Hola Chulas y Chulos! How are you doing? My chancla and I have been in search of laughs because current events have us feeling all kinds of despondent. Humor has always been a welcome relief and so when we find something funny, we love to share it with you so you can get your carcajadas […]
I Wished for Money and I Got It (Wednesday Wishes)
I woke up this morning in dire need of money and I wished for it. I asked the Universe to send me money. I pictured money raining down on me. Then I surfed an imaginary wave of money. At around 12:30, I checked my email and had two emails from Paypal with the subject line, […]
Women’s Building in San Francisco (Sundays In My City)
The Women’s Building in San Francisco begs to be photographed. The outside of the building is adorned with a mural called MaestraPeace Mural, which was painted in 1984 by seven muralists. I can’t tell you how may photos of it I’ve taken because I lost count a long time ago. San Francisco Women’s Centers, a […]
Wish for What You Desire (Wednesday Wishes)
You can’t work toward something without first identifying what that something is, right? That’s why I like to pause each week and check in with my desires and then wish for them. Knowing what I want and wishing for it seems to set off some kind of propulsion that gets me to where I want […]
Mixcoatl Anahuac Aztec Dancers (Sundays In My City)
My daughters’ school held a cultural and diversity festival where we got to see Aztec dancers from the group Mixcoatl Anahuac perform. Mixcoatl Anahuac means the Milky Way or cloud serpent. I absolutely adore that my daughters go to a public school that not only embraces the diversity of the community it serves, but celebrates […]