Comments on Romancing Argentina: Show Me the Money--Please!

wonferful blog! I found on google! so now I am you...

2009-12-16T16:36:25.166-03:00

wonferful blog! I found on google! so now I am your new follower!

Thanks, tree identifiers Wanda & also Gaborg. ...

2009-07-15T12:39:43.937-03:00

Thanks, tree identifiers Wanda & also Gaborg. Alas, Google won't take me anywhere when I put in Knuchlis Arboreus Horribilis (sounds Harry Potter-ish!). . . but it is a real tree, so it must have a real name... would love to confirm it. Any references?

Oh, and that's a knuckletree, Knuchlis Arbo...

2009-07-15T09:06:18.081-03:00
Oh, and that's a knuckletree, Knuchlis Arboreus Horribilis. Cross my heart.

"At least we are owed more than we owe" ...

2009-07-15T08:55:04.283-03:00
"At least we are owed more than we owe" - I can't believe you just described my life in one line.

The thing with Argentines and financial crisis is we don't really know any other state of the economy. After two centuries of perpetual SNAFU, crisis becomes status quo and, yes, life goes on.
Stability down here is like peace in the middle East - a temporary thing, a respite, a truce.
On the upside, it's also something to look forward to and work for... and relish while it lasts! =)

I love your thoughts. Always refreshing, and always a way to see ourselves in a different mirror.

Though times are tough right now, I view what you ...

2009-06-07T15:59:33.239-03:00
Though times are tough right now, I view what you wrote in your post as an advantage - that folks in the small towns perceive you to be a person "de confianza" and will let you slide a bit on certain things. I think that's an acknowledgment of trust and of community that you wouldn't find just anywhere.

Hi Gayle- Things are tight here in Chile, but appa...

2009-06-02T00:43:27.247-03:00
Hi Gayle-
Things are tight here in Chile, but apparently not as tight as in Argentina... Life rolls on!
Margaret.

Is it a fig?

2009-05-31T23:23:07.159-03:00
Is it a fig?