Well, two thousand twelve is almost over.The world did not come to an end. No ba-boom. No radical switch of the Earth's magnetic poles. No gigantic mass solar ejection knocked out a majority of the world's electrical systems. In fact, all we had was some strong wind and some light rain. If that's what the Apocalypse is, then the world has actually ( Read more... )

'Dulce' is the Spanish word for 'sweet' in the sense of flavor and 'mild' or 'gentle' in the sense of temperament. While I'm at it, el dulce can also mean the noun 'candy.' It can also be used as an adverb meaning 'sweetly' or 'gently,' but that's uncommon. And, as usual, the title of this entry and this whole entire first paragraph have absolutely ( Read more... )