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Lessons over, now off to the movies

Halfway through our monthlong Colombia trip, here are my latest notes: ( Full post )

97-year-old Malden completes trifecta

The third one hit. Death always seems to come in three, especially when we�re talking about celebrities. So after Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson were reported dead, it was only natural that someone else would join in. And today that third death hit Karl Malden. ( Full post )

No noise ordinances for the animals

It�s day 11 in our Colombia stay, and the time is passing quickly. Today, Tuesday, was nothing like our action-packed Sunday - or even our far more relaxing Monday, which saw us eating at a brand-new local, Italian-themed eatery called Anttonina's. ( Full post )

Coffe fantasia: Innocence rules the day

This is part two of our trip to the Parque Nacion�l del Caf�: ( Full post )

Heading to a coffee-themed fantasia

When in doubt, follow the children. That might not be a good tactic when, say, you�re waging war. Or paying your taxes. ( Full post )

The Big Apple discovers Hoopfest

My friend Ken sent me a link to a New York Times story about Hoopfest. Click here to read it ( Full post )

Hollywood gives us a short break from Cali

More notes from our monthlong stay in Cali, Colombia: ( Full post )

'Transformers,' less than meets the eye

Here's my movie quote for the day: "The French filmmaker Jacques Rivette once described an auteur as someone who speaks in the first person. (Michael) Bay prefers to shout." ( Full post )

Nosotros hablamos la lengua de Fatherhood

Here are the latest notes taken from my journal concerning our monthlong stay in Cali, Colombia: ( Full post )

Salsa time - and a tribute to the King of Pop

More of our ongoing adventure in Colombia. To Start at the beginning, scroll down to the heading �A Life in Cali, Colombia.� To pick up with this afternoon�s exploits, read on. ( Full post )

Colombianos love their 'Caliwood'

I learned something movie-related about Colombia this morning, which is fitting considering the name of this blog. One of our teachers, Oscar Mora, said that Cali has a nickname � un apodo, as they say in Spanish � which is �Caliwood.� ( Full post )

Farrah is dead, long live Farrah

Farrah Fawcett has passed. Today, a generation of men, those who draped her famous poster above their college-dorm beds, are embracing moments of silence. ( Full post )

10 Best Pictures? How about one!

I'm going to take a second from our Colombian adventure and make a movie-oriented note: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has apparently found a new way of promoting itself - or, more exactly, the art of cinema that it tries to represent. ( Full post )

Life in a Cali classroom: It ain't Steven Seagal

1:32 p.m. June 24 � I�ve learned many lessons over the years from the movies. Here is one: Never trust movie trailers. That lesson carries over into real life in how it applies to the old saw about never trusting snap judgments. ( Full post )

Of Colombia, marketing taglines and tasty vino

Another chapter in our ongoing adventure in today�s Colombia: ( Full post )

First day at Javeriana: It's showtime!

This is our third full day in Colombia and our first day of what was supposed to be language classes. It became something else, but that other thing was no less educationsl: ( Full post )

In Colombia, life is just a day at the lake

This is chapter 5 in my ongoing description of our adventures in Cali, Colombia. ( Full post )

Welcome to a bit of heaven: Villa Javier

This is chapter four of our planned monthlong stay in Colombia: ( Full post )

Cali now: Warm, comfortable and welcome

More on our continuing adventure in Colombia: ( Full post )

Bogot� at midnight: Time for beddy-bye

Chapter two of my account of our monthlong stay in Cali, Colombia: ( Full post )