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A Big Arriba For Nogales, Mexico

Posted on August 15, 2013 by sabasabas

  As a longtime Tucsonan, let me enumerate (or emunerate) five compelling reasons to head South, cross the border, and patronize our border city, Nogales, Sonora. Yes, little Timmy, the Nogales that’s in Mexico. One of the many reasons I … Continue reading →

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No Whining

Posted on January 28, 2013 by sabasabas

<a href="” My first name is on the Homeland Security watch list. Apparently “Saba” is a common Middle Eastern name for activists of both genders whose pastimes include making IEDs from cell phone parts and tennis shoes. I have grown … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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