These last two
weeks have seen some changes in my normal routines; an increased work schedule
along with other responsibilities which I hope will bring income soon have also
been added…
The
end result is that, by the time home base is in sight, there is little time and brain matter left
with which to sit and brainstorm about a topic, let alone develop one for the
blog. This past weekend I had a chance to reassess these circumstances and came
to the realization that the increased loads were taking away important time
from something which I do enjoy tremendously: writing. I also feel that those
who come to read the blog on a regular basis are being cheated. Not that I think
these postings will in any way compete for a Pulitzer Price in hidden literature
(well hidden, at that!), but they represent an outpouring of thoughts and
sharing which many of you do appreciate. I think I am letting you down.
THIS ABANDONMENT HAS TO
STOP!!!... I loudly
chastened self… And stop it will.
An
internal resolution was discussed, approved and passed (easy to work with a board of directors of one, namely me) to the
effect that, starting this week, there would be a minimum of three (that’s "3")
entries per week in the English blog, and two (that’s "2") in the Spanish blog.
As usual, there is little inkling as to what will be going into these, but
something will appear out of the blue,, as it has done in several occasions.
And these often turn out to be those which get the most response… go figure!!
This
past week a dear friend passed away. Yara had fought valiantly against Cancer
for some time and, eventually, this insidious enemy took her from her family
and friends. We, including her sister, had known each other for almost 50
years, being all a part of that group that ended in Richland , Washington
In
other areas, and definitely not related, we march headlong into the November
elections, with the usual plethora of nonsensical blurbs spewed out by all
camps, to whoever cares to listen. If all the politicians we have had in my
voting lifetime actually had delivered on just 50% of their promises, this
country would have a much higher number of schools with better paid teachers
and a better educational system, better low income (not free) housing, better public services,
streamlined bureaucracy (sounds like a
paradox, no?) less wars to deal with, a better retirement system for those
who have worked for decades and deserve it… I guess we could go on and on. Our
country, the beauty of it, is that despite all these mishandlings manages to
plod on and move forward; imagine what it could actually become if we gave it
more attention in those areas which deserve the attention, and spent less money
and efforts in those areas which are attended mainly to assuage a few folk who give
money to campaigns.
I
will get off the soapbox for now; this is just a warm up of things to come; a
good, dear friend asked me how come I did not write more often about current
events, since every once in a while these are touched upon… I guess I will and,
not to leave him out, Cheito wants to become a “regular riter, ju know…” “Jus
to let peeple know what is laik to liv’n work in Hialeah
Be
Well … Be Back!!!
Final Notes:
- Pray for those who are fighting an illness which
may take them away from their loved ones… Every request is heard, and
counts!!
- Follow us on Twitter … @RJAsPandora
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Otra Caja de Pandora”… The
Spanish language Blog… “otracaja.blogspot.com”
… Bienvenidos!!!
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