I'm too sleepy to do the full blow-by-blow of the milonga tonight. Besides, I 've kind of already covered how much I love Esquina's milongas generally - and this one was every bit as good. I didn't get to dance with everyone I'd wanted to - but every dance I had was wonderful. Tonight was just a reminder of the gift that tango is in my life. Every dance, every conversation, and hug, and smile - is a gift. And I'm so grateful.
Dear tanguero, I feel I should explain my reaction to your comments about Tim Ferriss. It touched a nerve and I didn't really explain my apparent hostility. It was certainly not meant for you. Several people have brought Tim Ferriss to my attention over this past year. I can usually make it a month before his name pops up again. For readers who are unfamiliar with him, he's the author of "The 4 Hour Work Week". He set a Guinness record for the most consecutive tango turns and has competed with his partner, Alicia Monti, at the Tango World Championship . As a social dancer the idea of a tango competition seems absurd. I don't think I will ever understand how something like tango could be judged - or why anyone would want it to be. But I digress. I think the most crucial detail of Ferriss's history, as I relate it to tango, is his winning Wired magazine's "Greatest Self-Promoter of All Time" . If there is any concept more out of synch with social
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