Yesterday I was heading into work and found I was early due to Daylight Savings Time. Much better than being late, certainly, but I had no desire to get into the B-place all that early. Luckily the Fruitvale district of Oakland was throwing its annual Dia de los Muertos festival, so it was easy to spend an hour doing something a bit different ( Read more... )

Another YouTube seasonal link

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When I was on the east coast, this was one of the biggest aspects of life in California that I truly missed, el Dia de los Muertos. If you are from an area that has not been touched by Mexican culture, you may misunderstand this holiday to be something gruesome, something ghoulish. But this day is not a ( Read more... )

Manny Calavera, where are you?

You would love, but love this video!

http://www.vivacalaca.com/