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About sabasabas

I am a satirist, by day a high school English teacher. I write about fitness, lifestyles, politics, relationships, current events, and travel from my home base in tumultuous Tucson. I try to keep my finger on the pulse of the increasingly bizarre cultural and political scene, and fancy myself a pundit and watchdog. I like to connect the dots from city to regional, regional to national, etc. I like to write cautionary tales free from political correctness and embrace truth, warts and all.

Wine

Posted on July 23, 2012 by sabasabas

Wine I used to have to pretend a great enthusiasm for wine. I had to tout the merits of one over another for many years, attending wine seminars and secretly not smelling the saffron and mango accents so enthusiastically noted … Continue reading →

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Chela

Posted on July 20, 2012 by sabasabas

Another one of my former students became a murderer. Her name is Marisela “Chela” Romero, and she shot Rene Carrillo in the head during a weekend camping trip on Mount Lemmon. She has been charged with second degree murder and … Continue reading →

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The Club

Posted on July 19, 2012 by sabasabas

  One snowy December night in the late 80s in the college town of Carbondale, Illinois The Club burned to the ground. We stood and watched the flames and smoke mingling furiously with our own misty, damp breath, huddling together … Continue reading →

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Ipanema

Posted on July 19, 2012 by sabasabas

I befriended a 10-year-old boy in Rio one summer. Rio was our last stop before returning to the states, and we had a little over a week to explore the city.  Our neat little hotel was close to Ipanema and … Continue reading →

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Skulls

Posted on July 18, 2012 by sabasabas

   In the early 90s, I flew down to Belize not only to dive but also to immerse myself in what I expected would be a unique culture in Central America because Belize is a British protectorate nestled among Spanish-speaking … Continue reading →

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Hot

Posted on July 18, 2012 by sabasabas

June 9 HOT Students these days love to refer to young girls as “hot.” Hot flashes, Arizona sun, sweating in bed. It is a nefarious practice of mine during the summer if I am not traveling to “crash” the pools … Continue reading →

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Taking Your Medicine

Posted on July 18, 2012 by sabasabas

When I was seven, I dared my naïve neighbor, Paul Lumbsten, to stick a pink pencil eraser up his nose.  He not only did so, but had to have it removed at the doctor’s office. It had lodged somewhere up … Continue reading →

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Half and Half

Posted on July 18, 2012 by sabasabas

Half and Half Seven years ago my otherwise obedient body rejected half and half, full-on cream, ice cream, cheese and all its delectable incarnations. My calm stomach now hosted a storm of vitriol, refusing, anymore, to process lactose, up in … Continue reading →

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Yes, Jose, There is Such a Thing as Free Lunch

Posted on March 29, 2011 by sabasabas

As I and thousands of my dedicated brethren on the front lines, the public school teachers across our nation, are joining the ranks of the unemployed, our young charges complain about the quality of their breakfast burritos. I hear the … Continue reading →

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Hello world!

Posted on March 1, 2011 by sabasabas

Small town girl glibly gabbing about nonsense and other matters of importance

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