Author Archives: billybaba
AUGUST 17, THURSDAY
STEAK I heard that because of the vast pampas of Argentina with its herds of cattle that steak would be terrific in Montevideo, that it was served everywhere and that it was cheap and delicious. So I was looking forward
AUGUST 17, THURSDAY
STEAK I heard that because of the vast pampas of Argentina with its herds of cattle that steak would be terrific in Montevideo, that it was served everywhere and that it was cheap and delicious. So I was looking forward
AUGUST 15, TUESDAY
UNBELIEVABLE I wake up thinking of genes and the body. Last night I realized that I have often been amazed that a machine in the lab at The Family Health Center could measure about 40 different chemicals in my blood,
AUGUST 15, TUESDAY
UNBELIEVABLE I wake up thinking of genes and the body. Last night I realized that I have often been amazed that a machine in the lab at The Family Health Center could measure about 40 different chemicals in my blood,
AUGUST 13, SUNDAY
CELLS AGAIN I started reading The Song Of The Cell by Bharati Mukherjee while still in Asheville and have continued to read it after arriving here in Montevideo. But my reason for reading shifted after I got here. On my
AUGUST 13, SUNDAY
CELLS AGAIN I started reading The Song Of The Cell by Bharati Mukherjee while still in Asheville and have continued to read it after arriving here in Montevideo. But my reason for reading shifted after I got here. On my
AUGUST 12, SATURDAY
MORE STREET SHOTS These photographs were taken on my birthday. I went out in the mid afternoon to eat a birthday meal that was a gift from Susie at Estrecho, an upscale restaurant just down the street. It was a
AUGUST 12, SATURDAY
MORE STREET SHOTS These photographs were taken on my birthday. I went out in the mid afternoon to eat a birthday meal that was a gift from Susie at Estrecho, an upscale restaurant just down the street. It was a
AUGUST 11, FRIDAY
MY PORTABLE RECLINER Today is my 86th birthday, which is not a big deal since I have thought of myself as being 86 for the last six months. It is also Kathe‘s and my 60th wedding anniversary, which would have
AUGUST 11, FRIDAY
MY PORTABLE RECLINER Today is my 86th birthday, which is not a big deal since I have thought of myself as being 86 for the last six months. It is also Kathe‘s and my 60th wedding anniversary, which would have
AUGUST 9, WEDNESDAY
IN THE AIR I still marvel that I can be in Asheville at 4:40 p.m., then in Miami at 6:30 as I walked what seemed like miles in the airport to get my plastic water bottle filled (which I didn‘t
AUGUST 9, WEDNESDAY
IN THE AIR I still marvel that I can be in Asheville at 4:40 p.m., then in Miami at 6:30 as I walked what seemed like miles in the airport to get my plastic water bottle filled (which I didn‘t
AUGUST 10, THURSDAY
SARANDI STREET, MONTEVIDEO My airbnb is on the fifth floor of 365 Sarandi Street at the corner of Alzaibar Street about 3 long blocks from the waterfront. It is a pedestrian street with palm trees down the edge of the
AUGUST 10, THURSDAY
SARANDI STREET, MONTEVIDEO My airbnb is on the fifth floor of 365 Sarandi Street at the corner of Alzaibar Street about 3 long blocks from the waterfront. It is a pedestrian street with palm trees down the edge of the
AUGUST 8, TUESDAY
OFF TO MONTEVIDEO Why is it so hard to get off on a trip? In fact, the whole process of leaving on a trip from beginning to end is unsettling. It starts with the willingness to go in the first
AUGUST 8, TUESDAY
OFF TO MONTEVIDEO Why is it so hard to get off on a trip? In fact, the whole process of leaving on a trip from beginning to end is unsettling. It starts with the willingness to go in the first
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 