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5 August 2005

Yes, I had Jarritos

Back in early July I wrote this blog about bubble tea and the Mexican soft drink, Jarritos. I was responding to a blog over at Mexico Movies praising the soft drink, but I had never had it.

Well, I don’t feel quite so bad now. Jarritos was amazingly hard to find. The first time I saw it is was warm, so I decided to wait until I could find a cold one. Finally, about 2 weeks into my trip I got one at a grocery store, cold and everything. But, I guess I’m just not an orange refresco kind of guy. So I stand by my original comment on Dennis’ blog entry – it’s Coke or manzana for me! And by the way, there are some wonderful manzana (apple) varieties now. And I’m afraid the new Sour Apple Crush from Cadbury just doesn’t compare.

Yet another reason why I should move to Mexico. 😎

2 August 2005

Let’s get Canadian

Jim Just for fun 0

Here’s an interesting site, or group of sites, for those interested in history, particularly Canadian history. Northern Blue Publishing puts out the site, and about all I know about them is their name. [Edit – this company had to shut down their site. The information was moved to the Canadawiki, and that is where the links below lead.]

First we have the Today in Canadian History page. I learned that Henry Hudson first entered what is now known as Hudson Bay on this day in 1610. There’s also birthday headlines, and a quote of the day. Today’s quote comes from Jack L. Warner, a producer of movies such as Casablanca and My Fair Lady (yes, the co-founder of Warner Brothers Studios was born in London, Ontario). Jack said to Albert Einstein,”I have a theory of relatives too. Don’t hire ’em.“

Thanks to the wonders of RSS, I can show you the other page right here. You can read about Canadian Birthdays on their page, but here are the latest ones they’ve posted:

[Sorry – this feed was causing problems in the new blog, so it’s all gone]

6 July 2005

Spanish word of the day

Jim Just for fun, Mexico 0

Learning Spanish? There are a number of sites online that provide a “Spanish word of the day”. One of these is DonQuijote.com, which provides a word of the day as seen below:

Learn Spanish with don Quijote

StudySpanish.com does the same thing:

4 July 2005

International beverages

Jim Food, Just for fun, Mexico 0

Today I had bubble tea. It’s a drink that originated in Taiwan over 20 years ago, also called pearl tea, QQ drinks or boba drink. Bubble tea is generally sweet iced tea with milk and large tapioca balls. It was actually pretty good, although a little sweet for me. I realize it’s an odd beverage choice when I’m about to leave for Mexico, but hey, I’m an international guy.

In my defense, I was just watching Dennis’ blog about the Mexican soft drink Jarritos, and I told him I’d have to try it. I’ve probably had it, but for some reason I can’t remember. I was always more of a Coke or manzana guy.

Speaking of Mexico again, remember those butterflies we were talking about in the last blog? Well, we were hanging out outside yesterday and God sent us one to photograph for you (alas, no, I didn’t take the picture you saw in the last blog entry). I like to call this butterfly Susana. I’ve uploaded some photos of Susana for you in our photo gallery. Check it out! You can also see photos of our holiday from last week.

2 July 2005

Visitors from Mexico

Jim Computers and internet, Just for fun, Mexico 1

There have been visitors from Mexico in our neighbourhood lately. Hundreds – thousands – it’s the painted lady butterfly.

If you stand outside you can see them flying by by the dozens. It’s likely that heavy rainfall in desert areas of Mexico has brought on this major migration – the biggest one in years.

The painted lady butterfly can be found all over the world. They’ll be laying their eggs and then after the first frost they’ll head back down where they came from. In actual fact, they won’t even be the same butterflies – they only live a few weeks. A new generation will use their God-given navigational skills to find their way.

You may notice that we have a butterfly of our own here at CottrillCompass.com – up in the top right hand corner. The monarch butterfly is another species that makes the amazing migration from Mexico to Canada and back. It’s a reminder of the guidance of God. If God can guide these little butterflies on their mission back and forth, of course He can guide us. As our website verse reminds us – the Lord directs our steps, and our flights. At only 8 days before my next visit to Mexico, it’s a good reminder.

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8 April 2005

Lime Coke and Mexican food

Jim Food, Just for fun, Mexico 0

Today I finally got some Lime Coke (not diet Coke, the new Lime Coke). I think I’ll have to have a few more cups before a final judgement, but so far so good. It’s not what I expected.

You’ll notice that in our last poll our site visitors chose Coke as their soft drink of choice. Y’all would fit in great in Mexico, where the Coca-Cola company…well, it does very well! (Be sure to take our new poll)

Actually, I enjoyed a wonderful meal thanks to Shari – some tacos with lots of yummy fillings, and then for dessert a fresh pineapple. Actually, it was unintentional, but we were running out of salsa, so I went to the store this afternoon. I must have been quite a site, wearing a ball cap that said “Mexico” and buying only two jars of salsa and a lime. Believe me, I’m not trying to be a stereotype!

Other than that, today was spent slugging through my last assignment for my course. May its end come soon… 😯

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