I can only Imagine what this penguin said as he went into the drink:

"That Son of a B...!"

Solo me imagino lo que dijo ese pinguino cuando callo al agua:

"Cono !! Ese hijo de P_t_, lo voy a matar ! "   

...ahem...Careful...soapbox sermon coming on. Run away while you can .

On the recent news of the impending war with Iraq:

Good !!............easy people.......hear me out first.

Good that it's finally coming to an end. Good that this mess will either happen or not. No more "he-said-that-they-said-that-he said crap".Unfortunately sometimes negotiations don't work, world. Enough of this "Oh we're not sure" crap. The "cards have been dealt and shown". OK then. So now it's time for the U.N. to really show it's solidarity and stop the madness - like drastically do some fast maneuvering - which it can - despite what people say. Otherwise, their credibility, what little there is left of it, will be shot.

We all have to remember that the last ones that really want war are the poor servicemen who are there. They don't want to do it but are trained and willing to do so for their country. So, don't hate them......they're in the military for a whole bunch of reasons ( I can think of a lot of people who would rather have a job in the military right now that be unemployed anyway). Trust me, that kid from shitsville,Iowa really would prefer being home.

So if this is what it's going to take to get home. Then so be it. Just remember, every loss of life out there is everyone's fault. Not just the president and the powers that be. We elected them....so like it or not we gotta deal with them. The question is, do we as Americans have the guts enough to stand behind our leaders when times get rough. Hey, war is never a popular thing nowadays. See, it's not a clear good guy bad guy thing anymore. It's all gotten so "gray". it can be easy to confuse or not be sure of anything these days.......starting with the media.

One thing is for sure. no mater what happens. the world will, once again, be pointing their fingers at us for all the good and bad reasons. Catch-22 folks. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. I'll be damned if I get soft while the world gets tough on us. Yeah, call us the Imperialists and so on. We've been hearing that and so much more for so long yet it seems that every country has a story behind them. Usually one where it finishes with eh Americans having to step in and save their asses from whatever is evil at that time. But that's another tirade for another day. let's wrap this soapbox sermon up now,shall we ?

Here's a thought. You guys don't want war ? Great. Me neither. You guys don't want to do squat about this guy and his weapons (who by the way was still dismantling the bombs/weapons he claimed he never had today - source : CNN ) ? Fine by me.

We'll take care of our side of the pond. You take care of your side. As for the U.N. Sure, sit there and flap your gums all you want. Got a problem ? YOU guys deal with it. The American Policy isn't a good one ? Fine, we'll pack it in and see what happens in a year's time or less. Then I guess we'll see you guys at the U.N. pointing fingers at us for something or another about that issue anyway.

One of the things I learned when I was in uniform as that if I was going to present a problem to my superiors, I damn well better offer some kind of solution - not just any solution either. Any crappy solution did two things, it made me look like an idiot incapable of my job and second, it wastes time and slows the decision making process down (poor or no input leaves more room for error when time of decision is of the essence - and believe me time is a luxury no one has when downrange).

So people. we're here. It's St.Patrick's Day. Saddam's luck - after 12 years of shuffling and hiding and building his weapons - just ran out. Don't even tell me that the U.N. wasn't privvy to the intel sources from everybody all these past years. They were indeed. So, screw the Punctious Pilot act and wash your hands someplace else U.N., it's time to put the foot down and that's it. Denying that you guys knew the deal with this maniac is tantamount to treason against the world.

Man,we could really use Woodrow Wilson now. He'd have a blast at the U.N. . I wonder how his "Isolationism" idea would go over today.

Pray for no war...pray that the diplo-suits can come to terms. Pray that they can pull something outta their arses. After all, that's their jobs. But damn it, if there's going to be a war. Let's do it all the way. There are lives at stake here. Iraqi,American and others.

Oh yeah, GW is going to speak tonight. Get ready folks. He's libel to have his cowboy boots on and his favorite western belt buckle on. Bring your poker faces to the T.V. sets "y'all".

The things that make you go "hmmm..."

Hola,

Por que sera que yo pienso en ti demasiado cada viernes. Quieriendo saber lo que tu vas hacer esta noche o este fin de semana. Se que no deberia.

Turn off the t.v.,turn off the phone, turn off the world and relax and reflect with this CD. The music is almost medatative in it's cool, soft tropical sounds. Ry Cooder has taken the mellow from his Buena Vista Social Club and taken it to a higher level. Three words....Tropical chill out.

No se donde estas en estos dias en tu mente o corazon. Pero si te encuentras sola y tu mente se te suelta en reflexcion...si quiera un poco...te lo dedico.

Aqui se presenta varias fotos de alla. Dale un click abajo:

Mi Corazon - Mi Gente, La Republica Dominicana

Para ustedes - mi gente

{Easy gang. This one's in Spanish - skip it, if you can't read it.}

En estos dias confusos de la vida de la gente, uno deberia de dar gracias al senior por tener familia y buenos amigos. Hoy esta lloviendo aqui en Nueva York y estoy feliz de que finalmente me llego mi "Cable modem" esta semana pasada (el servicio de alta velocidad para surfiar el internet).

Dedicacion a la Republica Dominicana

Click here for facts on the Dominican Republic

Febrero. El mes de la independencia Dominicana. Ese pais que corre en mi sangre, aunque naci Americano.  Quisqueya la bella, de veras que tu siempre me has mimado como una madre con su primer hijo.

