Archives for "February 2009":

Luis Gallardo - Sunday Beats on February 28, 2009 in Music

New beat CD. (It's really just a bunch of old beats).Via Sharebee....

Photo of the Day on February 27, 2009 in Photo of the Day

That morning that we had the suprise tornado working. "Crystal! We gotta sit in the tub! It's the safest place in the house!"...

Photo of the Day on February 26, 2009 in Photo of the Day

Rain storm from my front porch....

A Note on Piracy on February 26, 2009 in Society

The market has become a completely useless way to distribute these various forms of information (music, software, scientific research). The market does not facilitate the distribution or production of this information but instead impedes it, and the attempts to keep labor's productive powers within the confines of market relations and bourgeois property relations is a significant fetter on further development.The...

Psapp - The Only Thing I Ever Wanted on February 22, 2009 in Music

Trip-hoppish stuff.Via MegaUpload....

Sidestepper - 3am, In Beats We Trust on February 22, 2009 in Music

Great Latin downtempo album.Via Rapidshare....

Drawings by Amaia on February 22, 2009 in Humor

I found the following doodles among my daughter's scattered toys.What appears to be a sky scraper. This could possibly be the hotel that we were staying in. Notice the flag.This must be a drawing of Crystal. I love the heart on the bottom and the "For Dad" text.A drawing of me. "What are those dots on my face?" I ask...

Bored Guy at San Sebastian Fest on February 22, 2009 in Humor , Puerto Rico

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Photo of the Day on February 20, 2009 in Photo of the Day

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Mix by Me Vol. 20 on February 19, 2009 in Music

Enjoy:D'Angelo - Brown SugarUgo Fusco - SveltissimoAsylum Street Spankers - You're a Mean One, Mr. GrinchThe Spiders - People DeceiveGirolamo Ugolini - SohoArt Blakey - The MidgetQ-Tip - YouP. Hunter - Harlem and 42ndArctic Monkeys - Old Yellow BricksRay Barretto - Cocinando SuaveSilvestre Mendez - AfricaWu-Tang Clan - 7th Chamber Pt. 2Ghostface Killah - MarvelRomano Rizzati - Vocal '700Sunz of...

Photo of the Day on February 19, 2009 in Photo of the Day

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Billy Larkin - Ain't That A Groove on February 19, 2009 in Music

Via ShareBee...

Kaleidoscopica on February 18, 2009 in Music

Via Mediafire...

Photo of the Day on February 18, 2009 in Photo of the Day

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Photo of the Day on February 17, 2009 in Photo of the Day

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Photo of the Day on February 16, 2009 in Photo of the Day

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La Fiesta de la Calle San Sebastian on February 15, 2009 in Puerto Rico , Videos

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A Weekend in Puerto Rico on February 15, 2009 in Photos

Went to Puerto Rico for a weekend last week to see friends and family. Enjoyed a couple outings, dinner parties, and even the Festas de la Calle San Sebastian. I finally got around to uploading these photos:The tapón to la calle A guitar-shaped pastry Gurabo Aguas Buenas The mural in my old living room My old kitchen...

Photo of the Day on February 14, 2009 in Photo of the Day

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Photo of the Day on February 13, 2009 in Puerto Rico

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Photo of the Day on February 12, 2009 in Photo of the Day

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Photo of the Day on February 9, 2009 in Photo of the Day

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Photo of the Day on February 8, 2009 in Photo of the Day

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Photo of the Day on February 7, 2009 in Puerto Rico

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Photo of the Day on February 6, 2009 in Photo of the Day

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Photo of the Day on February 5, 2009 in Puerto Rico

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Photo of the Day on February 5, 2009 in Photo of the Day

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Photo of the Day on February 4, 2009 in Photo of the Day

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Photo of the Day on February 3, 2009 in Photo of the Day

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Picture of the Day on February 2, 2009 in Photo of the Day

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Articles of Interest on February 1, 2009 in Personal

Some recent magazine findings:Economist article on Cuba's 50th anniversaryEconomist article on the history of numbersEconomist article on crowdsourcingEconomist article on utilizing virtual fencing to coral cattleEconomist article on Islamic financeTime article on Brazil's President Lula da SilvaEconomist article, also on LulaEconomist article on the dangers of lawyersEconomist article on migration during economic downturnsEconomist article on a bright, young Venezuelan composer...

Photo of the Day on February 1, 2009 in Photo of the Day

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Deficit? No Re-election on February 1, 2009 in Puerto Rico

Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz has suggested to bar Mayors from running for re-election if they pass budgets with deficits. I would have to totally endorse such a proposition. I would extend the band to legislators who vote for budgets with deficits....

Balancing the Budget with Federal Funds on February 1, 2009 in Puerto Rico

Former PNP Governor Carlos Romero Barcelo and PPD Governor Rafael Hernandez Colon join current Governor Luis Fortuño in calls for Puerto Rico to be included in the federal government's stimulus package (El Nuevo Dia). The two believe that the stimulus package would be a great opportunity to help close Puerto Rico's $3.2 billion deficit.This is such irresponsible thinking on behalf...

The PPD's Anti-Poverty Plan on February 1, 2009 in Puerto Rico

The PPD have recently proposed its "Permanent Plan for the Elimination of Poverty". En El Nuevo Dia article outlining the propositions can be found here. I have a few things to say about it. First of all, poverty will never be "eliminated". Utilizing the 1930s definition of poverty, one could say that Muñoz Marín eliminated it from Puerto Rico. I'm...