Monthly Archives: August 2009

My First Laptop: A ThinkPad

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Peter

Another summer has passed me by, and I still haven’t learned how to ride a bike nor how to swim properly. Alas, I suppose I’ll get to these eventually. I have kept one of my resolutions though. I finally splurged … Continue reading →

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Today’s Spanish Lesson, and Inquiry

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Peter

“Paying attention” is an English idiom which means “to focus one’s attention on” or “to be attentive to.” Like other idioms, it does not translate literally into other languages, especially Spanish. (That is to say, “pagar atención” – from pagar, … Continue reading →

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