Quisqueya la bellla - Te quiero mucho y te extrano tanto. Como me abrasabas con tu dulsura de amor y calor Caribeno. Ese amanecer de olores y sonidos de la naturaleza. Como me banabas con tus aguas del cielo y mar. Como me comunicabas tus sentimientos con tus varios tiempos del ano. Me banyaba en eso, vivia por eso, todos los dias. Nunca exsistia un segundo en mi vida que no apreciaba todo lo que tu me estabas dando. Cada minuto,cada gota de agua,cada rayo de tu sol. Tu jugabas conmigo con tus nubes y como bailaban y soltaban mi imaginacion. Causando una tremenda sonrisa y alegria mientras que te miraba.

Como si eso no fuera suficiente - tu gente, Quisqueya la bella....... tu gente.......tu gente.

Esta foto es de mi familia. Yo soy el chiquito en las manos de mi madre. Primera fila (parados), segundo de la derecha.

Conchole, que guapo...no creen ?

Remember that as we go about our business in life, there are lots of Marines in remote outposts of the world guarding what we so take for granted. Life and Liberty. Hey.....trust me, nowadays it's getting difficult to make sense of the right and wrong of the cause but ours is not to reason why, ours is but to do or die. Hats off to you, my fellow Marines, for hanging in there and seeing it through - even if it's not a favorable "Action" back at home.

Funny.....this sounds awfully familiar to a scenario that happened here and abroad in some foreign Southeast Asian land some thirty some odd years ago.

Dos barcos se crusan en el mar. Dos caras se pasan en la calle. Ambos se miran. Pero la caras se pierden en la imaginacon de lo que se pudo ser...de lo que se hubiera poder sido....quizas...quizas...quizas.

Ya me llega el invierno,otra vez, con sus acompanantes......otra vez.....gran acompanante.

Guiame a donde yo estaba... antes de haberme soltado de ti.....antes de haber sido un hombre en completo....quizas por un poco tiempo.

Dolor....dicen que el dolor es nada mas que las debilidades de uno saliendo del cuerpo.

El frio del invierno......debilidades......dolor....soledad.

llegaron mis amigos, aun otra vez. A guiar de nuevo ese barco, esta cara.......y esas posibilidades perdidas.

....Duermete dulce amor.....vuela, pajarito cantante.....llevate lo que pudiera haber sido. Acercate al sol y dale un fuerte beso y abrazo de mi parte.

Escapate de mi....... salvate de mi...........el invierno no trae el sol...........ni colores..........solo gris....y un color blanco aburrido.

Esta Noche el presidente va hablar.

Habra guerra ? o Paz ?

Mientras mas pasa mi vida en frente de mis ojos,mas veo que hace falta paz y amor en este mundo. Peor todavia la gente que no realizan ni uno ni otro.

It's December 31, 2002

I'm here at the office and I'm working at responses that I should have done earlier while away during the x-mas holidays. I hate it when I fuck up. I said I would do it but lately, since my disaster with my former girlfriend, I feel like the whole world just isn't worth it. Silly,isn't it ? It just knocked the wind outta my motivation. I put in so much dedication and love to this woman because for the first time in four years, I felt alive and in love again. Bang ! one second I see a future with this girl - the next she shoots it down and I'm left hanging in the wind. And the real kicker is that this shit had to happen at the end of the year. Couldn't happen at a worser time - both professionally and personally. I gotta thank my boys at work for putting up with me over this past month. they've seen me fall in love and be happy with her and then suddenly see me totally fall to pieces. Christ,it even has affected the way I work ! This is what i really hate about myself. I can't take this sort of shit with the break up. Hurts too much. This is the first time that it has even affected me at work ! Sometimes I really wish I could be somebody else. The emotional pain is way too much. No, I haven't thought of anything extreme but sometimes I think that I had better because this shit is too painful. Tell ya though, what does give me some kinda clarity or peace is that she is probably not feeling as bad as me. so the flip side to this is why the hell should I then suffer so much ? why me ? if she's not going to go through the pains of this shit then why should I ? To hell with her !!

I'm a pretty good guy and I think I got a decent heart. See, this is what comes up and yells at me. This is what gets me out of bed and keeps me going. I just wish that I had more of this these days. More of the correct motivation and perspective to keep me going. Staying on course and staying internally strong. I need that. Man do I need that.

I need and want so much for myself (and for the business that I'm in with) this year. I feel so alone sometimes and yet I know that I'm surrounded by some fantastic family and friends. Maybe this year I ought to spend more time with them and solidify my relationships again with them. After all,this is what we have to grab onto when we go through crap like this. Maybe take some time to touch base with the faith too. Funny, we always seem to grab onto faith when things are really feeling shitty in life. But when all is good, we never seem to grab that enough. Here I am, doing and feeling exactly this. The more I do the more I see what little I really know.

Anyway, dear new year. Please bring all the best to my family and friends and let me have a good year full of family and friends. The Love stuff I'll, once again, leave it to God.

Dear God,

Help me as I try to refocus on what my priorities are for me and my job.  Guide me as I strive to bring out the enthusiasm and drive that I know I have within me to kick ass this year. Doing it with enthusiasm, positive energy and good outcomes for my friends who are awesome and have a good healthy sense of humor and perspective about life and work. Amen.