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A Very Mexican Breakfast

A Very Mexican Breakfast

Posted 30 December 2007 | By | Categories: In My Opinion, Travel | No Comments

By Lola Hello folks! Yes, I’ve been on vacation and blessedly disconnected—though not necessarily by choice. Funny how one has become so completely dependent on technology. Anyway, I’ve been at my mom’s and she has a wireless connection but couldn’t find the password so I couldn’t connect my laptop and I couldn’t upload my photos [...]

Everything Remains The Same

Posted 30 November 2007 | By | Categories: In My Opinion, News and Current Events | 3 Comments

By Lola Talk about a “good ol’ boys” network. Talk about gross coverups. Talk about disgusting. Some of you might remember the brouhaha that ensued back in late 2005 when Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho exposed the sexual goings-on (of a pedophilic nature, no less) perpetrated by a group of politicians and businessmen. Basically, she got [...]

Another Tradition Bites The Dust… Power Meals, Here We Come

Posted 23 November 2007 | By | Categories: In My Opinion | No Comments

By Lola I’ve always been a fan of the three-tequila comida. Seems to me a lot more than just business got done—camaraderie, friendship, conversation, ideas, laughter, good-natured discussions… It all ebbed and flowed quite nicely between courses and sips on a caballito filled with Guadalajara’s finest. It seems, though, that with the Americanization of Mexico, [...]

Mexico to spend nearly $4 bln to tackle violence against women

Posted 22 November 2007 | By | Categories: In My Opinion, News and Current Events, Politics and Views | No Comments

by Lola I found this little tidbit tucked away in a CHINESE English-language website, China View, the Mathaba News Agency site from GREAT BRITAIN and All Headlines News.com based in, and I might be mistaken, INDIA. The fact that this groundbreaking news in a country known for its massive gender gap made it into these [...]

Clearing the Smoke: More on Cigs in the City

Posted 23 October 2007 | By | Categories: In My Opinion, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

By Lola The other day I posted something about the imminent demise of smoking in Mexico City restaurants. Here’s a bit more on the subject: A few days ago, Francisco Mijares Noriega (president of CANIRAC, the National Chamber for the Food and Restaurant Industry), proposed that each restaurant choose whether it wants to be a [...]

¡Qué Madrazo!

Posted 12 October 2007 | By | Categories: In My Opinion, Politics and Views | No Comments

By Lola The man has an unfortunate name: Roberto Madrazo, politician, has a last name that’s slang for “hit”, “punch” or otherwise beat on someone. However, in the big scheme of things, it seems to be quite appropriate, as the erstwhile presidential candidate has not only received a “madrazo” (a humiliating defeat in last year’s [...]

Smokers Put Out in Mexico City

Posted 03 October 2007 | By | Categories: In My Opinion | No Comments

By Lola One of Mexico City’s main papers, El Universal, reports the Legislative Assembly of the Federal District (Asamblea Legislativa del Distrito Federal or ALDF) just approved a groundbreaking reform that will force restaurants, cafeterias, offices, theaters and other entertainment venues to physically separate smokers from non-smokers. Physically, as in, with a concrete or glass [...]