Mexico Bob
19 March 2009

Dialog - Do you have a pet?

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Oye Pablo. ¿Tienes una mascota? Hey Paul. Do you have a pet? Sí, José, tengo un pajarito. Yeah Joe, I have a bird. ¿Qué tipo? What kind? Es ...
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17 March 2009

Time Warp

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The more that I delve into old books about Mexico the more I feel like we are caught in some kind of time warp where things never change. Th...
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16 March 2009

A Reflection on Genuflection

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When I attended Our Lady of Grace Parish Grammar School in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago in the 1950's we started each and ev...
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14 March 2009

Twice as much / Half as much

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My father George, God rest his soul, had a favorite saying. Whenever he (or I) learned something the hard way he would always say, “Too old ...
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12 March 2009

Dialog - The Movies

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Oye cariño, hace mucho tiempo no fuimos al cine y hay una película nueva estrenando esta semana. Mi hermana ya la vio y ella estuvo encantad...
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08 March 2009

The Essence of Chicharrón

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To put it in a nutshell the essence of chicharrón is food made from pig skin. However, that certainly isn't the end of the story. Since ...
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07 March 2009

El Horario de Verano

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In the United States people are changing their clocks tonight and jumping one hour forward. Mexico does not change the time until April 5th....
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06 March 2009

Spring Break, Firearms, & Cuban Cigars

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This morning I came across a publication by the Brownsville, Texas, Customs and Border Patrol arm of the Department of Homeland Security reg...
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02 March 2009

Fine! Fine Fine!

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There is a Mexican ranchera song gaining popularity not only in Mexico but all over the western hemisphere. The song is by Julión Álvarez Y ...
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28 February 2009

Border War Zone

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I am an avid reader and I love to read books about history. I have always liked to read about American history and for the last few years I ...
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Bob Mrotek
I was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. I have been living in Mexico since January 6th, 1999. I am continually studying to improve my knowledge of the Spanish language and Mexican history and culture. I am also a student of Mandarin Chinese.
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