We had the Memorial last tuesday in our shiny new hall on Tucuman. Its a beautiful building as you can see by the pics in the gallery. We had 81 in attendance, which is pretty good for a group of 35. Although, I was hoping for 100.
Br Salinas did an excellent job on the talk, even though English is not his first language. And Chacho gave a fantastic prayer... his first one in English, I think.
We also had the CO this past week. What a humble brother! He doesn't speak much English, but made such an effort to do so during the meetings and also during a study I brought him on. He really appreciated being with us for the Memorial.
We also had lunch for him at my place. I asked him if he liked parilla, and his answer was a resounding "Siiii!" Then he said he had to go to take a nap. I think we will get along just fine...
Friday, April 2, 2010
Random Quote
I heard quite possibly one of the greatest quotes about me today:
"You're more of a jerk than I am, but you get away with it."
I love it! Its funny because its true!
"You're more of a jerk than I am, but you get away with it."
I love it! Its funny because its true!
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Carlos' Quotable Quotes
Now that Carlos is here, I wanted to make a small list of his best quotes so far. Here goes:
"I hate colors!" - He denies this one
"Knowledge isn't power."
"Now I know I hate it!"
"Ewww!"
"You don't even care!"
"I hate quality!" - This one was kind of a paraphrase
Notice how they are all negative! But hes not having a terrible time here, thats just his way.
Carlos approves of this message.
Oh wait, that just prompted a new quote:
"I don't approve of anything!"
"I hate colors!" - He denies this one
"Knowledge isn't power."
"Now I know I hate it!"
"Ewww!"
"You don't even care!"
"I hate quality!" - This one was kind of a paraphrase
Notice how they are all negative! But hes not having a terrible time here, thats just his way.
Carlos approves of this message.
Oh wait, that just prompted a new quote:
"I don't approve of anything!"
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Carlos is Here!
Carlos arrived last week... and he brought video games! Now we won't get anything done!
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Trash Bins
Yea, its a slow blog day.
Seriously though, I noticed some time ago that the trash bins are smaller here. Much smaller than the US. Why? These are the questions that keep me up at night.
My guess is its just a different view towards throwing things out. In the US, everything is disposable, and there is so much waste. Logically, then, you need a bigger trash bin.
Now, herein lies the rub: does our view of waste influence our trash bin size OR does our trash bin size influence our view of waste? Hmm...
Where am I going with this? It would be nice to derive some action item here, but for now its just a simple musing.
Seriously though, I noticed some time ago that the trash bins are smaller here. Much smaller than the US. Why? These are the questions that keep me up at night.
My guess is its just a different view towards throwing things out. In the US, everything is disposable, and there is so much waste. Logically, then, you need a bigger trash bin.
Now, herein lies the rub: does our view of waste influence our trash bin size OR does our trash bin size influence our view of waste? Hmm...
Where am I going with this? It would be nice to derive some action item here, but for now its just a simple musing.
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