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| Green Nachos |
(Posted via my cellphone) "What's up with the green nachos?" I ask the theater cashier. "They are Shrek 3 nachos."... more
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| Georgia Bread |
(Posted via my cellphone) From the shelf of a Georgia super market.... more
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| X-men in Bayamon |
This interesting building located in Bayamon, Puerto Rico sticks out of a mountain and has a long suspended tube-like bridge from the mountain to the tower. I can't help but think of it as something from the X-men.... more
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| Dead Dog |
Dead dog laying in front of a local clinic.... more
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| Three Years Ago Today |
I take photos almost everyday. Even though I lost my digital camera a few months ago, I still cannot help but snap a few shots here and there from my camera phone. Below are some surplus photos from this very... more
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| Ugly Baby |
This little ugly baby was trying to take Amaia's inflatable boat.... more
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| See Chelsea |
The woman in the advertisement below resembles my good friend Chelsea, who was kicking it over in Spain last I remember. Spooky. I actually wondered if it was really her.... more
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| From the Mountains of Jayuya Puerto Rico |
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| Waterfall Date |
From the Iranian blog, J|Turn.... more
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| Things That Make You Go "Yum" |
Deep down inside I bitch and groan to myself whenever Grandma asks me to take her to the super market. For some reason, though, whenever we're about to stand in line, I get all excited over all the ice... more
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| Say What? |
Old teddy bears nailed up onto a wall in Old San Juan.... more
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| The Streets of Caguas |
I was in Caguas this evening for a vista publica and spent about half an hour walking around the Fine Arts center to kill time. That's when I noticed the aesthetic beautify of Caguas; or at least the area... more
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| Random Findings |
From the Crafster From the Andrea Harner blog. Feeeeeeeed us. From Lingting Field. I imagine that old hip-hop sample. "Droooooop". Again, from Lingting Field.... more
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| Things That Make You Go "Ha" |
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| Bill Sullivan, New York Subways |
Photographer Bill Sullivan has recently posted a gallery of photos from the New York subway. Fascinating. I've included two of my favorites: Pink panther. "THY SOUL BELONGS TO THE DEBTHS OF HELL. IT IS ALL IN THE BOOK OF THE... more
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| New Home Improvements |
Chalkboard paint wall. I'm going to add some 'arms' onto the cactus to the left, add another cactus behind the microwave and I'm done.... more
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| 5 Photos: Sage's Release Party |
Expand for a few photos from Sage's album release party. I left early, so don't expect much.... more
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| 18 Pictures: Jason & David in Puerto Rico |
During the month of October I had the pleasure to host long-time Georgia friends Jason and David for short of a week. Remaining mainly in the Aguas Buenas-Caguas-San Juan area, the trip was full of good times and big... more
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| Luis on theliberaloc.com, July 2, 2006 |
Reposted from a guest spot that I did on The Liberal OC back in July 2, 2006. In a desperate search for news articles on Orange County politics, I came across an interesting story in the Los Angeles Times concerning... more
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| Puerto Rican Socks |
Woman wearing Puerto Rican socks in the post office.... more
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| Santa Rita Jam Session |
Swung by Santa Rita last night to kick it with Jesus for a minute. His band was playing a jam session. Jesus on the keyboard.... more
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| More Denver Pics, Part 2 |
From last month's Denver trip.... more
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| PRD Supporter w/ a Treo |
Homeboy in the top left corner has a Palm Treo 650. Those things are expensive and would probably cost him 5 months worth of minimum wage salary. I guess there are rich Mexicans that support Lopez Obrador as well.... more
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| The Face of Confusion |
From the Wooster Collective blog.... more
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| Dallas Airport |
Longest set of escalators I have ever seen.... more
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| A Year Ago Today |
An inflatable pool in the living room of my buddy Francisco's house.... more
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| Chicano Gang Photos |
Stumbled upon a number of Chicano gang photos on myspace. (Ironic, eh?) It's interesting how machismo and nationalism play such a large roll in "gang" culuture.... more
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| The West Coast |
Went to Mayaguez on Friday. You can see the sea in the background. Quite an impressive sight.... more
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| My Buddy Pablo |
.ivanC1149396781133{position:absolute;visibility:hidden;}Free Web poll for your Web site - freepolls.com... more
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| The Crap Corner |
"Every guy has a corner in his house where he 'unloads' all his 'crap'." - My friend Dino... more
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| Our Dust |
Miami International Airport... more
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| 2004 Puerto Rico Elections Posters |
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| Graffiti From Today's March |
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| "Done!" She Says, As She Jumps From Her Dinner Chair |
