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Weekly "Dicho con Caf�"
"Hasta el mejor cocinero, se le queman los frijoles."
The author's translation is that "Even the best of cooks, burn the beans."
What this is referring to is that no one is perfect and that even the most experienced and knowledgeable cooks can make mistakes, such as burning their pot of beans. This dicho is used when making reference to a person that you might know that makes a mistake in life whether it be with his finances, personal life, or other matters, such as an accountant who makes a mistake with the books, or a decision made by management that was not the best. The dicho points out that none of us are infallible and can and will make mistakes in life. |
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More About John A. Flores
One of the more picturesque visits to Europe that Mr. Flores and his wife had was to the Kingdom of Norway, which is actually its official name. It is a country where two-thirds of its land is made up of tundra, rock and snowfields, and one-fourth of it covered by forest, leaving only 3% for cultivation. It is a country of around 5,000,000 people, with has two major cities, the largest being Oslo, its capital with a population of around 600,000, and Bergen, its second largest city with a population of around 260,000. Mr. Flores and his wife traveled there on a cruise ship that was able to enter the beautiful fjords, or inlets bordered by glacial cliffs, which are very common to this country. With its mainly mountainous terrain, there were waterfalls seen everywhere as they traveled along the Norwegian coast as well as inside the fjords, which made the trip a beautiful experience. Some of the sights were spectacular and forever etched in the memory of the Floreses. They were able to shop and purchase some beautiful sweaters that they wear when the weather gets cold in their home town of Fresno, California. One thing that they found most interesting was that they visited the city of Bergen and walked along the waterfront with its many shops and fish markets, they came across a Mexican restaurant! Mr. Flores talked to the owners, who had been there several years and had found an opportunity in a country where they had migrated to work. They discovered that there was a popular demand for Mexican food and they took advantage of that need to serve Mexican food dishes not common to that country. Once it was introduced, they were embraced by the locals and tourists making it a very successful business venture. It just goes to show that you never know when an opportunity will arise in order for you to take advantage of it at that time!
When he's not writing books, Mr. Flores makes presentations to local, regional and national groups, using dichos to motivate his audiences. You can contact him for speaking engagements at (559) 456-0128 or at his personal email at jaflores1246@comcast.net
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