Archives for "July 2003":

Criollo Architecture on July 3, 2003 in Puerto Rico

Went to the famous outlets in Canovanas last week. While it's not my favorite spot on the world I do have to acknowledge that it's interior design and architecture is quite flavorful. It's a shame that other cosmopolitan institutions and structures (such as airports and other shopping centers) don't carry such a strong criollo flavor. I dig the whole old-world...

Cruise Ships and Libertarianism on July 3, 2003 in Economics

From the Marginal Revolution:The cruise ship Voyager holds more than a half-million gallons of fuel, five tons of meat, forty thousand eggs, and more than two tons of flour. Its eight thousand passengers form a floating mini-city. The cruise ship operator provides a large number of public goods. Its laws are private, and imposed by contract. Do not expect democratic...

Cheesy E-mail Forward from Dad on July 3, 2003 in Humor

1. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator? The correct answer is: Open the refrigerator, put in the giraffe, and close the door. This question tests whether you tend to do simple things in an overly complicated way. 2. How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator?Did you say, Open the refrigerator, put in the elephant, and...

"Luis Gallardo" on Google on July 3, 2003 in Humor

A google on "Luis Gallardo," resulted a number of interesting characters. Interestingly enough, while there were 368,000 results, I happened to be ranked at number 30. Neat. Here are some of my long-lost cousins:Luis Gallardo, the 18-year old Panamanian soccer hotshot who's birthday is one day after mine. Luis Gallardo, SFC in the U.S. Army who designs military hospital crests.Luis...

Observations on Cafreisms on July 3, 2003 in Latin America , Puerto Rico

"Cafre" is a negative term frequently used by Puerto Ricans. It's definition is quite difficult to ping, and there is no real translation in English. "Ghetto" and "tacky" are two attempted-translations that I have heard frequently. Still, none of them capture the essence of what it is to be cafre. When attempting to define "cafre" I do not say what...

Puerto Rican Identity on July 3, 2003 in Puerto Rico

Great article on Puerto Rican identify from Jibaritos.com:When you examine the USA-rican culture and the ISLA-rican culture, both cultures are based on the same roots that grow different DUE to the environments in which they develop......

Don't Lie, Deep Down we all Like Magneto on July 3, 2003 in Humor

...

The War on Iraq on July 3, 2003 in Society

This war greatly upsets me. It's also coming at a very bad time for me, man.I totally oppose it (duh.) "We want to replace Saddam with a government that can participate in the world in a much better way." I.e. they want a regime which isn't fueled on Arab nationalism and regional isolationism.I'm not really concerned about war casualties and...

5 Random Pictures on July 3, 2003 in Photo of the Day

Gramps and grams helped me move some stuff downstairs (including a new mattress and so on.) My grandfather, too frail and old to assist me move the mattress down our steep staircase came up with the idea that we could just throw the mattress over the balcony rails. A picture follows of him doing so: To tell the truth, I...

Repost: Youth Subcultures in Puerto Rico on July 3, 2003 in Puerto Rico

Very old post of mine from PuertoRico.com:"He's a skater, she's a preppie, that guy over there is a goth". We all have taken note of the different "packs" and "clans" that surround us, but the lines distinguishing these different subcultures are not really highlighted until observed from the outside. Most preppies, for example, won't admit that they are preppies...