I'd like people to know that I don't like American cities either. I grew up
close to Boston, I spent lots of time in New York and Seattle, and the one
time I went to L.A. it just gave me the *******. There are places here I
like, but I have already moved all my stuff to Silverton, and bought the
empty lot next to mine, to keep Californicators and Texans from building
there. :-) (Although to be fair, the latest wave of refugees seems to be
from Indiana, Missouri, places like that, that I always used to think of as
rural too.)

Do they laugh a lot, when you say "pedacito"?

Earle

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:43713A3E.D50A25BC@***.net...
> Hi Earle,
> I use "pedacito" seems to soften them up as if I'm willing to try
> to understand them.
> Yup first thing I do is get a ticket and time for a tour bus, works
> great to help orient yourself so you may go back and really look at the
> places that interest me. I do the same thing on vacation trips through
> America. Or boat: http://www.----------.com/temp/amsterdam.jpg
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
> Earle Horton wrote:
> >
> > Prehistoric peoples, probably our ancestors or closely related, put
their
> > dead, and belongings to take with them to the other world, under the
> > dolmens. We don't really know much about the people who put them
together.
> > Whatever these people believed, they must have felt pretty strongly
about
> > it, to move rocks like that around. I suppose I could teach Spanish, or
> > write for one of the bilingual publications around Colorado, or just
travel
> > some more. You get treated different, when you don't try to speak
English
> > to everyone. The bad part is that after two words of Spanish, they
assume
> > you are fluent. That is why it is good to know "Despacio, repita por
> > favor."
> >
> > Not to worry. For the first two weeks you will be too busy looking at
> > museums, sampling the local food, looking at the sights, to realize that
big
> > cities don't just look like prisons, they are prisons. As a tourist, it
is
> > time to go to the next city when that happens. Go on a guided tour,
like
> > the ones where they ferry tourists up to Silverton on buses and the
train.
> > Buy souvenirs, stay in hotels, eat in restaurants. You will have a good
> > time. Or talk to your travel agent about "turismo rural" like they have
in
> > Spain. Work on a farm in Galicia, and pay for the privilege. Or go to
> > Athens, look at the Parthenon, and pretend that it is all good. Seen
the
> > news from France?
> >
> > Earle
>

 

I'd like people to know that I don't like American cities either. I grew up
close to Boston, I spent lots of time in New York and Seattle, and the one
time I went to L.A. it just gave me the *******. There are places here I
like, but I have already moved all my stuff to Silverton, and bought the
empty lot next to mine, to keep Californicators and Texans from building
there. :-) (Although to be fair, the latest wave of refugees seems to be
from Indiana, Missouri, places like that, that I always used to think of as
rural too.)

Do they laugh a lot, when you say "pedacito"?

Earle

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:43713A3E.D50A25BC@***.net...
> Hi Earle,
> I use "pedacito" seems to soften them up as if I'm willing to try
> to understand them.
> Yup first thing I do is get a ticket and time for a tour bus, works
> great to help orient yourself so you may go back and really look at the
> places that interest me. I do the same thing on vacation trips through
> America. Or boat: http://www.----------.com/temp/amsterdam.jpg
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
> Earle Horton wrote:
> >
> > Prehistoric peoples, probably our ancestors or closely related, put
their
> > dead, and belongings to take with them to the other world, under the
> > dolmens. We don't really know much about the people who put them
together.
> > Whatever these people believed, they must have felt pretty strongly
about
> > it, to move rocks like that around. I suppose I could teach Spanish, or
> > write for one of the bilingual publications around Colorado, or just
travel
> > some more. You get treated different, when you don't try to speak
English
> > to everyone. The bad part is that after two words of Spanish, they
assume
> > you are fluent. That is why it is good to know "Despacio, repita por
> > favor."
> >
> > Not to worry. For the first two weeks you will be too busy looking at
> > museums, sampling the local food, looking at the sights, to realize that
big
> > cities don't just look like prisons, they are prisons. As a tourist, it
is
> > time to go to the next city when that happens. Go on a guided tour,
like
> > the ones where they ferry tourists up to Silverton on buses and the
train.
> > Buy souvenirs, stay in hotels, eat in restaurants. You will have a good
> > time. Or talk to your travel agent about "turismo rural" like they have
in
> > Spain. Work on a farm in Galicia, and pay for the privilege. Or go to
> > Athens, look at the Parthenon, and pretend that it is all good. Seen
the
> > news from France?
> >
> > Earle
>

 

Hi Earle,
I see it means small piece, I thought I was saying little bit, it
still worked.
We miss the picture of yourself on your front lawn of weeds you
call wild flowers, you ever going to put that up again?
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Earle Horton wrote:
>
> I'd like people to know that I don't like American cities either. I grew up
> close to Boston, I spent lots of time in New York and Seattle, and the one
> time I went to L.A. it just gave me the *******. There are places here I
> like, but I have already moved all my stuff to Silverton, and bought the
> empty lot next to mine, to keep Californicators and Texans from building
> there. :-) (Although to be fair, the latest wave of refugees seems to be
> from Indiana, Missouri, places like that, that I always used to think of as
> rural too.)
>
> Do they laugh a lot, when you say "pedacito"?
>
> Earle

