The other day I was having coffee with my parents and I don't really remember how, but suddenly the milkman was mentioned. Having thought of the idea already, I mentioned that we should "bring back the milkman;" that I could really use some "fresh milk at my door 2 to 3 times a week." I fantasize about grocery delivery on a…
Dejen la campaña política por favor!
El voto íntegro es la que abogan todos los partidos políticos de Puerto Rico. En la búsqueda de información de este artículo me topé con más páginas sobre el "llamado al voto íntegro" que información histórica sobre el mismo. Inclusive, no encontré ningún documento que me dijera precisamente cuándo comenzó la práctica del voto íntegro en PR. Al parecer (y…
It's been weeks since my last blog. I'm starting to feel the symptoms of withdrawal. What is blog withdrawal? Well, you basically start imagining blogs in your head of absolutely everything that happens to you. Every single thought process reaps blog ideas and they clutter and take a life of their own. Unfortunately, the insipiration usually happens in the car,…
Black Friday... the shopping tradition has reached the point of ridiculous and abhorrent. Upon analysis, I'm beginning to think that this day and the accompanying reduction in brain matter that results from behaving like a primitive homo erectus is the epitome of what is wrong with society today. These people pushing against a door like the jews would have done…
Este cuento ya lo he escuchado demasiadas veces. Inclusive yo he sido partícipe de la vigente costumbre de la sociedad soltera puertorriqueña: la actitud de "no quiero nada serio." Es lo que escucho de todas mis amistades solteras. Parece haber una gran fobia colectiva a lo que se conoce como una "relación." ¿Y quién los puede culpar? Si cuando miras a…
"A pasos del mar... con la memoria del Tango en los pies." -Maricel Jiménez Peña
El rosita... Alegadamente el color de las nenas. ¿De dónde carajo salió eso? ¿Quién se lo inventó? Quien sea que fue, tenga por seguro que le ha causado traumas severos a practicamente la mitad de la población humana mundial. Gracias. Se lo agradecemos todas. NOT! Desde pequeña fui bombardeada por objetos rosados. La evidencia está allí en casa de mami... una bandita rosita que me pusieron en el hospital. Osea, tan pronto nací me taggearon con el rosita... y por ahí empezó. La ropa de ballet era rosita, el zafacón era rosita,…
Saturday morning. 8:45 am. I'm standing in front of the stove starting the dealings of breakfast. Alonzo, my 4 year-old human version of Curious George, walks in. "Mami, I want oatmeal," he declares. "Not today, sweety. I'm making farina." I brace myself for the torrent of whining that is about to unfold. "Nooooooo! I want oatmeal!" Of course, I cannot…
Occupy Wall Street... I have conflicting feelings. On the one hand, I understand the recession is making everybody desperate and the disparity between social classes keeps increasing, but on the other hand, I also reckon, it is the rich people who drive the economy for they make the businesses that make the jobs that we live on. If not, then they lend…