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Poem: Untainted from the Deep
Being encompassed by water still doesn’t quench my thirst for life You should only be so lucky to call that kind of paradise your domicile You’ve earned that right by your beauty Mabey beauty is power? Created in silence but deafening with your will to be free Mystifying due to your calm; bottled up with doting recollections…
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Mexican Inspired Popcorn
Let’s talk spice. You know…zing, zest, pizzazz. Tajín is a company in Mexico that produces a tangy, spicy “fruit seasoning” powder (salsa en polvo) consisting of chile peppers, salt and dehydrated lime juice. You can find this stuff everywhere in Mexico. I mean EVERYWHERE and it is most certainly a staple down here so it only seems…
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The Exploration of Foods in Playa Del Carmen
I won’t say that moving to Playa Del Carmen was much of a culture shock but I will say that everyday things I am accustomed to in the United States definitely seem different. Most people do not embrace change easily or they have a hard time adjusting in an environment unlike what they are used…
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Let’s See If We Can Get the Gringos to Eat the Worm
It turns out the liquor-logged worm lying at the bottom of the tequila bottle is not an ancient Mexican tradition after all.Not only is the “worm in the bottle” myth old and exhausted, there is never supposed to be a worm in Mexican bottled tequila. The worm belongs only in bottles of Mezcal. However, various American…
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Maya, which in Sanskrit, means, dreamlike, the earth, all living things in the Universe must be regarded as Maya, the reflection of the moon on the lake – Jack Kerouac
There has been much buildup of the Mayan calendar ending this year and what (if anything) will happen. I guess you can say curiosity led me, my husband and son to Playa del Carmen. I imagined I’d be much older visiting the Mayan ruins. We arrived in Playa a couple of days before visiting the Tulum ruins…
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202 Magazine presents AZ StRUT Students Produce Born Again Hardware
This article was written for non-profit, AZ StRUT to be published in the January 2013 issue of 202 Magazine in Phoenix on page 38. They’re taking up space and collecting dust in your home, office or garage. They can’t handle today’s applications, peripherals or operating systems. But tossing your old tech gear into the garbage would…
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Gobble A Green Thanksgiving for 2014
[edit November 24, 2014] Before I begin an article on Thanksgiving let me clear up any confusion about what you may have been told about the gut-filling holiday that began in 1621. Poor documentation of the first holiday allows for people to speculate its meaning and traditions. I prefer to accept a more modern explanation…
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Cheap and Easy DIY Pirate Costume
Arrr mateys! It’s a thrifty Halloween this year and pirates are all the rage. Creating and hunting for your costume is truly enjoyable. It allows you to have the creative power to take your costume to the limits. All on a budget. Items that were found at secondhand stores: Pirate hat: $.50 Black Shoes: $2…
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Is China-made Becoming the American Way?
Thanks to powerful marketing strategies, material items are popular among Americans, especially at a cheap price. But who is paying the price for our consuming ways? Targeted consumers are victims of American corporations that wish to maximize their profit margins by outsourcing higher-paying jobs. Corporations like Procter & Gamble and Wal-Mart, in nearly every city…
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Petition Brings Down The Enemy: Styrofoam
Like it or not Styrofoam is a part of American culture. The stark white material can be seen in the majority of restaurants and grocery stores from coast to coast. Generally, when eating out I‘m mindlessly handed Styrofoam in the form of a cup or doggie-bag. It amazes me how clueless businesses are that continue…
“Write in recollection and amazement for yourself.” – Kerouac
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