 

Hi Earle,
I see it means small piece, I thought I was saying little bit, it
still worked.
We miss the picture of yourself on your front lawn of weeds you
call wild flowers, you ever going to put that up again?
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Earle Horton wrote:
>
> I'd like people to know that I don't like American cities either. I grew up
> close to Boston, I spent lots of time in New York and Seattle, and the one
> time I went to L.A. it just gave me the *******. There are places here I
> like, but I have already moved all my stuff to Silverton, and bought the
> empty lot next to mine, to keep Californicators and Texans from building
> there. :-) (Although to be fair, the latest wave of refugees seems to be
> from Indiana, Missouri, places like that, that I always used to think of as
> rural too.)
>
> Do they laugh a lot, when you say "pedacito"?
>
> Earle

 

Hi Earle,
I see it means small piece, I thought I was saying little bit, it
still worked.
We miss the picture of yourself on your front lawn of weeds you
call wild flowers, you ever going to put that up again?
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Earle Horton wrote:
>
> I'd like people to know that I don't like American cities either. I grew up
> close to Boston, I spent lots of time in New York and Seattle, and the one
> time I went to L.A. it just gave me the *******. There are places here I
> like, but I have already moved all my stuff to Silverton, and bought the
> empty lot next to mine, to keep Californicators and Texans from building
> there. :-) (Although to be fair, the latest wave of refugees seems to be
> from Indiana, Missouri, places like that, that I always used to think of as
> rural too.)
>
> Do they laugh a lot, when you say "pedacito"?
>
> Earle

 

"Poquito". (Pronounced "poe-kee-toe" because of insane Spanish spelling
rules.) If you ask for "pedacito" in the wrong settings, it is hard to tell
what you are going to get.

I have a new lawn now, but the neighbors don't care. They use the proper
term for it, "wildflowers". ;o)

Earle

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:4371AFBA.1132B37C@***.net...
> Hi Earle,
> I see it means small piece, I thought I was saying little bit, it
> still worked.
> We miss the picture of yourself on your front lawn of weeds you
> call wild flowers, you ever going to put that up again?
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Earle Horton wrote:
> >
> > I'd like people to know that I don't like American cities either. I
grew up
> > close to Boston, I spent lots of time in New York and Seattle, and the
one
> > time I went to L.A. it just gave me the *******. There are places here
I
> > like, but I have already moved all my stuff to Silverton, and bought the
> > empty lot next to mine, to keep Californicators and Texans from building
> > there. :-) (Although to be fair, the latest wave of refugees seems to
be
> > from Indiana, Missouri, places like that, that I always used to think of
as
> > rural too.)
> >
> > Do they laugh a lot, when you say "pedacito"?
> >
> > Earle
>

 

"Poquito". (Pronounced "poe-kee-toe" because of insane Spanish spelling
rules.) If you ask for "pedacito" in the wrong settings, it is hard to tell
what you are going to get.

I have a new lawn now, but the neighbors don't care. They use the proper
term for it, "wildflowers". ;o)

Earle

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:4371AFBA.1132B37C@***.net...
> Hi Earle,
> I see it means small piece, I thought I was saying little bit, it
> still worked.
> We miss the picture of yourself on your front lawn of weeds you
> call wild flowers, you ever going to put that up again?
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Earle Horton wrote:
> >
> > I'd like people to know that I don't like American cities either. I
grew up
> > close to Boston, I spent lots of time in New York and Seattle, and the
one
> > time I went to L.A. it just gave me the *******. There are places here
I
> > like, but I have already moved all my stuff to Silverton, and bought the
> > empty lot next to mine, to keep Californicators and Texans from building
> > there. :-) (Although to be fair, the latest wave of refugees seems to
be
> > from Indiana, Missouri, places like that, that I always used to think of
as
> > rural too.)
> >
> > Do they laugh a lot, when you say "pedacito"?
> >
> > Earle
>

 

"Poquito". (Pronounced "poe-kee-toe" because of insane Spanish spelling
rules.) If you ask for "pedacito" in the wrong settings, it is hard to tell
what you are going to get.

I have a new lawn now, but the neighbors don't care. They use the proper
term for it, "wildflowers". ;o)

Earle

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:4371AFBA.1132B37C@***.net...
> Hi Earle,
> I see it means small piece, I thought I was saying little bit, it
> still worked.
> We miss the picture of yourself on your front lawn of weeds you
> call wild flowers, you ever going to put that up again?
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Earle Horton wrote:
> >
> > I'd like people to know that I don't like American cities either. I
grew up
> > close to Boston, I spent lots of time in New York and Seattle, and the
one
> > time I went to L.A. it just gave me the *******. There are places here
I
> > like, but I have already moved all my stuff to Silverton, and bought the
> > empty lot next to mine, to keep Californicators and Texans from building
> > there. :-) (Although to be fair, the latest wave of refugees seems to
be
> > from Indiana, Missouri, places like that, that I always used to think of
as
> > rural too.)
> >
> > Do they laugh a lot, when you say "pedacito"?
> >
> > Earle
>