tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post5887113418401569571..comments2023-07-01T11:09:28.113-04:00Comments on Land on Demand Editing Proofreading Indexing: Quickie Quoteczarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00848336357897046488noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post-23817976727145853942012-04-03T09:46:11.670-04:002012-04-03T09:46:11.670-04:00Buzz: Next time you run into a real-live Alfonso, ...<b>Buzz</b>: Next time you run into a real-live Alfonso, call him "Pudge." See what happens.<br /><br />My youngest got four years of Spanish under his belt and said "never again." Unfortunately, he went to a university with a two-year language requirement. I said, "Try Latin. It will help you as a teacher, and you won't have to converse." Didn't work. He lasted one semester. So this fall, he begins two years of American Sign Language, which could be a blessing in disguise. And he's a bit of a ham in his own way, so he'll enjoy the performance aspect of it. That he's doing something that no one else he knows does -- that'll be his motivation.<br /><br />His most interesting Spanish teacher, though, was a Russian who was sent to Cuba to teach Cubans Russian, and is now settled here. I'm sure she has some stories.czarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00848336357897046488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post-87910635766545770672012-04-03T09:20:45.235-04:002012-04-03T09:20:45.235-04:00My youngest, The Pudge, has a Spanish class that h...My youngest, The Pudge, has a Spanish class that he does very well in. His teacher (who's a little nutty and probably a lot of fun with a tequila or 4 in her) let's all of her students pick a Spanish name for the year and that is who they are in class. The Pudge couldn't come up with a name, so I think his teacher reached back into her romantic past and gave him his name - Alfonso.Buzz Killhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443964019621130222noreply@blogger.com