In my Red Angle travels, I hear a common objection. “Why should I have to learn Spanish? We’re in America, shouldn’t Hispanics learn to speak American?” I understand the objection. There is absolutely nothing wrong with it. Everyone’s… Read More ›
Month: November 2011
Turkey, Hangovers, and Giving Thanks.
With the Thanksgiving hangover clouding our visión and the last waves of tryptophan slowly coursing through our veins, let’s review some Spanish… to be thankful for. PAVO (PAH-boh) turkey By the time Thanksgiving arrives the NHL… Read More ›
Safety and Your Jobsite Circus
Hanging drywall can be a dangerous endeavor. Humping 48 square feet of gypsum around tight corners, tool boxes, & electric cords is unwieldy at best. It’s heavy just to move from place to place, let alone lift above your… Read More ›
Road Guerrero
Red Angle business had me traveling to the great state of Minnesota the last few days. Here are a few Spanish takeaways from the trip. TUZA DE ORO (TOOH-sah day OH-roh) Golden Gopher Lots of Golden Gopher… Read More ›
Check Your Cabeza.
The Rick Perry brain drain is old news by now. Everyone got their cheap shots in (OK – it was kinda deserved…), Saturday Night Live did their skit, and now life goes on. “Is the Red Angle… Read More ›
No Fear.
The fear of being laughed at makes cowards of us all. ~Mignon McLaughlin I didn’t understand what was so funny. As soon as I said it the dozen Hispanics towards the rear of the garage bursted out laughing. At… Read More ›
State of the Union
How many states are there in Mexico? Ever wonder? Just like you shouldn’t fall into the trap of thinking anyone who is a native Spanish-speaker is from Mexico, you shouldn’t fall into the trap of thinking Mexico is… Read More ›
Experimentos + Jobs
Experimentos (ayks-pay-ree-MAYN-tohs) experiments As we all begin to consider what a Jobless world looks like and more importantly, feels like, it’s interesting to look back at a bit of history. I should clarify – I’m not talking about the domestic… Read More ›
Spanish Twin 4-Pack
With the countdown on for the launch of Red Angle’s first book – Spanish Twins – we’re going to cover four Spanish Twins that you can use on the jobsite tomorrow. What is a Spanish Twin? Spanish Twins… Read More ›
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