Fish Sitting (Day 1)

My brother asked me if I would watch his family fish “Pigwidgeon” while they traveled to San Diego for a week or so. I thought it would be no problem; how hard can it be to care for a fish? So after a brief set of instructions (that rivaled the manual for the space station), we put Pigwidgeon in the car and started off home. Little did I know he would be so quiet. I Read More …

The Night Before Christmas (Mexicano Style)

I heard this on NPR. I highly recommend you listen to it here. ‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the casanot a creature was stirring…hijole, que pasa? Los ninos, they were all tucked away in their camas, some in long calzones, some in pajamas. While mama worked late in her big oficina, El Viejo, he was shopping at the corner cantina, buying some milk and a little cerveza, for Santa to find on Read More …