LatestMy father's notebook
My dad wrote down every household expense for thirty-six years. I read his notebooks in one night and found things no column says.
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Guadalajara, Jalisco
Carlos, Day by Day
Accountant on weekdays, baker on Saturdays, dad all the time (or close to it).
Photo: Arturo Avila · CC BY 2.0
Hi, I'm Carlos
- 44 years old
- Accountant, Saturday baker
- Guadalajara, Jalisco
I'm Carlos, I'm 44 and I live in Guadalajara, Mexico. I write here about whatever life hands me: my daughters, Sunday bike rides, bread that sometimes works and sometimes doesn't, and the things you only understand late. I don't promise frequency. I promise honesty.
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I used to be the one honking
For years I honked at Guadalajara's car-free Sundays from behind the wheel. Then I dug a forgotten bike out of the garage and the city changed speed.
Renata behind the wheel
A Sunday in an empty parking lot teaching my oldest daughter to drive, with Ximena doing commentary and me squawking like a duck.
The week without them
What the house sounds like on the weeks my daughters aren't with me, my sock inventory, and why Thursday is always the worst day.