Real Academia Española

The Real Academia Española is the scholarly body in charge of guarding the proper usage of the Spanish Language.

Its motto is "Limpia, fija y da esplendor".

It is comprised of intelectuals that work in the acceptance of new words into the Spanish language. The English language and the information technology boom of recent decades have been keeping those folks really busy. They publish a dictionary every 10 years that is considered the final word of authority regarding the usage of words in Spanish.

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SpRiNg FoRwArD (easier said than done)

Today, our circadian rhythms get tasered by the switch to another time zone. I feel like I need a siesta more than the daylight.

Jet-lagged we are without even checking in our sleep baggage.

That is okey or so they said. After all, it is for a good cause. We get an extra hour to barbecue our way into cholesterol hell. While we wash down our hot dogs and hamburgers, we will be enjoying more daylight to see what we weren't able to see before this Sunday.

We may even come to encounter new findings all around us thanks to the practical applications of all that daylight. Discoveries such as how ugly the neighbor really is, or that there are way too many cats prowling in the loose around the neighborhood.

For now, we will drag ourselves haphazardly around the time pieces of our daily existence. Eventually, by the time that we get adjusted and start pocketing these "daylight savings" it will then be September and the time to fall back.

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Mission: Imposible
Lalo Schiffrin
The composer.


Today, I salute Lalo Schifrin the ilustrious musician from Argentina with a legendary career as composer, conductor and pianist.

His claim to immortality lies in the fame of his theme to the Mission: Imposible
series. However, Boris Schifrin (Lalo is his apodo=nickname) counts with a
stellar repertoire. Visit his official website to learn more about the composer
behind the music of "Dirty Harry", "Manny", "Bullit", "Tango",
"Cincinnaty Kid" and "Rush Hour", among others.

Mission: Imposible
The Cast

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Veneralia

Birth of Venus Detail by Botticelli

Since I already gave some free PR to the Roman God Mars, let's balance the act and do the same for Venus.

After all, on this day of April 1st, the Romans celebrated "Veneralia" a
festival to workship the goddess of "love, beauty, music, the arts and harmony"
not small job description.

She is said to rule people born under the sign of Taurus and Libra.

In Greek mythology she was known as Aphrodite.

Besides having her own planet just like Mars, she also got her own day of the week: viernes (Friday) that comes from the latin "veneris dies" or day of Venus.

So happy veneralia to you too.

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