Beto » Christmas http://www.albertanaya.com Thoughts and Musings on Life and Football Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:13:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 2006-2007 aa@albertanaya.com (Beto) aa@albertanaya.com (Beto) posts Thoughts and Musings on Life and Football Beto Beto aa@albertanaya.com No no http://www.albertanaya.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Beto http://www.albertanaya.com 144 144 Welcoming the cold http://www.albertanaya.com/welcoming-the-cold/ http://www.albertanaya.com/welcoming-the-cold/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:22:12 +0000 Beto http://www.albertanaya.com/?p=329 It is mid November and the temperatures are finally decreasing. Northeast Georgia gets cold this time of the year from what I can remember. This area of the country gets some beautiful colors during fall- the leaves have been exceptionally bright this year. My wife even though a northern born woman is not too fond of this cold weather. I on the other hand enjoy the cold weather. The brisk cold mornings remind me of walking to school in Quito.
The first fire in our wood stove welcomes this November cold and the falling of most of the colorful leaves into heaps that my daughter and German shepherd can play in.  The line of Rose of Sharon has been pruned, the pansies to be planted, more firewood to be cut and split. All these things are part of a long list of to-dos. Of course, the decorations in the attic catch my curiosity as I would like to put them up as soon as I begin the Christmas music in the house. Bing Crosby and Johnny Mathis are already guests in this house…
By the way- I have seen Rudolph the red nosed reindeer with my daughter already- a yearly tradition to be shared with her.

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From the perspective of someone who just arrived to the host country of this sign, I would have to say I would be confused. I can recall when I first moved to South Florida from South America driving was not my thing. I really did not know how to drive. We did not need to. A great mass transit system and well designed cities along with our healthy lungs and legs kept us moving through our urban areas.

I like to send my Christmas cards early so I asked my neighbor if there was a Kmart or Walmart close by and he said, ” Oh yeah, right down the road. Just a few blocks.” A few blocks meant nothing to me in Ecuador, but

South Florida suburbs were not designed for the pedestrian. A few blocks meant an eternal hike in the humidity and scorching heat of Margate, Florida.

I knew I needed to get a car in the future so I could conquer those long blocks and be able to save time and sweat after being given ridiculous directions.

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