Puerto Rico
El polvo esparcido por los platillos voladores
English El polvo esparcido por los platillos voladores Aquí: Una foto y una pregunta. Creer es ver y la verdad todavía está allá afuera. Pero, ¿por qué es así? Porque la imaginación es uno de los fenómenos naturales más poderosos y generalizados del mundo. O al menos esa es mi propuesta en éste post. Sigue…
Read MorePart IV: Farewell to the Ones I Love
Part IV: Farewell to the ones I Love In this post: In this blog post, my trek back to Qatar and how my trip became a goodbye pilgrimage in more ways than one. I debated whether I should finish this series or not; I am tired and the process is painful. I finished the text,…
Read MorePart III: Food and the Road to Memories
A Month in Puerto Rico Part III: Food and the Road to Memories In this post: The summer is almost over and so many things have happened. I don’t know if you follow the news, there had been, in my home island, pacific revolutions—I’d say big parties to effect revolutions, if such a thing is…
Read MoreA Month in Puerto Rico Part II: Land of Coffee and Beer
Terrace at “El Museo del Café” A Month in Puerto Rico Part II: Land of Coffee and Beer In this post: Coffee, beer, and shopping on the island of enchantment. My first outing while in Puerto Rico was for shopping. There is a new super Walmart in Toa Baja that is all the rage with…
Read MoreA Month in Puerto Rico Part I: Home and thereabouts
Dorado, Puerto Rico A Month in Puerto Rico Part I: Home and thereabouts In this post: I have spent about a month in Puerto Rico, mostly taking care of some family affairs like helping to take care of my mom and watching, with a lot of pride, my niece graduating from high school. In between family engagements, however,…
Read MoreOn hurricanes and open heart surgery
On hurricanes and open heart surgery In this post: I am a happy person, not a inherently happy person but a person who has worked hard for her happiness. Naturally, when life sucks big time I am as despondent as everybody else and I haven’t been able to catch a break since at least 2013.…
Read MoreDust of Flying Saucers, Insider’s Secrets Revealed
Español Dust of Flying Saucers, Insider’s Secrets Revealed In this post: A picture and a question. Believing is seeing and the truth is still out there. But why is that so? Because imagination is one of the most powerful and generalized natural phenomena of the world. At least, I propose it so be so. During…
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