Monday, October 30, 2017

Wedding in Florida


Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Malena and Maverick



34 years ago my parents came home with my twin sisters. I hid under the table and told them to take them back. Luckily they didn't pay any attention to a 3 year old as they have been one of my greatest gifts. Today Manuel and I have been fortunate to welcome twins Malena Kathleen and Maverick Agustin into this world. There may be times ahead when we may want to hide under the table but if we have half of the love and support we have already been shown by all our family and friends we know we will survive!!!

Bienvenidos Maverick y Malena. Nacidos el 6 de agosto en Zürich. Si alguien quiere cuidar a dos bebes durante los fines de semana por favor responder esté mensaje. Gracias

Margo and Manuel

Sunday, August 6, 2017

Review: Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds

Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds by Carmine Gallo
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This is a good book explaining the common things every TED talk has. Nice to read in order to learn about the basics of public speaking.


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Sunday, June 25, 2017

Review: Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't by James C. Collins
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Interesting book explaining how a group of companies made it from Good to Great.
The author together with a group of researchers analyzes them and finds the common key princicples about them which are:
-1. Level 5 leadership
- 2. First who…then what (Get the right people)
- 3. Confront the brutal facts (yet never lose faith)
- 4. The Hedgehog concept (Great companies are very focused, they just do ONE thing really well)
- 5. A culture of discipline
- 6. Technology accelerator (They use technology as a vehicle)

Consistency to all these principles eventually leads good companies becoming a great company.



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Sunday, June 18, 2017

Recipe: Paella

Paella is a typical dish from the Valencian community region in Spain.  Growing up in the Castellon province region it was very common to eat Paella every Sunday for lunch.

The dish may vary a lot from on place to another (never with chorizo) but this is the way for me to make it.

Ingredients for 8 people:
- Olive Oil
- Bomba rice
- Garlic
- Onion
- Red or green peppers
- Tomatoes
- Navy beans
- Green beans
- Shrimp
- Chicken
- Pork ribs


Steps:

  1. Heat olive oil in the paella pan, the amount of olive oil should be enough to cover the whole paella pan.
  2. Once the olive oil is warm add shrimp and cook them until they are fry on both sides with a little bit of salt and set aside.
  3. Now with the same olive oil add the pork ribs and fry them until properly cook with a little bit of salt and set aside as well.
  4. Add garlic (4 gloves cut in small pieces) and fry until golden.
  5. Then add right away the onion (2 mid-size onions cut in small pieces) and fry until golden.
  6. After, add pepper (2 mid-size pepper cut in small pieces) and fry and keep stirring it.
  7. Add green beans cut in small pieces and keep frying.
  8. Add tomatoes (2 mid-size tomatoes cut in small pieces)
  9. Add navy beans that should be already cooked (20 of them)
  10. Add water a good amount to fill the paella pan and then a pinch of salt and the zafron.
  11. Wait until the water starts boiling again and let it boil a for a few minutes.
  12. Now add the rice (ratio 2 cups of water for 1 cup of rice) and the shrimp, the pork ribs and the mussels (previously cooked).
  13. Finally keep cooking it at low temperature until the rice is completely cook and let the paella rest for a few minutes before serving it.    

Receta en Español.

Pasos:
  1. Calentar el aceite de oliva en el paellero, la cantidad de aceite de oliva debe ser suficiente para cubrir toda la paella.
  2. Una vez que el aceite de oliva está caliente añadir las gambas y cocinarlas hasta que estén fritas con sal y reservar.
  3. Con el mismo aceite de oliva añadir las costillas de cerdo y el pollo y freír hasta que esté bien echo con un poco de sal y reservar.
  4. Añadir el ajo (4 dientes cortados en trozos pequeños) y freír hasta que estén dorados.
  5. A continuación, añadir enseguida la cebolla (2 cebollas medianas cortadas en trozos pequeños) y freír hasta dorar.
  6. Después añadir los pimientos (2 pimientos de tamaño mediano cortada en trozos pequeños) y freír bien también.
  7. Añadir las judías verdes cortadas en trozos pequeños y seguir friendo.
  8. Añadir los tomates (2 tomates medianos cortados en trozos pequeños).
  9. Añadir las judias blancas (bajoco) que deben ser previamente cocinados (20 de ellos).
  10. Añadir agua una buena cantidad para llenar la paella y luego añadir mas sal y el zafran.
  11. Espere hasta que el agua comience a hervir de nuevo y dejar que hierva a durante unos minutos.
  12. Ahora añadir el arroz (proporción de 2 tazas de agua para 1 taza de arroz) y luego añadir las gambas, las costillas de cerdo y los mejillones (previamente cocidos).
  13. Finalmente, continúe cocinándolo todo sin mover a baja temperatura hasta que el arroz esté completamente cocinado y deje reposar la paella durante unos minutos antes de servirla.
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Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Thank you Liip :-)











Monday, March 27, 2017

Digital Photo Frame App for iPad - Slideshow Creator


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Sunday, March 26, 2017

Review: Things a Little Bird Told Me: Confessions of the Creative Mind

Things a Little Bird Told Me: Confessions of the Creative Mind Things a Little Bird Told Me: Confessions of the Creative Mind by Biz Stone
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Very enjoyable read from Biz Stone. The book is a quick read and has very interesting stories and a nice message.

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Thursday, March 23, 2017

My ethnicity estimate from Ancestry.com




As we can see from the results, I'm mostly from the Iberian Peninsula with a 75%, then from the  Italy/Greece region with a 12%, finally 5% from Great Britain, 3% from Europe West region and 3% from Scandinavia.


Sunday, March 5, 2017

Review: One Click: Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com

One Click: Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com One Click: Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com by Richard L. Brandt
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Pretty interesting to read if you're interested in knowing a little bit about Jeff Bezos and Amazon in general.

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Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Monday, February 6, 2017

Review: An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Really recommended book for people who are interested in learning about rockets and space.

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Thursday, January 12, 2017

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