Monthly Archives: July 2009

At Last! A Barbie Doll I Can Relate to

Posted on July 27, 2009 by

After decades months of despair for not being able to see myself in those slim, cute Barbie dolls, I found one that actually looks like this blogger after indulging in too many “typically-Latino” breakfasts. The print ad is actually part … Continue reading →

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Mexico Is so Awkward That Rich Kids Play Tennis on Top of a Mariachi

Posted on July 23, 2009 by

Lucas, the makers of some of my favorite Mexican treats, have tapped a pair of Mariachi-riding tennis players to pitch the awkwardness of Skwinkles, a sweet and sour candy that would probably ruin your liver -and teeth… whether you are … Continue reading →

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While These Dolls Vacation in Mexico, This Blogger is Off to an Undisclosed Location

Posted on July 3, 2009 by

I yet have to find a T-shirt that spells out where this blogger likes to go on vacation. In the meantime, I leave you with these other Latinas, who despite swine flu and The Huffington Post, still like to have … Continue reading →

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Forget Corn Flakes. Cargill Knows What We Really Want for Breakfast

Posted on July 2, 2009 by

Only a few days ago, we learned that Hispanics were nuts for a touch of honey in our food, but now, Cargill has come forward to give the marketing world a lesson on what our real Latino palates are all … Continue reading →

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Chávez Urges Venezuelans to Use Their ‘Vergatarios’ (And it’s NOT What you Think)

Posted on July 1, 2009 by

You might not know this (why would you?) but the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela prides itself -among many other things- on having manufactured one of the world’s cheapest cellular telephones, specifically designed to be available to the masses in a … Continue reading →

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