I am recovering from the flu, but unfortunately developing a cough, so my mother's medicinal tea recipe is relevant to me now. Here, I will share it:

Té para la tos (Tea for coughs)

• Cebolla (onion, usually yellow)
• Ajo (garlic)
• Manzana (apple)
• Canela (cinnamon sticks)
• Clavos (cloves, whole)

I was playing with Mathcad and made these graphs. I bet that if I made enough of them, I could make an animation of a spring. Maybe make the base of the exponent a function of time.

Anyway, aren't they pretty?


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Témpano de hielo = iceberg

I was translating Olga Tañon's song, "Hielo y Fuego" (Ice and Fire), and I came across that term. I had absolutely no idea what it was, only that it was made of ice. I looked it up and know I know a new word. Awesome ( Read more... )

Oh my goodness, the crows!

It's their migration time, and they're resting right outside my window. They have been arriving here for about a week now, but my goodness!

I have to say. For a few seconds at night, it gets kind of creepy. I can hear them talking to each other. Caw! Caw! Caw, caw! Caw. Caw.I was walking outside after sunset yesterday ( Read more... )