Many years ago, I once found an article about things you should do before turning 30. Although I don’t remember the particular items in that article, other reflections came to my mind as that age rapidly approached. Today, when I turn 30, I wouldn’t dare to tell you what you should do before you get [...]
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30 Things I Lived Before Turning 30
Posted in Random on April 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight is Christmas!
Posted in Random, tagged Christmas, Random on December 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
ESPAÑOL Today the air smells to fireworks. Several times I see them go up in the air and with a great bang remember us what we already know. Tonight is Christmas. The neighbor’s kids are already celebrating the novena, since in the middle of the noise from the tambourines and the maracas, you can hear [...]
5 Performance Music Videos
Posted in Random, tagged Entertainment, Music, Random, Reviews on December 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
ESPAÑOL Every once in a while, a band is daring enough to release a video relying on the power and energy of their performances, and aided by the visual style of the director. Here is a countdown for my top 5. #5 Letter from a Thief by Chevelle This is the most recent one, as [...]
Trust at Berkeley
Posted in Random, tagged Berkeley, Public Transportation, Random on December 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
ESPAÑOL One of the most interesting things about Berkeley is its bus drivers. I always wished I had registered some of their boldness, until now. The first time I witnessed it, I was riding a bus and the driver stopped in the middle of Shattuck Avenue, went into Peet’s and came back with some coffee. [...]
Vacations Started!
Posted in Random on December 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
ESPAÑOL Finally I’m back! Tomorrow it will be a month after my last posting. This, and many of the posts to come, were delayed by school work, and an amazing thanksgiving week with the Colombian crowd from Berkeley and the incoming east coast Bumangués diaspora (if you don’t know, Bumangués is how you call someone [...]
The Scramble so Far (Post No. 50)
Posted in Random, Reviews on November 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Hi friends! This is my 50th post on the CALM Scramble! I hope you join the celebration… I have prepared a little recount on everything so far. For those that came later, I hope you have some time to explore things you might have not read before. For those that have been reading from the [...]
Those 7 Influential Books
Posted in Business, Random, tagged Books, Education, linkedin, Random on August 19, 2009 | 13 Comments »
There are certain books that truly influence us during our lives. In my case, there is a collection of 7 books that played this role, being by far the books I’ve read most times, and I still hope to visit many more. Some may be thinking, “Oh, 7 books is easy – this guy is [...]
Coincidences
Posted in Business, Random, Science, tagged Business, linkedin, Random, Science on August 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, after I posted the 4th entry about the Scientific Method, I went to take a look at some of the blogs I frequently visit. Interestingly, Seth Godin had written a post titled The Scientific Method. He happens to appreciate another virtue of the method, which by the end of his post he calls restlessness. [...]
Back to (Elementary) School
Posted in Random, tagged Random on August 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I just moved to a new place last weekend. One of the perks of this new home is that I have a bus stop right in front. However, it only runs every 30 minutes, instead of the 10 it took on the previous place. All of these factors play a role in producing the most [...]
Donald Takes the Wheel
Posted in Random, tagged Random on July 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
My friend Donald likes driving fast. So, when he said he was taking Kalisto and I for a spin on his new BMW, I prepared myself for a thrill ride. However, once we left my home, I forgot to mention the “little” constructions that are currently taking place along University Avenue. Therefore, we found ourselves [...]
