Category Archives: This Chicano Life

Contest: Create a New Dicho!

Posted on November 30, 2007 by EL CHAVO!

A comment by Cindylu on a previous post, where she wonders if she is using a dicho correctly, made me think it’s about time we came up with some new ones that make sense straight out of the gate. I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Fun with Words, This Chicano Life | 27 Comments

Simple Dia de Muertos Altars

Posted on November 7, 2007 by EL CHAVO!

Pachuco 3000 has an interesting post about feeling a bit burned out with Dia de Muertos, wondering if the practice here is “fading away and being replaced more with trinket collecting and sales.” Certainly commercialization is taking place, that’s the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fotos, Mexico, This Chicano Life | 8 Comments

How to make Mexican Rice

Posted on October 6, 2007 by EL CHAVO!

I enjoy cooking. I find it oddly relaxing to zone out while I frantically chop away at ingredients as I guide them in the process of becoming a dish. Making your own meals is also rewarding on both the sensory … Continue reading →

Posted in Chanfles, La Comida, no-recetas, This Chicano Life | 104 Comments

Zeferino aka Shorty

Posted on May 24, 2007 by EL CHAVO!

This post comes to you from that alternate world of chance. By mere coincidence, chimatli and I happened to be taking a look (and pics) of an undeveloped lot in San Gabriel that was rumored to soon turn into a … Continue reading →

Posted in This Chicano Life, videos | 34 Comments

Quinceañera Gone Stupid

Posted on April 2, 2007 by EL CHAVO!

The latest trend in quinceañera transportation seems to be focused on excess: massive vehicles utterly inappropriate in the real world but somehow acceptable during the rite-of-passage for young ladies. I’ll hold back my inclination to shake my finger in disapproval, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fotos, Lincoln Heights, This Chicano Life | 27 Comments