Category Archives: This Chicano Life

Huevos Rancheros: Mi Corazon

Posted on December 21, 2016 by EL CHAVO!

Time for another random hunt for that elusive plate of decent Huevos Rancheros. This time Internet searches bring us to some neighborhood called Kenneth Village, somewhere in boring old Glendale.

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Skater Contradictions

Posted on November 24, 2016 by EL CHAVO!

Los Angeles is full of shit. It pretends to be something it ain’t. It wants cred for doing supposedly cool things, when in fact it can’t stand the actual practice of people doing cool things. Take for example this scene … Continue reading →

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Day of The Dead…Is Dead

Posted on October 29, 2016 by EL CHAVO!

Let us give the last rites to a cultural tradition that has slipped away from us. I’m old enough to remember when Dia de Muertos practices started to cross over into the American mainstream culture. Some optimistic Chicanos thought it … Continue reading →

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Chavo Fun Fund

Posted on August 15, 2016 by EL CHAVO!

I’ve started a tradition for myself that I would recommend you do as well: setting aside some cash for fun shit. For that purpose I buy one of those cheap Mexican piggy banks you get at the Tijuana border crossing … Continue reading →

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Este Hogar Es Satanico

Posted on July 31, 2016 by EL CHAVO!

After one too many early Saturday morning interruptions by Christian haters-of-sleep, I thought it might be a good idea to come up with one of those stay away signs the Catolicos use to keep the Evangelists from tainting them with … Continue reading →

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Huevos Rancheros: Boulder Edition

Posted on April 17, 2016 by EL CHAVO!

My plans for Colorado were craft beer, vegetarian biscuits and gravy, maybe some huevos rancheros IF I found a Mexican place I wanted to try. (I’m on vacation, I don’t need the stress.) We came to Leaf for the biscuits … Continue reading →

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