Mount Ararat

It is said that all good Armenians have at least one good picture of Mount Ararat in their house so how about on their blog too! It is believed that Noah's ark landed on Mount Ararat. The funny thing is the mountains of Idaho look a lot like this, maybe that's why I feel at home here

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where Tortilla Flat meets My name is Aram

I'm talking about the books by writers John Steinbeck and William Saroyan here. One of these days we'll have to make a pilgrimage to Fresno or L.A. to see all the other Armenolatinos,as both places have large Armenian and Mexican populations. By the way, does anyone really think Spencer Tracy is plausible as a Mexican in the Movie Tortilla Flat?, what's up with that? I loved the book, but the movie just didn't cut it for me.

why do Anglos have beige walls?

We had an aunt Connie who was Mexican American and lived in San Antonio. She had the most magical house, all the inside walls were painted deep colors;lime green, deep blue, orange, raspberry. She was very loving and very expressive and peppered her sentences with "Ay chiuaua's" Her food was as colorful as her walls. So upon reflection I wonder why so many Anglo's have beige walls. Does it coincide with bland food? Say something about the culture overall? represent a controlled and unchallenging backdrop to the confusion of contemporary life? I admit I am guilty of it as I have a few beige walls as a backdrop to my home's natural contemporary style. Just something to think about.

Graciela Iturbide Mexican photographer

Graciela Iturbide is my favorite photographer. She started out in life wanting to be a writer and her writing is as beautiful and powerful as her photographs.I highly recommend her books. My favorite photos are in the second half of this video