A Wedding This is a long posting! I was away for longer than usual this summer and it could not have been more exciting ... click on a photo to 'zoom' to it in a new window. Right click on a link to open it in a new tab or window. England and A Wedding This summe…