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O.J. Simpson dead at 76 y.o. Lost his battle with cancer. I always wondered why he never put up reward money to find out who killed his wife.

When I heard this I was curious because he was very critical of Aerolineas Argentinas. The flagship carrier of Argentina. Then I found out he flew on Lufthansa. I think he would have gotten lousy service from the flight attendants on AA. I’ve flown AA many times but never Lufthansa. President...

Worldcoin crypto currency has landed in Argentina. They pay people to get their eyes scanned and in the process take your personal information. This is worse than George Orwell's “1984”. Worldcoin created its own crypto token, called WLD, and has offered 25 units (currently worth about $60) to...

The President of a country stays in a 4 star hotel. I think this is very weird, very Third World. I have a feeling he is waiting to get all the bugs left over from the previous administration removed. And also he probably doesn’t want to cross paths / share the elevator with all the ñoquis that...

A few minutes ago I finished watching the President issue his DNU. All I can say is Wow !!!. There's a whole new country coming down the pike. And it looks awesome. Finally it’s the end of the ñoquis once and for all. It’s going to open up the economy to the world. It’s the end of years of...

This comes as a shock but turns out Social Security benefits payments are taxable. According to a recent NYTimes article. As they say, “read it and weep”. Archived version

Milei Won. He is the new President of Argentina. Fasten your seatbelts, this is going to be a bumpy ride. People had enough of the corruption and all the Peronist BS. The people have spoken.

Tomorrow at 9PM is the last presidential debate. Should be interesting. I think most people know who they’re going to vote for.

A tourist from France died yesterday after being robbed in the Retiro neighborhood of the city. Apparently he suffered a hear attack while making a report at nearby police station. Andres Renier Mateier was 77 y.o. he was with his wife when it happened. They were visiting their daughter who...

Here’s the link that will direct you to where your voting place is. I think the choice is clear, on one hand we have the current economy minister that wants to be President. On the other extreme we have a raging lunatic that will say anything to get elected. He wants to “dollarize“ the peso by...

Last year I flew to NYC from BA on American A. It was a direct flight, The plane arrived on time but the plane was jammed packed and the seats seemed extra small, very uncomfortable and the food was sub par. The personnel here at the American Airlines office on Ave. Santa Fe gave me incorrect...

FORM SSA-7162-OCR-SM The Foreign Enforcement Questionnaire is mailed to the beneficiaries or representative payee in May/June of each year. Beneficiaries with social security numbers ending 00-49 must submit their enforcement questionnaire in even numbered years. Beneficiaries with social...

While we’re in the subject of book….Hernan Diaz a local author who grew up in Sweden just won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. His book “Trust” was written in English. The title in Spanish is “Fortuna”. I’ve never heard of him but will put him on my list of authors to read.

According to a recent NY Daily News article BA homeless people are moving into Jorge Newbery (Aeroparque) Airport. I hate to think what is going to like when the cold weather sets in.

Before Messi and before Maradona there was Pele. A true soccer king. Here are a few records that Messi will never break. He played in three winning World Cup teams, he is the youngest player (17) ever to score in a World Cup match. At one point Brazil declared him a national treasure. A true...

An Argentine Airlines flight from Spain to BA hit severe turbulence. Upon landing at EZE Some passengers had to be treated at a local hospital. I always keep my seatbelt on, but sooner or later everybody has to hit the can.

Good news for retirees living on Social Security payments. According to a recent NYTimes article the SS payments for next year will be "huge". The increase will be announced this Thursday. The COLA will be the largest one in decades. The reason for this is the current inflation that is affecting...

I was never a huge Michael Jackson fan. But here’s an interesting NYTIMES article about two local guys who make a living from it. BTW,…does anybody know how those anti gravity shoes work…

Queen Elizabeth of England dead at 96. I think that means that Charles becomes King of England.

The current VP Cristina Fernandez de Kirshner could face up to 12 years in prison on corruption charges. She has other issues not related to this one involving kickback schemes and money laundering, that have yet to go to trial. Her apt. Is at the corner of Juncal and Uruguay street in Recoleta...