Monthly Archives: August 2006

Photo of the day #6

In the center of the photo stands José Antonio Aguilar Bodegas, candidate for governor of the state of Chiapas for the PRI in one of the most heated races in a long time (well, at least since the last presidential election) in Mexico (~2,500 vote difference as of tonight).
But that’s not the point of the [...]

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Look who’s here, it’s the alfajores!

An alfajor is a traditional cookie in some South American countries, most notably Uruguay, Argentina, Peru and Chile. Its most basic form consists of two round sweet biscuits generally joined together with dulce de leche. (Wikipedia - what else?)

Today, as arrive home from another day of hard work, I find in my mailbox [...]

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Infrared Vision 2

Giant robots with infrared vision keep chasing me. Here’s how I look to them:

Again, the big cold nose proves it’s really me.

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Segway patrol

Who’s this handsome, manly, helmet-toting, badge-flashing, Segway riding, tucked-in-polo-wearer hunk?

That would be no other than MKX® main writer Marcos Kirsch.
Today at the expo floor of NI Week 2006 I got a chance to take a Segway for a spin. I did not fall. It’s actually a lot of fun, especially with the added thrill of [...]

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Lavolpe and Isra

Not even remotely as big of a figure as Maradona, my cousin Israel Alkon had his photographed taken with former Mexican National coach Ricardo Antonio Lavolpe.
If it wasn’t for Lavolpe’s inexplicable decision to play with basically no midfield in the World Cup, Lucho would have gotten more playtime and my photo would be more valuable.

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Diego and Isra

My cousing Israel Alkon bumped into none other than biggest soccer star ever, Diego Armando Maradona, on his recent trip to Argentina. I can’t believe he’s taller than Maradona (it gives some people I know hope).
This beats hands-down my Luis Perez Kodak moment, and at the same time leaves me with only 1 degree of [...]

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