Idle Wordsbrevity is for the weakThe Great Porteo Smokeout- April 23, 2008 When I first moved to Buenos Aires I knew nothing about the city except that the seasons were upside down and that I should try the steak. Somehow I had assumed that the city got its name from the refreshing mountain breezes that blew down each day from the ridges of the High Pampas, wafting gently across the white sand beaches before disappearing into the turquoise sea. I imagined the city as some kind of South American Nice, occupying a small shelf of land between hills and ocean,...http://idlewords.com/2008/04/the_great_porten_o_smokeout.htm Seeking Bedbug Legal Aid- April 7, 2008 A lazyweb request for my readers: Though writing this website may seem like the work of ten men, I also happen to run the Bedbug Registry, an online directory of reports by people who have been unlucky enough to encounter the insects in their hotel or apartment. Periodically I will receive email from irate landlords or management companies demanding that I take down a post, or divulge the identity of the person making a complaint (it's possible to post anonymously). So far I have been able.http://idlewords.com/2008/04/seeking_bedbug_legal_aid.htm Controlled Tango Into Terrain- April 1, 2008 From a Buenos Aires travel guide: Spice up your life! Take a beginner's tango lesson at 9 and then stay on to dance the night away at the 10:30 milonga. Get swept away in the arms of Buenos Aires' finest dancers - and lose yourself in the magic that is authentic Argentine tango! A few weeks ago I walked into a tango studio that I had been passing daily, just down the block from my apartment. San Telmo is a tango-rich environment and there are many studios advertising instruction, but...http://idlewords.com/2008/04/controlled_tango_into_terrain.htm |