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Electric Scooters in Spain: A Pedestrian Fiasco or Wave of the Future? »
On a sunny day in Madrid, I pick up a Lime electric scooter near the Tirso de Molina Metro stop in the vibrant La Latina neighborhood. The thrill of riding through the streets, jetting past pedestrians and cars alike, is exhilarating. In cities like Madrid where pollution is one of the worst in Europe (a 3% annual mortality rate), electric scooters should be welcomed whole-heartedly as a green solution.
BLACK PEARLS (FINAL CHAPTER): BASED ON THE TRUE-TO-LIFE NOVEL BY AUTHOR NINA VALDES »
Chapter 4 (Last Chapter)
Pic supplkied by author
Maria and I decided to postpone the remainder of our
A Second Opinion: Black Man Walking »
Americans have a special indebtedness to history with regard to the legacy of black people that other countries may not quite understand, including Spain.
STATESIDE STORIES: May brings Mother’s Day »
Mother’s Day is Appreciation Day for women who have given life to someone else. Happy Mother’s Day to the Mothers of the World! We owe our lives to them!
STATESIDE STORIES: 007–“To Russia with Love” »
It has been proven that the Russians interfered in the 2016 presidential campaigns on both sides, but Donald Trump himself has been exonerated of wrongdoing by Robert Mueller's 448-page report, which clears Trump of collusion and obstruction of justice, both impeachable offenses. Dealing with the Russians has always been a sticky-wicket for Americans, who generally see the Soviets as their avowed enemies in the world today. Colluding with Russians, therefore, was seen as a treasonable act, and the President "has never been happier" that he has been vindicated of that charge in what he has repeatedly called a Democratic "Witchhunt".
YOUR CASTLE IN SPAIN? »
"Since moving back to the states, I've had to rely on hotels and apartments for lodging when in Spain. I often opt for the latter, finding it nice to have a kitchen to prepare greens after a day of eating my all beige Spanish comfort food - croquetas, tortilla, patatas ali-oli, churros and natillas con nata. But I would like to alert everyone to the wide use of euphemisms to describe many properties"
BARCELONA? SURE, BUT GIVE ME MADRID ANY TIME! »
Barcelona may have an abundance of fine architecture and offers a good deal of artistic pleasures to everyone and anyone. But it lacks that warm home feel that one gets in Madrid. That sense of having arrived at a place where one belongs
I’LL HAVE BARCELONA, THANK YOU »
Dear Mr. Kino Heinze, You can keep Madrid to yourself. I’ll have Barcelona, home if not the very birthplace of all that‘s great in contemporary Spanish culture
A Second Opinion: The US-Mexican Border Crisis »
In the States, we just might have to do without avocados and bananas until the powers-that-be settle the argument. Guacamole, anyone?
THE BLACK PEARLS (CHAPTER 3): BASED ON THE TRUE-TO-LIFE UPCOMING NOVEL BY AUTHOR NINA VALDES »
THE BLACK PEARLS (Chapter 3)
By Nina Valdés
Admittedly, Colin and Maria were total strangers, yet I felt an
