“And They Called It Puppy Love” – Tontitos Enamorados
Of course her name was Maria Cantu! It had a […]
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Celebrating “El Grito De Independencia” Everyday
¡El Grito! Of Mexican Independence that is. This year to […]
Read more“Mojado” – The Word We Were Supposed To Be Ashamed Of
Ustedes no son mojados, my parents would say – as […]
Read moreJaycee Dugard’s Stolen Life: Powerful and Full of Hope
It had been way too long since I had actually […]
Read moreMadre De Todas Madres: El Sexo Femenino y Sus Virtudes
My mother has always had a saying: el que lucha encuentra. For […]
Read moreEl Paso, Dallas & Houston: Enter to Win Tickets to the Screenings of “Warrior” and “Contagion”
I’ll get straight to the point on this one. If […]
Read moreWe Might Not Have Won, But We Certainly Didn’t Lose. Gracias!
Pues como quien dice, you win some, you lose some… […]
Read moreEl Cínico y El Niño
Somos un par, yo y él. Me with my cynicism. […]
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Road Trip Rules From Los Metiches & Happy Travels
Before we left, Anjelica was in a whirlwind making lists […]
Read moreThe Irish Soldiers Of Mexico: August Book Review
In truth, there may never be an actual consensus on […]
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Tejanos En La Gran Manzana (Yeah… The Big Apple)
In the words of Carrie Bradshaw, or Sarah Jessica Parker […]
Read moreLet’s Win Some Free Gas!!
Un doble honor it is for me to have been […]
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Crashing Into Glass Walls And The New Baby
After our two weeks of traveling the country I knew […]
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Houston, The Chorizo… and Sweet Bread Have Landed!!
Had we never taken those trips in the summer to […]
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Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia, and DC
Hey guys, so far the trip has been excellent. We’ve […]
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Almost Ready To Hit The Road… in our Malibu, But Not Quite Yet
And the adventure begins! In true mexicano style, while you’re […]
Read moreBartering With Gorditas
Neatly packed in a perfect order, an apple in one […]
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We’re Taking Juan of Words On The Road – ROAD TRIP!
It’s official! This time next week we’ll be on the […]
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