My journals from 1984 until now
I blame Anne Frank for my obsession with documenting my life – shortly after reading her book I started my diaries. I was thirteen and I wrote them in Portuguese, my first language. I studied Literature for a semester in Rio (UERJ) as I wanted to be a journalist, but stopped with a view of … Read more
Every year I have to search for the same recipes so I’m putting them here. Instant Pot Pulled Pork I do this the day before, then reheat in bain-marie (water bath) Ingredients 1.4kg boneless Pork 1-2 Onions 1 teaspoon chipotle powder 2 teaspoon smoked paprika 1 teaspoon onion powder 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon … Read more
Login to your Netflix account, and append the code required below to the URL:http://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/ or just click on the links I’ve added. NOTE: Broken/invalid links have been disabled, but I’m leaving here for historical purposes. Personalised Continue Watching Gems for You Trending Now New and Popular Main genres Action & Adventure (1365) Anime (7424) Children … Read more
I wanted to summarise everything covered so far in Simply Piano to understand what I have actually learned in the last 3 years. So here it is… Simply Piano Courses Syllabus Summary Piano Basics First 4 notes C, D, E, F with right hand. Finger numbers. Essentials I C Position, First 5 notes with left hand. … Read more
First Published Sunday 14th of December 2014 – Chico Buarque de Hollanda I was talking to friends on Friday and they had never heard Chico Buarque. He’s one of my favourite composers/singer/songwriters ever – I grew up listening to his songs and still listen to them regularly. He has composed hundreds of songs and I … Read more
The Deserter – A Russians Senior Lieutenant & his wife’s story. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/09/20/magazine/ukraine-russia-war-deserter.html Audio: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/21/podcasts/russia-ukraine-deserter-audio.html Also here: Parts 1-3 Parts 4-5 The Deserter By Sarah A. Topol This is a story told in five parts. Because of the security risks faced by Russian deserters, pseudonyms are used throughout. The photographs, however, are of the real-life subjects. … Read more