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| 16 Pictures: Washington DC 2006 Pt. 2 |
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| 16 Pictures: Washington DC 2006 |
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| 7 Pictures: Amaia March 2006 |
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| A Nice Touch (Photo) |
Luis Muñoz Marin Airport, Puerto Rico... more
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| My New Toy Is Cool Like That |
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| New Wall, New Arrangement |
New arrangement. More space.... more
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| New Wall, Newer Colors |
Before... ...after Expand to see the work in progress and to know what I was jammin'.... more
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| New Wall, Old Colors? |
Construction of a dividing wall between my living room area and kitchen is now complete. Now I have to decide what colors to paint the wall. I was thinking of painting the living room wall a terracotta earth-tone orange (like... more
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| Three Random VSJ Shots |
Dino loves these dimensions, so I thought I'd post three random shots of pre- and post-San Sebastian photos of Old San Juan. I thought that maybe in the future I might need a favor.... more
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| Mitch Glaser on Flickr |
My Google front page is customized with its very own random photo generator; snatching a random shot from Flickr's recent additions. A recent photo (the one pictured below) led me to the a fascinating of Philadelphia murals and scenes by... more
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| Andre the Giant |
My good high school friend Donna posted this photo on her website. I'm not sure what kind of caption to add, but the photo was quite entertaining. Andre had a fro, yo.... more
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| A Bowl of Rice Crispy Treats |
All mine! Muahahaha. ::Evil laugh fades away::... more
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| Throw Your Butts in the Air |
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| In Florida |
I'm in Florida. Jesus' brothers Salvador and Emanuel picked me up. It was fun tripping out over stupid stuff throughout the night. Pictured above is Emanuel with a Nerf gun. "Your brother looks like Nicky Jam" I tell Salvador. "Yea,... more
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| Parranda Around the Plaza |
The Mayor, his staff, Municipal employees, and even regular town folks took part in a large parranda yesterday, visiting Aguas Buenas' small businesses. It was nice seeing little children dancing in the streets, old ladies wiggling their wastes from their... more
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| Santa Rita, Rio Piedras |
Jesus and a friend in a Santa Rita alley.... more
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| Screeeeeeek! Clunk! |
San PatricioSome fool does a U-turn over the median only to get hit by a car.... more
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| Reorganizing my Music Collection |
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| Jammin' Some Old Pete Rock |
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| 2003 in a Nut Shell |
I could not resist the temptation to throw together a "2003 in a Nut Shell" photo gallery. 2004 was so fun and quick glances at my 2003 thumbnail galleries in Picasa was hard to resist. (After this post is archived,... more
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| New Bed Sheets |
New bed sheets. This is probably one of the few times where I would actually make my bed. (I had to even use the display photo on the sheets package to guide me.)... more
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| 2004 in a Nut Shell |
I was planning to end 2005 with a fun but compact "2005 in a Nut Shell" gallery. Just to set things in motion, I decided to compile a "2004 in a Nut Shell" post. Expand to see the events of... more
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| The Hip-Hop Head in Me |
New York CityIn Albany for the week and in New York City for the weekend.... more
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| The Famous Egg (Photo) |
Albany, NYLots of childhood memories back in [one of] my hometown[s] of Albany.... more
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| Stencil Graffiti (Photo) |
Stencil art advertising the MC Battle that I attended back in October. (Peep the photo gallery here). "I've seen posters plastered everywhere you can think advertising a concert," said Flux during a recent visit to Puerto Rico, "but I've never... more
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| Shaggy in the Middle (Photo) |
From a recent flight connection in Pennsylvania.... more
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| Beer With a Straw |
I'm not too savvy with alcohol culture, but when did people start drinking beer with straws?... more
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| You Need a Shuttle When... |
Miami International Airport My arms were purple due to the heavy weight of my carry on by the time I walked all the way to my connection gate.... more
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| The Boys |
Wednesday was the Mayor's Message of Accomplishments event at the Fraternal Club. Pictured about are yours truly, Nelson the Director of Human Resources, and Ricardo the Internal Auditor.... more
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| Armpic. Get it? |
Amaia discovering the dynamic world of armpit hair.... more
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| My Favorite Aunt |
My aunt Gloria, her husband Angelo, and your's truly. Gloria volunteered as a nurse for the Sandinistas back during the Contra wars.... more
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| My Computer Room (Stiched Photo) |
I've been stumbling across a lot of those wide-screen "stitched" photos lately and was inspired to make one of my own. Here is a photo of my computer chill/office/computer room featuring a mural of Salvador Allende, photo portraits of some... more
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| Fulano y Jose |
Angel y Khriz. One of the many reggaeton duos that's hit the street within the last few years. Memo y Vale... Hector y Tito... Baby Rasta y Gringo. Rubio y Joel, Zion y Lennox. I could go on forever. There's... more
