
This is how we buy candy in Buenos Aires. Seriously.

That’s Olivia trying to buy a 5 cent piece of candy. Every kiosk makes you shop from outside the store and behind a locked gate.
Check out this sign at a BP station in Ohio
We use this to make pizza at home in Buenos Aires
We make pizza at home because delivery pizza is awful here.
But who needs delivery when the bakeries sell pizza bread?! We toss some sauce and cheese on it, plus lots of veggies and it’s (almost) like being at home.
The one below is a small. Olivia got us a big pie, but I wanted even more.

Nobody eats spicy food in Argentina, so I had to buy this for my office
Louisiana Gold is the only hot sauce I could find in this country’s supermarkets. I never saw it in the US, but it’s not bad.
The only hot sauce you could get at restaurants here (if they have any at all) is Tabasco, which is spicy, but doesn’t have much flavor.

I Finally Finished A 20-Mile Run In Buenos Aires. I’m Ready For The Marathon!
Random facts about my running:
- On my last 2 training runs, I hurt so badly that I had to jump in a cab at the end. ;-)
- I’ve done 4 or 5 marathons in the US
- Marathons are 26.2 miles. I’m noticing that people who do 5-mile runs are suddenly calling what they do “marathons.” Earn the tittle before you wear it, people. ;-)
- I’m working on my goal of doing a marathon in every continent. S. America is coming soon.
- I haven’t trained nearly enough for this marathon. I don’t care.
- My feet are in serious pain. I should have switched to new sneakers, but it might too late now. I’ll just live with it.
Shock Absorbers That Generate Electricity
The devices, called GenShocks, can be installed both in ordinary and hybrid vehicles, lowering fuel consumption by 1 to 6 percent, depending on the vehicle and road conditions, said Shakeel Avadhany, chief executive of the company, which is based in Cambridge, Mass.
Novelties – Shock Absorbers That Generate Power for Cars – NYTimes.com.
Man, $500,000 Goes A Long Way In the Atlanta Housing Market
I read it here (where there are more pictures):
Property Values – What You Get for … $500,000 – NYTimes.com.






