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Memorial Day Thoughts

Posted by southron on May 24th, 2008

Monday is the Memorial Day holiday in the United States. It is a holiday which honors those who gave their lives fighting in America’s wars.
Even though I am NOT a fan of post Ronald Reagan America, I cannot help but wonder what kind of world we would live in, even here in Uruguay, without […]

Do they have the 18th of July in the United States?

Posted by southron on July 18th, 2007

I posed that question to a cultural attaché in the Yankee Embassy this week.  Her response was, “No, we have the Fourth of July instead”.  At that point I could not resist asking her, “What day do you have between the 17th and the 19th?”
Today is Constitution Day  which is a major national holiday here. […]

Bigger and even more important news!

Posted by southron on March 11th, 2007

After months of waiting, the printed version of “The Southron’s Guide to Living in Uruguay” is finally available online at: http://www.lulu.com/content/579686.
This is a full-sized, 8½ x 11 inch paper back, with color covers and black-and-white inside. Because of its large size is much easier to read than the pocket-sized edition produced locally.  The price for […]

Well, I done gone and done it…

Posted by southron on October 28th, 2006

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 […]

Thank you Columbus!

Posted by southron on October 16th, 2006

Today Uruguay celebrated the effective discovery of America by that intrepid Italian Navigator Christopher Columbus.  I remember, when I was a boy, he was a hero.  But that was before the forces of political correctness went after him.Thank God there doesn’t seem to be any of that here.  Leif Ericson may have found the America’s […]

Día del Patrimonio - Heritage Day in Uruguay

Posted by southron on October 7th, 2006

Today is Uruguay’s Día del Patrimonio. Every year during this weekend, Uruguayos celebrate their prized old buildings, plazas, historic sites, statuary, light houses, gardens, homes of famous people, antigue cars. churches, national monument–all of the things that endow this small country with its very rich history.
Indeed, as I ponder it, Uruguay’s rich sense of […]

The ORIENTAL Republic?

Posted by southron on April 19th, 2006

The official name of the country is República Oriental del Uruguay / Oriental Republic of Uruguay. Contrary to popular thought, and unlike the West Indies, which Columbus thought were part of India, it is NOT based on a mistaken notion by an explorer that he had found China or Japan.


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