I was originally going to post this translation of David de Ugarte’s criticism on Global Voices itself, but the site has had plenty of meta-conversation over the past week so I’ll publish it here instead. I’ve also translated one of the comments on the post, as well as what I had hoped would be my [...]

Three years ago I decided to start a weblog. I opened an account on Pitas.com, wrote a couple entries, and then decided I wanted more control so I downloaded B2, the software that would later be called WordPress. A week after getting the blog installed, I drove down to Mexico. Two years ago I was [...]

A lot of people wonder why I have so many Indian friends. Me too. Surely, it has something to do with where I grew up, but that alone doesn’t explain the overwhelming preponderance of sub-continent in my life. Whatever the explanation may be – psychological or otherwise – you can bet that the following editorial [...]

It’s Friday. It was one of those mornings when at 9 a.m. the sky still looks like it’s sunrise, the air is still 6 a.m. crisp. It’s supposed to rain. Yesterday Booger passed her driving test. Waiting in line for the driving tester to approach she offered this gem of wisdom: “You know, I decided [...]

1.) The faster you drive the more difficult it is to see what’s around you. 2.) The more people talking in a room, the more difficult to hear any one person.

Someone once again told me my posts are too long. To compensate for my circumlocution, I shall offer the recipe to become a millionaire. Nevermind, after writing this long post while overlooking the big pacific blue, I discover that it’s already been thought up and shared by the owner of a basketball team. The other [...]