Ernesto on July 15th, 2009

Going into what feels like my fourth serious training cycle somewhere in my second year of more intense running (as opposed to the 3 mile run 3 times a week habit I maintained for years prior), I’ve noticed a lot of changes about the way I approach running, physically, mentally and in otherwise. One seems [...]

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Ernesto on January 26th, 2009

We went to Beverly, Mass., Sunday afternoon with the Broussards to see the Le Grand David magic show at the Cabot St. Cinema (the story of which will be a post unto itself soon) and afterward grabbed dinner at Acapulcos.  Here we discovered what a mariachi fan Sofia is…

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There were a couple of Catholic-related stories on the tech news pages today (which I was, ironically, reading on my phone while eating lunch), both related to Pope Benedict’s embrace (with important caveats) of new communications and social media tools in his message anticipating the upcoming World Day of Communications.   He praises these tools, saying:
“Young [...]

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Ernesto on November 8th, 2008

Help Im flod.
I know how this creation of Sofia's (as captioned by David at her request) feels… I am too. Help! Then again, who isn't? On a different note, I love that David [...]

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Ad Age writer Peter Blackshaw says Spanish-language content is lacking on the Internet – marketers are not taking advantage of a growing demographic.  "I'm not just talking about the global brand websites dedicated to Mexico or Spain, but rather the U.S.-based sites with growing numbers of Spanish-dominant households in their targets. Now, I'm not suggesting [...]

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Ernesto on April 9th, 2008

0401081817b.jpg Originally uploaded by Ernesto and Kristen Burden
Here is lovely 'bel on her first birthday, April 1. Posting today to test the cell to flickr to blog tool from flickr.

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Ernesto on September 16th, 2007

Kids running along rim path

Originally uploaded by Ernesto and Kristen Burden

David in his little orange hood and Sofia about to vanish around a corner at the top of Cannon Mountain. There’s something that smacks of faerie about the tops of mountains: maybe the tiny [...]

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Ernesto on April 13th, 2007

Or as Business Week puts it:  "With words being created, put to use, and accepted in the blink of an eye, they're becoming a challenge to the reference world's gatekeepers."  Makes sense; the Web's a challenge for traditional gatekeepers of all sorts.  Whether it's vlog, crog, mash-up, Astroturfing, googling, or IMing or some other newsly [...]

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Ernesto on March 29th, 2007

Here's a podcast, SSL4YOU Spanish Segunda Lengua, I found in the comments section at the last site I posted about. It's in Spanish — but Spanish spoken slowly and distinctly enough to be of use for learners of a number of levels… Have only listened to one of them…. but they seem well produced… [Repost [...]

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Ernesto on March 29th, 2007

Came across this Trying To Learn Spanish blog and podcast the other day. While I was actually looking for somethig with Spanish language in it — for listening practice, I subscribed to the podcast anyway and gave it a shot. I'm glad I did; the discussion was interesting and the tips excellent — many plenty [...]

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