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Last night I went to a party on Mount Everest–maybe he just seemed like Mount Everest because it was such a climb. It seemed as if the stairs went on forever. My nephew, Nick, acted as my Sherpa, and carried my wheelchair ahead of me so that at every landing I could collapse into it, [...]
Yesterday a band of modern day pilgrims celebrated their first thanksgiving in this new land along with a number of friendly Uruguayos.  We totaled 20 in number and ranged in age from 5 to 70-something.  We spoke English, Spanish and Spanglish. We were Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, Mormon, Existentialist and agnostic. Our family names indicated Hispanic, [...]
The consenus seems to be for Thursday. The plan is to start anytime after 15.00, as the first football game is at 15.30. We’ll start with refreshments and snacks, with dinner sometime around 18.00 so anyone who has to work can still make it for dinner. With the late sunset, it should work perfectly.
If anyone is interested in organizing or participating in a group Thanksgiving dinner, The Southron and the Copperhead are happy to have you come to our house in Carrasco. We are working on a smoked turkey as the main course and who knows what else. In addition, there will be American Football on the Sling [...]
It may not be a tough as giving birth, but it sure was a lot of work. The file was created on 22 July 2006, at 11:25:02. The last modification was made this morning (I hope). In just a few days less than 100, The Southron’s Guide to Living in Uruguay has been written.
The Southron’s Guide to Living in Uruguay is within days of completion, and a bad case of “not seeing the forest for the trees” has reared its ugly head–I just realized that I have put NO RESTAURANT recommendations in the book. Can you imagine that? Me, writing a book without a restaurant list… So I [...]
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