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Category Archives: This Chicano Life
Día de Muertos Traditions
I was around before Day of the Dead festivities became a marketing strategy that lots of American corporations have signed on to. Even Mexico has latched on to this new version of DOD, doing a yearly parade based off of … Continue reading
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Never Feel Bad About Your Cooking
I usually try to improve my cooking skills, I am not always successful. I still cannot make an amazing omelette like Jacques Pepin, but I no longer feel bad about it. After seeing this amazingly bad way to make a … Continue reading
Posted in La Comida, Mexico, no-recetas, Pendejadas, Shit I love, This Chicano Life
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Ice Cream Truck Whistle
Hi All! Just a quick post to prove that yes indeed we are alive and well (?) in Lincoln Heights. I heard this ice cream truck melody innovation and figured I’d share it. They add a bit of whistling to … Continue reading
Posted in La Comida, Lincoln Heights, Musica, Pendejadas, This Chicano Life, videos
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Party’s Over
Big Saver, my once favorite grocery store on Ave 26 and Figueroa is closing. I went back for one last time to stock up on Topo Chico and see if anything else might be of interest. They were already out … Continue reading
King Taco Has a Crap Website
Look, I don’t mean to make fun of grammar deficiencies, I’m fine when people can just communicate what they mean to me even if it isn’t in the preferred method defined by some English Academics. But I did have to … Continue reading
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The Riots of 1992: A True Story
And in comic form! I made this little page – ooooooh, quien sabe, hace un chingo – back when I first got this website going and learned about easy to use WYSISYG page builders, as you will surely notice. Please … Continue reading