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Babies in Planes 0
Was reading the NY TImes travel section on Sunday, devoted to large degree to the woes of traveling with children. One mother complained that during her 12-hour flight to Hawaii–on vacation–she ran out of milk for her 18-month-old twins. The stewardess said she had no milk to give her. Mom and dad complained bitterly in [...]
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The Gods are smiling 0
So, I’m having one of those days…you know, you start at 6 am, and run out the door to a meeting, which literally lasts 8 hours, then you rush out to the airport. It’s raining. Cats and dogs. And halfway there you realized you left half the things you needed for this trip, including those [...]
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BATTLE AGAINST THE BEVERLY HILLS MEAN MATRONS 0
BATTLE AGAINST THE BEVERLY HILLS MEAN MATRONS “You’re short, you’re fat and you have curly hair!” Ouch! The insult was hurled at me by a blond Beverly Hills matron at the tennis courts in Roxbury Park. Short? Well, at 5.3 I’m certainly not tall. Fat? I want to loose five pounds, but no, I plead [...]
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On Father’s Day–Remembering Visits to New York 0
When I was a music student in New York, my father would periodically come to see me, arranging his visits around his occasional business trip from Colombia to the U.S. These were momentous occasions for me and I anticipated and relished them to such a degree that I would nix outings with boyfriends in favor [...]
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Lovin’ Bruno Mars–Read My Review on Billboard.com from his show at the Fillmore in Miami May 11 Bruno Mars Concert Review
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Leila Interviewed in LatinVision.com 0
Leila Cobo Interview
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During my interview with Rosa Alonso, the intrepid, quite brilliant founder/editor of My Latino Voice, she asked me: What does it mean to be Latino? I confess I was a little stumped, as many journalists are when they’re on the other side of the table. I never thought of myself as “Latina” until I came [...]
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Music to Run to on 10/09 0
Arthur Hanlon (yes, Always!!! No. 1!–La Cumaprsita, dance version, super, super cool, to be re-released) , Genesis (“Carpet Crawlers” Love it!! Jsut let the soudn wash over you), David Guetta (“Love Is Gone”), BEP (“I Gotta Feeling” is there a better running track?), Saving Abel (“Addicted”), Fabulosos Cadillacs (“Matadador,” Matador, Matador and some more drumming [...]
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LA Vs. Miami 0
LA vs. Miami: -Perfect weather year-round vs balmy nights that don’t require a sweater -earthquakes vs. hurricanes -Lattes vs cafe con leche or colada (preferably at Oasis in Key Biscayne) -The best Farmer’s markets vs. fresh mangos on ur neighbor’s lawn -Surfing in your wetsuit vs. swimming w. the dolphins -Good looking waiter who’s really [...]
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