Browsing archives for December, 2008

life 31 December 2008 | 1 Comment

Creo que le debo disculpas mis lectores usuales (sí, uds 4, gracias por visitar ). Este blog se convirtió por algún tiempo en el viaducto de una guerra campal de mi familia, algo que hubiese preferido que no sucediera. Más adelante (mañana, pasado?) los pondré al día acerca de lo que ha estado pasando en [...]

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A Final Note

family 30 December 2008 | 0 Comments

To my aunt & progeny (and uncle too, if he’s so inclined to include himself): Very simple – if you so hate being related to me, what business is it of yours to keep coming into my blog to read whatever I have to say? The fact that you do and then go and make [...]

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Family is a 4-letter word

family 29 December 2008 | 0 Comments

Today, however, it has become clear how things are working themselves out in this slow, agonizing death of my grandmother: to compensate for the glaring absence of my mother’s brother and sister (the ones”in exile”, or whatever tickles their funny bone to be called), it has become our responsibility to take over our mom’s and aunt’s efforts.And by “our”, I mean my brother, my sister, and I. And today I noticed, this is tearing us apart.

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