My youngest daughter had her first soccer game at fields in San Francisco’s Marina District. This was the view across from the soccer fields. Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge. It was a gorgeous day in a gorgeous city. San Francisco, CA I showed you mine, now show me yours. ALSO READ: Conservatory of Flowers (Sundays […]
The Flying Chancla Report: Vote or I’ll Have to Insult Your Mother’s Private Parts
Hola Chulas y Chulos! How the chanclada are you doing? Good, I hope. As for me and my chancla, we are busy getting ready for a trip to Washington D.C. to attend the We Won’t Wait Summit, which is focused on “elevating the voices of women of color, low-income and poor women, immigrant women, and […]
Wednesday Wishes
It’s time to let the Universe know what it is that we want by making some Wednesday Wishes. It’s a good way to focus energy on the positive and attract abundance into our lives. I do this every week because it helps me touch base with the part of me that yearns and wants all […]
9 Hilarious Impressions by Melissa Villaseñor, SNL’s New Latina Cast Member
OMAIGA you guys, on September 12 it was announced that Melissa Villaseñor is one of three new “Saturday Night Live” cast members and everyone (OK, maybe not everyone, but pretty much every Latino who has ever watched SNL) is like “FINALLY a Latina on SNL!!!” Technically she’s the second Latina cast member because Noel Wells from the […]
Easy Choco-Chip Flan Cake Recipe
This post is sponsored by Nabisco and #WeAllGrow Latina Network. Do you merienda? If you do, this delicious chocoflan with CHIPS AHOY cookies is perfect for meriendas. Just in case you are not familiar with the concept, merienda is like a mini meal between meals. So let’s say like a stop-gap between breakfast and lunch […]
Conservatory of Flowers (Sundays In My City)
Admiring the beauty of San Francisco’s Victorian-era glass greenhouse never gets old. Located in Golden Gate Park, the Conservatory of Flowers opened its doors to the public in 1879, which makes it the oldest public conservatory in the western hemisphere. It is a city, state and national landmark. Can you believe that I’ve lived in […]
The Flying Chancla Report: Bomba Estéreo’s ‘Soy Yo’ Video for Your Soul and Jicaletas for Your Mouth
Hola Chulas y Chulos! My chancla and I have been having a rough week. I for one feel like I have taken quite the paliza from life. My husband had emergency surgery for an internal hernia last Thursday. All the worry, crying and nursing has left me spent. Regardless, my chancla and I do have […]
Wednesday Wishes
Holy mierda, you guys! I am in such a funk that I really don’t feel like making Wednesday Wishes this week because I am far too busy bemoaning the current state of my affairs. But I’m going to make them because I know that giving into despair is bullcaca and whether I feel it or […]
Americans Overwhelmingly Want #TacoTrucksOnEveryCorner
Marco Gutierrez the founder of group called Latinos for Trump went on MSNBC Thursday night and proclaimed, My culture is a very dominant culture. And it’s imposing, and it’s causing problems. If you don’t do something about it, you’re going to have taco trucks on every corner. https://twitter.com/TrevDon/status/771541220807933952 I’m pretty sure Gutierrez was trying to […]
The Castro Theatre (Sundays In My City)
In 1922 the now iconic Castro Theatre was built and in 1977 it became registered landmark number 100 of San Francisco, which is great because it is a treasure that should be preserved. The outside of it was designed to resemble a Mexican cathedral while the inside is a fantastic blend of Spanish, Asian and […]