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Zeide’s driver’s license

Here’s a fun little piece of family history that was recently unearthed by my great-uncle Jacobo:

This is an undated driver’s license that belonged to my great-grandfather Marcos Sandler. He must have received it not too long after moving to Mexico. It is for driving a bogué. According to my mom, that’s the word they used for wagons back in the day. I had never heard it and my search in the all-knowing Royal Academy of the Spanish Language was fruitless. I did find  the similar words bogie and boje, which are synonyms whose definition I translate:

A set of two pairs of wheels mounted on adjacent, solid parallel axis, used in both sides of the vehicles of great length destined to circulate over lanes.

Yeah, that doesn’t make any sense in Spanish either. Perhaps an enlightened reader can help? (Eva, ask your dad).

Guess who

Mistery girl

Here’s a small challenge for our readers:

Look deep into the eyes of the little child in the photo and try to guess who it is. I will post the answer in a few days. Those of you that already know – not because they guessed, but because they saw the source of the photo – please refrain from ruining it for everyone.

The winner will receive an imaginary check for $99.