Spanish

What is your relationship to the Spanish Language 2 Soft Years of Spanish in High School Lame Efforts to Study Spanish on my own Years on Kitchens with Spanish Speaking Cooks Walking across Spain, a Visit to Barcelona Teaching Spanish to Immigrants with the Church

Note to Self

Don’t Put-it-Off Don’t take a break (Take a Walk Eat Out, Instead of Eat In) Establish Routines, then Maintain Routines The Usual: Get Up, Get Out, Walk, SPIN, Ride, Go to Mass, Go to Work

The Timbuk2 Incident

Cold day in January I take off my Bike Bag on the CTA train to add a layer of clothing When the train arrived at my station, I zipped up my jacket and maneuvered my bike off the train As I entered the supermarket minutes later, I noticed that I was not wearing my Timbuk2…

12 Fountains (12 Apostles/DISCIPLES)

(include their Greek Names) Camino de doce fuentes We will visit 12 Chicago Fountains in the theme of on the water of life. This is also an opportunity to learn more of the 12 apostles (Disciples). Decision: Who will be the 12th (Twelfth) Judas, Matthias, or PAUL) The 12 Simon (also known as Peter) Andrew…

Hopelessness

A way to define Hope Without Hope The Opposite of Hope Illustrated by the Idea of Watching your Bike Messenger Bag Move away from the Station Platform, leaving you behind What are the chances that you will ever see it again Feeling the Loss of the Bag full of Stuff, that is full and heavy,…

Larry Boyle

The continuing saga of Larry Boyle Friend or FoeContinuing, Progressive RelationshipYesterday, she called me by name and asked me what was going on . . .She seemed “strangely” glad to see me, and interested in what I was working onUntil now, I always thought that she was trying to avoid me, and didn’t enjoy our…

The Week of Lost Items

This makes me re-consider how I secure important items when I travel Due to the frigid weather, I wore many layers So, when I left mass abruptly after the eucharist to pick-up pizza, I left my gloves and hat in the seats Later in the club room I shed my inner windbreaker and eventually left…