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joeyb
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 Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 1:53 pm Post subject: ������� Book Swap Sunday July 11th at 3 pm. !!!!!! |
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Tired of reading from an illuminated screen? Come reignite your passion for BOOKS! Yes, BOOKS--real BOOKS! Remember the dog-earing, the papercuts, the smell of tanins...
Bring your swapable stash of English language fiction and non-fiction and come and enjoy an afternoon with other English print starved readers at the Franz Meyer museum�s patio coffeeshop. It�s just across from Parque Alameda right behind the Palacio de Bellas Artes, at metro Bellas Artes.
http://www.franzmayer.org.mx/index2.html |
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Guy Courchesne
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| Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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| I'll be there...I have about a dozen books to swap. |
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Isla Guapa
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| Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 3:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Joeyb, I like your style, writing style, that is. Up with books, down with Kindle! |
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geaaronson
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Why don�t you guys just followup the book swap with a jaunt down the book lanes. Make an excursion out of Donceles Street�s shops or head over to Casa Lamm and roam that street for the used bookstores? It would be a great introduction to the newbies, if any.
Of course I won�t be going with you. Such a shame. But then again we have wonderfull MELL, the Merida English Lending Library. And they�re free and you can take out a dozen books and no one squawks. |
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Guy Courchesne
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| Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Just discovered a small problem...World Cup final match starts at 1 PM this same day. Maybe best to push the meet back an hour, say to 4 PM? |
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sweeney66
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| Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 8:11 pm Post subject: books |
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| AW...I miss you guys. Go 'head have yr bookswap without me... |
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Isla Guapa
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| Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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| We miss you too, sweeney. How are things going for you back in the States? |
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joeyb
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 2:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Just discovered a small problem...World Cup final match starts at 1 PM this same day. Maybe best to push the meet back an hour, say to 4 PM? |
World Cup match...? Is there a World Cup match on Sunday? 
4 PM is fine with me--actually even better--though Franz Meyer closes at 5PM. If evryone else is fine with 4PM, then we�re probably better off picking a different location to meet. Any suggestions? I will post one or two tonight. |
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notamiss
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 4:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Another suggestion I have is to meet earlier at a place where we can watch the game. Or change the date. 4pm is getting a bit late for me, the rest of you may be ok with it. |
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TeresaLopez
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| Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 7:32 pm Post subject: |
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| If evryone else is fine with 4PM, then we�re probably better off picking a different location to meet. Any suggestions? I will post one or two tonight. |
There is a Starbucks on Gante/Cinco de Mayo with lots of outside tables, it's on a closed street, and they don't seem to care if you linger. |
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joeyb
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| Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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| If evryone else is fine with 4PM, then we�re probably better off picking a different location to meet. Any suggestions? I will post one or two tonight. |
There is a Starbucks on Gante/Cinco de Mayo with lots of outside tables, it's on a closed street, and they don't seem to care if you linger. |
I�m fine with this location if people prefer El Centro as a meeting spot. Otherwise in Condesa on Juan de Barerra there is a coffeeshop (which is right next door to a chocolate shop!) that might serve as a good location as well. I just need to confirm it with the owner since he doesn�t usually open Sundays but might do so if there are enough of us. The place is pretty relaxed and far from the uber-hip vibe that permeates the rest of the colonia. Mario the owner used to be a journalist for many years and served in Canada as a foreign correspondent for El Universal during the excitement of the FLQ crisis. Let�s nail down a spot by tomorrow if we can.. |
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TeresaLopez
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| Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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| joeyb wrote: |
| m fine with this location if people prefer El Centro as a meeting spot. Otherwise in Condesa on Juan de Barerra there is a coffeeshop (which is right next door to a chocolate shop!) |
The really important thing to know here is if the chocolate shop is open on Sunday. I would be fine with this location as well. On second though, with all the rain here lately, outside tables might not be the best option. I am open to location, especially if close to the Metro. I have a decent sized bag of books, some of which aren't even dog-chewed. |
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Isla Guapa
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| Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't have a lot of books to swap, but I am looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting the new posters on this forum. |
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Guy Courchesne
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| Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 10:52 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm up for wherever with a screen to watch the game. Joey, you make the call. |
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joeyb
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| Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 4:33 am Post subject: |
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| Ok, so I will pass by the cafe tomorrow morning and first determine if Mario�s got a TV set up to see the game. If he does and he�s willing to open up for 4 or 5 taechers coming to watch the game... great! If not, I�ll suss out another location in Condesa because I�m guessing that Starbucks probably won�t have a set. I will post tomorrow and let everyone know. |
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