Archives for "December 2007":

Mic bBoth on December 29, 2007 in Music , Photos

Mic booth in progress.I'll upload some newer ones as soon as I can....

Los Zafiros - Bossa Cubana on December 26, 2007 in Music

Wonderful album. Cuban Doo-Wop mixed with some Bolero. I was given a copy a few years back by my former employee's uncle fresh off the boat from Cuba. I was pleased to see it on the RSS feeds this morning.Via ShareBee....

Porta Potty Party on December 24, 2007 in Humor

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Lindy Hop on December 22, 2007 in Music

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Mic Booth on December 21, 2007 in Photos

Converting a room in the house to a recording studio. Pictured above is the mic booth. Today we started adding the panels. Tomorrow we got the isolation and carpet....

Wal-Mart Luis on December 19, 2007 in Humor

Everytime I walk into a Borders, K-Mart, or any other super mega turbo ultra store I'm stopped by customers and asked, "do you work here?" Sometimes they just pull me aside and ask where the towels or printer ink is. When I can, I'll help 'em out, but most of the time I respond with a casual "nope." They respond...

Midnight Beach Trip on December 18, 2007 in Photos

Derek ("Amorphouz") and Jacob ("Element"; together known as "Minus a Few" from the Forbidden Dialect crew) are in Puerto Rico for 5 weeks to record their 3rd album, "Sounds Like Change". A few nights ago we got the sporadic urge to hit up the beach at 10:30pm.Me and my boy, Derek First thing we see when we get onto the...

Rantings on A Knowledge-Based Economy on December 9, 2007 in Economics

Back in October I represented my city government in The 1st International Conference on Knowledge Management. The conference featured noted speakers from Chile, Malaysia, and other countries who shared their experiences and ideas concerning the recent shift from a manufacture and serviced based economy to a knowledge based economy. While my fellow technologists will praise the dawn of a...

Mural #3: LMM on December 8, 2007 in Photos

The paint on my Sanchez Vilella and Allende murals was pealing so I was obligated to scrape the walls and apply a coat of humidity-resistant primer (behind both walls there is soil, so the moistness from rainy days will accelerate paint pealing). After applying like half a dozen coats of the primer, I re-painted the walls and am now adding...

Democratic Education on December 8, 2007 in Society

More fights over education and teacher salaries in PRwow. ... W :-o W (it's funnier when I do it in person, opening my mouth like an "O" and throwing up two "Westside" symbols as the "W"s.)I always thought that schools should be governed in the following manner:Each school has its individual and autonomous Board of members. The Board is comprised...

Random Backyard Pictures on December 8, 2007 in Photos

The Poma Rosa trees are flowering. Beautiful.A nasty ant farm I found while looking for screws in the shed. A few minutes later I destroyed it with my shoe sole and flooded its chambers with half a can of Raid. Why? Not sure. It's probably the side effects of my domestication as a member of civilized society. Hey; I boycott...

Mom Raised Me Well: Chivalry on December 8, 2007 in

Mom raised me well.She used to obligate me to the open the door for her. If I were to walk into a building and fail to hold the door open for her she would simply stand behind the closed door in protest; waiting for me to notice and turn back. Sometimes it would take a few moments to notice, only...

4 Hours in Atlanta, 20 Photos to Prove It on December 8, 2007 in Photos

I had a four hour lay over in Atlanta two weeks ago. Took some pics of my mini-wanderings:The train Five Points train station Random train station designs Funny how the only music stations are African American. Jaja....

This is Great. Trust Me. on December 5, 2007 in Latin America

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Ice T - The Ice Opinion on December 4, 2007 in Books

Just finished reading Ice T's "The Ice Opinion". Interesting book I must say. While I have never been so much a fan of gangster rap, it wasn't until I had watched a few movies with Ice T in it that I began to grow curious as to whether or not his lyrics maintained a sort of social message. A quick...

Dad's Tampa Pics on December 4, 2007 in Photos

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Home Ideas... Again on December 3, 2007 in Photos

From FreshomeFrom Home Rejuvenation.From 2Modern Design Talk. A little too "modern" for me, but I like the concept. Little customizable cube houses would be the coolest thing ever. Slots for wall-mounted furniture and an array of plugs, sliding walls, and customizable features would be great. Sounds like one of Hitler's proposal, eh? Jaja."Woofers" via 2Modern Design Talk. I don't think...

Anti-Chavez Ads on December 3, 2007 in Latin America

The most scandalous [anti-Chavez ad] was an anonymous two-page spread in the country's largest circulation newspaper, Últimas Noticias, which claimed about the Constitutional Reform: "If you are a Mother, YOU LOSE! Because you will lose your house, your family and your children (children will belong to the state)."...Although published as an anonymous article, [Elections Commission President] Lucena announced that...

Ceu - Ceu on December 3, 2007 in Music

Available via Send Space.Trust me on this one guys. I saw her live in D.C. a few months ago and have been in love since. I'm pretty sure I've posted this before, but whatever....

Shut Up? Well, I'll Just Nationalize Your Bank on December 3, 2007 in Latin America

PRESIDENT Hugo Chavez has threatened to nationalise the Venezuelan subsidiaries of Spanish banks Banco Santander and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, if Spain's King Juan Carlos does not apologise for telling Chavez to "shut up". BusinessDayI'm all for nationalizing banks, but I don't think his reasons are any good....

Russian Circles - Enter on December 3, 2007 in Music

Great ambient rock. Sounds like some 28 Days Later shit.Available via Rapidshare...

Road Trip to Ponce and Guanica on December 2, 2007 in Photos

Took a road  trip yesterday with Abby and my pal Will who is visiting from the beautiful State of Georgia.(No disrespect to our jibaro's, it just kinda' happened. Jaja. Climbing up there was a real bitch.) Click herefor the monument's wiki....

16 Photos: Thanksgiving with Amaia on December 2, 2007 in Photos

My condo room. Check the cow lick. With daddy's glasses With Isaac and Jayden Random lake in the middle of some random otter Orlando suburb. I've turned into a sort of domino expert during the previous month. Carmen joking around with her dentures out of her mouth. With daddy's hat With abuelo...

"Hey Dear. Are the Porkchops Ready?" on December 2, 2007 in Humor

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19th Annual Puerto Rico Cinemafest in San Patricio Plaza on December 2, 2007 in

Two weeks ago I wrote about the 19th Annual Puerto Rico Cinemafest in San Patricio  Plaza but failed to mention the last two films that I had seen during that weekend. Check:Nesfarsit (California Dreamin') -  Wonderful movie, I must say, from Romania.  You can find the torrent here. I always get a kick out of foreign movies that reveal the ...