Great Songs # 1
So I’ve always been a huge fan of great lyrics. […]
Read moreAuthor: Juan Alanis
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Cada Uno Sabe Donde Le Aprieta El Zapato
Every Person Knows Where Their Own Shoe Tightens Alright, […]
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My earliest childhood recollection is of the sun. It’s warmth […]
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While There is Life There is Hope Never give up […]
Read moreNo Hay Peor Ciego Que El Que No Quiere Ver
I never really understood this saying completely. How can someone who is not blind actually see less than someone who is? Well in fact this statement is very true as I have come to realize. Not because we close our eyes and pretend not to see, at least not literally – more so because we choose to see what we want. As when people say Love is blind.
Read moreLegacy Of A Legend
Last week I went to my grandmother’s funeral in Mexico. It had been more than six years since I’d last been to the country in which both my parents were born. Every year I’d come up with some excuse as to why I couldn’t afford to go or didn’t have the vacation time to take off from my job. The truth is I wasn’t interested in going.
The reason for that escapes me now, but driving into those celestial Sierra Madre Mountains last week shook me to the core in a way that I hadn’t been in a long while.
Read moreYoung People With Big Dreams
Until she heard her name called out last Tuesday night […]
Read moreA Tiempo Malo Buena Cara
For Difficult Times a Brave Face A tall order when […]
Read moreHuman Condition in Haiti
Please be warned this video is very graphic. How tragic […]
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