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Wasting Water: Two Tissues – Two Flushes
¡Súmate al reto del Agua! (Turn off the water faucet!) Today at the gym I was absolutely furious after finishing my workout. I’d just returned to the locker room to use the restroom. While washing my...
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Madrid Rain, Wet Laundry, & Umbrellas
FINALLY, IT’S RAINING!! About 7 weeks have passed here in Madrid with nothing but clear, sunny skies. This is great when out and about. I particularly love cool temperatures and those blue blue skies....
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January Spring in Madrid(?)
Here I am in Madrid, Spain. It’s nearly 4pm and I’m watching a Spanish movie, “Adosados” (1996) after a lunch of pasta with green olives and Ribeiro white wine. The thing is, the sun is getting a...
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Peeing in Public
I realize I’m risking offending some Spaniards (and maybe I’m actually offending EVERYONE!) for writing today’s blog entry. No one wants to appear “uncouth“. But that fact is, SOME PEOPLE DO PEE IN...
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Madrid Christmas Lights Bus
Every year for the past few years, the Madrid tourist office has organized a “Bus de la Navidad” or Christmas Lights Bus (website only in Spanish). It’s a double-decker bus which, this year, only picks...
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Snow in Madrid – Finally!
It rarely snows in Madrid. But it did today – “AND HOW!” (said Spanky to Alfalfa) I was only 3 hours into my slumber (after staying up all night watching the BCS Championship game for United States...
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Madrid: San Isidro Festival 2009
15 May in Madrid is Madrid’s Patron Saint Day, la Fiesta de San Isidro. It’s the day when Madrileños, both natives and transplants, show their pride and spirit for Madrid, Spain. And they show their...
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Rocio Molina: Suma Flamenca 2009
Last Monday evening I went, yet again, to the Teatros del Canal to see another flamenco performance. This time it was flamenco dance, headlined by Rocio Molina. What surprised me most was that it was a...
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Wearing Shorts in Springtime
Tomorrow is the first day of June – and I’ve already broken out the shorts. I usually put it off until June 1st but a few days ago started a heat-wave which I couldn’t stand in jeans. Normally, my...
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95ºF and Vinyl Seat Covers
If you’re old enough, you remember how it was to put your bare legs on the summer-sun-drenched vinyl seat upholstery of your parents’ station wagon – the one which had been parked outside the mall all...
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Clocks turned back 1-Hour
Saturday night, before going to bed, I was diligent in turning all my clocks back ONE HOUR to conform to the Daylight Savings rule in MOST of the world (minus the USA which has set its own rules and...
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Last Day of October 2009 in Madrid
Today’s Halloween, we’ve already changed our clocks back 1-hour, and the temperatures are getting a little cooler – but only a little. Some of the leaves have gone from green to brown, seemingly...
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Late Night, Cold Air, Open Windows
If there’s something I love it’s cool, fresh air late at night. Sure, it’s only about midnight here in Madrid but after the recent time change it seems even later. And now that we’re well into autumn...
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Autumn Snow in Madrid
When I went to bed last night I looked out my balcony window towards the south and saw a long line of thick clouds approaching, slowly covering the otherwise clear skies. Much was said on the radio,...
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Madrid Snow 11 January 2010
It literally snowed all night long last night but stopped by this morning. Enough fell to cause countless traffic jams and icy roads. I witnessed several cars sliding down hilly streets and people...
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Madrid River Project Destroying 30 Century Old Trees for “Beautification”
Drying and Dying Trees along Madrid's Manzanares River - Part of the City's River Beautification Project According to “Ecologistas en Accion“, the Madrid City Government’s “Madrid-Río” project – a...
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Recycling Fail or Identity Theft?
Did your dad ever jokingly yell at you through the bathroom door, “Don’t fall in!“? But seriously, folks, are we recycling humans now, too?? Check out the “legged” paper recycling bin above as seen...
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Spain’s Murcia Earthquakes: 8 Dead, 120 Injured
Picture courtesy laopiniondemurcia.es Disturbing images, video, and firsthand accounts of the 2 deadly earthquakes which rocked Lorca, Murcia, Spain yesterday (11 May 2011) flood today’s media outlets....
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Madrid Summer Heat: Only the Beginning
I hate the heat. And anyone who knows me knows this to be true. “So why in the heck did you move to Madrid?” people always ask me. The short answer is that I love it here. I love Spain. And I can put...
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Rain Threatens Laundry in Madrid
As those of you who know, here in Madrid it’s either hot and dry OR it’s cold and dry. So whenever it rains, snows (like MAYBE once a year – and only a “dusting” at that), or even gets cloudy, it makes...
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