Monthly Archives: December 2008

On Gaza and the Israeli war

It’s not that I haven’t been moved by the massacre being committed against Palestinian civilians, many of them children; I haven’t commented on this terrible war because it makes me sad and fell little. I do think that Hamas has … Continue reading

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desperaux, and the guilty pleasures of hollywood/disney

Since the family has been out of school and work, we have been watching lots of movies; both at home and at the theater. Most of them are like junk food (which we also been having), you like it as … Continue reading

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it was a good xmas

I will eat you gift if you don’t open! Yes, she looks gorgeous. Tete and Ale. She was so happy with this gift (I mean tete =) Bro and Sis! And to think that I used to clean her mocos… … Continue reading

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X-más

X-más? Xmore? Crossing more? Por más, for more. Who knows, it’s just x, man. I am done (well, not really, but I am done for now). I can take a break from work and school. I’ll take a few days … Continue reading

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I Signed the Petition to free Muntather al-Zeidi, the “shoe thrower”

It took a few seconds. If you would like Muntather (I also saw it spelled as Muntadhar al-Zaidi) to be free, please sign the petition. After all, he did what should have been done long ago. [Want to throw a … Continue reading

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Wordseeds

navegan en el viento dandelion seeds uprooted palabras buscando tierra vuelan lenguas on Southern winds el viento is the sea of language my arms lift to the sky como alas against a metal wall a helicopter aims his machine gun … Continue reading

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I forget this is about me…beers with la maestra…arbolito

SOS: Anorexic tree needs regalos! Ever since my life got boring, i mean, complicated, I don’t blog much about el tin. Pues, amig@ imaginari@, confieso algunas cosas: Yesterday was my last day of Laura’s class, on Spiritual hybridity. Que te … Continue reading

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The Spark We Need — Support the Sit-in

Hello folks, I just wanted to encourage people to donate a couple of bucks to support these workers. They are only fighting for what they already worked for. Read the story: December 8, 2008 The Spark We Need The Chicago … Continue reading

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“The state will protect society.” Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis

But when it doesn’t, do the people have a right to up rise against it? Apparently so. After Greek police shot and killed a 15 year old, the youth took to the streets. Policías y grupos de jóvenes se enfrentaron … Continue reading

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