Archive for September, 2006
Telenovelas, not just for Latin Americans
If you are from San Antonio, you most likely know what novelas are. They are those Spanish soap operas that majority of Spanish-speaking individuals follow. Although, I never really watched them growing up, I just remember them being so popular and those that did watch them were attached. Novelas are the strongest selling point […]
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Hispanic Television: English vs. Spanish
I wanted to bring up a topic I found interesting regarding the largely growing Hispanic population in the United States and how this is affecting the television industry.
As you may know, Univision is a television network that owns and operates 18 full-power and 8 low-power stations all across the US and 2 in Puerto Rico. […]
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Shakira, Shakira!
After following Shakira for 10 years, I finally made it to her concert. I became an immediate fan when her first album, Pies Descalzos, came out in 1996. Although I wasn’t a fluent Spanish speaker, I memorized each song on that album and played it over and over and over again. I loved each song […]
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RAIN, but still in STAGE 1
So my last blog posting “It’s Raining” said I would update you the next week. So it’s been a little over a week, sorry about that. Anyhow, it did rain in San Antonio, thank goodness! It was so weird (but wonderful) to see, smell and feel the rain because we did not have rain for […]
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Loop 410 is Driving me crazy!
So anyone that lives in San Antonio most likely uses loop 410 at some point during the week. Whether it’s going to work, going to North Star mall or the Airport, chances are, you will need to use Loop 410.
Loop 410, also know as Connally Loop, is about a 50 mile long inner loop […]
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Don’t Mess with Texas
It is the 20 year anniversary of this famous slogan. As we all know, “Don’t Mess with Texas” was a campaign initiated to help reduce littering on Texas highways. It has definitely done a tremendous job as littering has decreased by 52% since 1995 according to http://www.dontmesswithtexas.org.
Furthermore, “Don’t Mess with Texas” has become a globally […]
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Texas Icon, Ann Richards, Passes On
Our (Texas) former Governor, Ann Richards, passed away yesterday at age 73. She served as Texas Governor for one term, 1991-1995 and was the first woman Texas Governor.
When I think of Ann Richards, I think of that classic picture of her on her Harley Davidson. She was such a classy, witty individual and her […]
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Texas Football, What happened this past weekend?
So UT and Ohio. Even as Longhorn fan, I have to say that the winning streak cannot go on forever and Ohio would not have been an easy win, if we did win. UT still had a lot of hype from last season and came into this season ranked #2. You have to admit, […]
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It’s Raining!
Yes, it is finally raining in San Antonio. As mentioned in my previous blog entry, we were in a 17 month drought. Although it is not raining hard, just a light rain, it has been consistent. The forecast says we are expected scattered thunderstorms until next Thursday. And to top it all off, the temperature […]
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RUNNERS.SAFUN.COM
So about 6 months ago, I decided I wanted to run a marathon. I have always wanted to run a marathon but it takes so much dedication to initially get started and I never took the opportunity to invest the time and energy for it. Finally, I was at a point in my life where […]
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