Current Events Archive

  • What can I say, I’m addicted to these fun year-end memes. Hope you enjoy reading as much as I enjoyed posting! The kind folks at Family on Bikes have nominated...

    Travel for Love’s Best of 2011

    What can I say, I’m addicted to these fun year-end memes. Hope you enjoy reading as much as I enjoyed posting! The kind folks at Family on Bikes have nominated...

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  • Merry Christmas! We wanted to take a moment to wish each of our friends and readers a very Merry Christmas, or extend our good cheer for whatever you may be...

    Merry Christmas!!!

    Merry Christmas! We wanted to take a moment to wish each of our friends and readers a very Merry Christmas, or extend our good cheer for whatever you may be...

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  • Since announcing our happy news last week and of course telling everyone “in real life,” Roberto and I have gotten a lot of questions about what’s next. We also get...

    FAQs about our Immigration Process

    Since announcing our happy news last week and of course telling everyone “in real life,” Roberto and I have gotten a lot of questions about what’s next. We also get...

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  • A couple things before we jump right in. First I want to thank everyone for your support after we got our bad immigration news through comments and messages and emails....

    My Seven Links

    A couple things before we jump right in. First I want to thank everyone for your support after we got our bad immigration news through comments and messages and emails....

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  • Last April Roberto and I planned a trip to southern Spain. Only later did we realize this trip would coincide with Semana Santa (Holy Week), which is a very interesting...

    Semana Santa in Spain

    Last April Roberto and I planned a trip to southern Spain. Only later did we realize this trip would coincide with Semana Santa (Holy Week), which is a very interesting...

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  • This post is a collection of some of my thoughts about the Japanese nuclear situation after the earthquake and tsunami. The opinions are only my own and mostly speculation; they...

    Nuclear Reactors in Japan – My Perspective

    This post is a collection of some of my thoughts about the Japanese nuclear situation after the earthquake and tsunami. The opinions are only my own and mostly speculation; they...

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  • So Valentine’s Day just passed and, like last year, Roberto and I spent the holiday apart. Admittedly this particular holiday isn’t that big of a deal to me (and they...

    Surviving a Long Distance Relationship

    So Valentine’s Day just passed and, like last year, Roberto and I spent the holiday apart. Admittedly this particular holiday isn’t that big of a deal to me (and they...

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  • It’s been a very busy month around here, and I have not had any time to sit down and write anything coherent and thoughtful worthy of a blog post. I...

    Overdue Update

    It’s been a very busy month around here, and I have not had any time to sit down and write anything coherent and thoughtful worthy of a blog post. I...

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  • It’s a little unnerving to read about what Arizona is trying to do next. Their new law SB 1070 has been all over the media for requiring local police officers...

    If SB 1070 Wasn't Enough

    It’s a little unnerving to read about what Arizona is trying to do next. Their new law SB 1070 has been all over the media for requiring local police officers...

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  • I grew up in Pittsburgh. Here, the important sports are (American) football and, to a lesser extent, hockey. We do have a sorry excuse for a baseball team and some...

    How I Became a Soccer Fan

    I grew up in Pittsburgh. Here, the important sports are (American) football and, to a lesser extent, hockey. We do have a sorry excuse for a baseball team and some...

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