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| Open for Pic Request |
The photo galleries posted on my site only reflect a minuscule fraction of the actual pictures that I take. For example, my recent trip to Georgia produced almost 300 pictures but only maybe 40 might reach my website. I don't... more
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| Quiznos Cup |
Stepping out of the conference for a moment, I saw a man dressed in an inflated Quiznos cup dancing around the entrance to another conference room. Oddly, nobody was around but he continued to dance from side to side in... more
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| Back From Seattle |
Back from a busy work week in Seattle. I'll talk about it some more tomorrow.... more
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| Just Hanging |
Bought it on the side of a road. "You know what's cooler than laying in a hammock?" I said the other night, "having a hammock in your living room."... more
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| Condado, Puerto Rico |
Shot by one of my older brothers.... more
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| My Fridge, My House, My Rules (Photo) |
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| Good Luck (Photo) |
Welcome to Puerto Rico.... more
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| Amaia 21 Months (Photo) |
I'll be flying down to Florida on the 24th to see my kid. My birthday is on the 26th so it will be a nice treat to see her. I haven't been able to hold her since January so I... more
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| Jesus and I, 2003 (Photo) |
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| Saves Time Cleaning (Photo) |
That's what happens when your floor tiles are the same color as dirt, dust, and filth.... more
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| Alcaldia, Aguas Buenas (Photo) |
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| "Stop It" Pt. 3 (Photos) |
Lost? Back track.... more
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| Somebody Went to the Beach and Got Burnt |
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| Chillin' (Photo) |
I enjoy taking random house shots whenever I drive through the island. I usually end up copying the photos to my computer, tossing them into a directory, and forgetting about them. While flipping through my photos I noticed the feet... more
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| By Popular Demand |
Yes, yes, folks. It's Luis in a suit. Guayaberas for the office - suits for meetings with anybody from San Juan.... more
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| See-These-CDs; Just Had To Brag |
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| "Stop It!" Pt. 2 (Photo) |
Here's another "Stop It!" picture:... more
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| A Jar of Black Paint, A Projector, and Half an Hour (Photo) |
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| Great Album Cover, No? (Photo) |
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| You Gotta Represent (Photo) |
A crowded bar in rural Aguas Buenas shortly after a Popular Party event:... more
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| New Job, Day 1 |
Just rummaging through some January photos.... more
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| Amaia 18 Months |
Court case was on Wednesday. I got her for one month during the summer once she turns four, and a few weeks during the following years. While the trial damaged Beatriz and I's already-frail relationship, I am glad to see... more
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| New Home Office Color |
It's actually more 'creamier' than it appears in the picture.... more
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| Amaia in Puerto Rico, 17 Months |
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I took a wad of pictures of Amaia (who is in town for the weekend with her visiting grandmother) and of the Fiestas de la Calle de San Sebastian. I left my digital camera USB cable at work so you... more
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| Man on Bench, VSJ (Photo) |
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| Tsunami Effects, Before and After |
Much like news pertaining to Iraq, terrorism, and the Israel-Palestine conflict, natural disaster news ceases to catch much of my attention. While Asia's recent tsunami disaster receives my sympathy, I was not the type to comb the Internet for news... more
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| Aguas Buenas, Via Satellite |
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| Early 20th Century Prison Photos |
It is impossible to look at these images and not think about the persons depicted there. But, save for one fact that is a given—and what we find in or infer from these images—we know nothing about those persons,... more
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| Puerto Rico, Early 1900s (Photo) |
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| The Puerto Rico of the 1950s (Photo) |
A complimentary calender featuring full-paged photographs of Puerto Rico from the mid 20th century can be obtained from Walgreen's. I'm not too much of a Walgreen's fan but I can say that the calender is quite nice. Now I just... more
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| Poco a Poco (Photo) |
I'm pleased with the developments.... more
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| Santurce, Puerto Rico (Photo) |
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| Luis vs Amaia |
That's me on the left and that's Amaia Zoe on the right. Freaky eh?... more
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| Yellow Skies (Photo) |
Nice isn't it? "Go outside and look at the sky!" a friend told me while I was reading my favorite news sites. The moment I jet outside of my computer room, I see my white walls being illuminated with an... more
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| Snoopin' at Work |
Scary isn’t it? Some client at work was sending and receiving these pictures. You’d be amazed at all the scary shit I come across on these hard drives.... more
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