Buscando la letra de la tonada "Sabana", de Simón Díaz, me encontré con la sorpresa de que nadie las había puesto online, así que me di a la tarea de transcribir en mi blog de "letras obscuras" la letra de mi tonada favorita de Simón Díaz. Será un tema que siempre me recordará a mi viejo, porque se lo canté la última noche que tuvo consciencia. Para ti, Señor!
Sabana, de Simón Díaz!
This was hilarious... Check out some really nasty album covers. I can't believe someone actually got paid to do this. :)
The two funniest ones, IMHO, were the cover for the Joyce album, and the one for Millie Jackson: see through the glass, and you'll have a good laugh! :D
Asking $50 for it. Only selling to buyers within the Orlando metropolitan area. 
If you are interested, write to me: manuel at askmanny.com
Sunset at Cypress Grove Park, in Orlando --- from the Estate House, during the wedding of our friend Jordan. 
I was reading earlier the March 2005 issue of the magazine Shambhala Sun, and I ran into a part of the cover story, which struck me like a lightning. I had actually read about it in the book I've been checking out (The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Buddhism), but it seems I was a bit asleep when I read accross it.
It's one simple truth:
SUFFERING COMES FROM ATTACHMENT.
How simple can that be? I mean, think of it! How many times do you suffer in your life? If you stick to the Buddhist Four Noble Truths, you may agree that life is suffering (truth #1). Well, truth #2 happens to be precisely that suffering comes from attachment, from our granting a weight and value to things (thirst, craving) and our ignorance of the real nature of life.
I felt so released when I rediscovered this truth. I feel so identified with it. Indeed, I can recall LOTS of times when I've suffered in my life because I've been attached to something or someone in a way that reflected my ignorance of the true nature of things...
I shall call it a day now. I've learned quite a lesson!
Ayer se cumplieron dos meses de la muerte de papa. El tiempo vuela, y la verdad es que su recuerdo sigue mas presente que nunca. Los aniversarios y cumple-meses son una vaina seria! La verdad es que no deberiamos "celebrarlos" o recordarlos como eventos especiales. Aquello que recordarmos siempre deberia estar presente en nuestras vidas.
"Feliz Aniversario!" -por que esperar cuando se cumplen años de matrimonio para hacer un lindo regalo, para unas rosas?
"Feliz Dia de la Madre!" -misma cosa.
"Feliz Dia de los Enamorados!" -y el resto del año.
Ayer se cumplieron dos meses de la muerte de papa. La verdad es que lo recuerdo todos los dias. Su memoria sigue mas presente y mas duradera que nunca. Quiero que asi sea, y tener siempre presente una de sus lecciones mas perennes: el ser una persona que respeta a los demas, y de quien seria casi imposible decir que se le veia vez alguna hablar mal de alguien; alguien que es dificil no asociar con una memoria bonita; un alma buena.
Te queremos papa. Que ironia que justo ayer me enterara de esta operacion en Inglaterra, que fue un exito, y regreso a la normalidad a un señor diabetico.
Those of use close enough know the past few months I´ve been working on a project. This project´s name was Propeller, and it is Full Sail´s brand new Student Portal, which staff members can also interact with. It´s been almost a year´s work, and below you can see the pics from yesterday, during our launch lunch at P.F. Chang´s in Winter Park Village. We gathered the technology and content teams for the occasion.
Thank you guys! You all did an extraordinary job!
I just read this information about a relationship between diabetes and liver cancer... It made me think. I mean, after all, my dad died of liver cancer AND was diabetic! :S
Well, after a while away from blogging, I am back... it's been one crazy month out there. We've been busy as hell, working our butts off, to get some projects off the ground, but we're now off to a good place. What hasn't been as cool has been the health side of things. We've all recycled for a third time the stupid flu... Yes! You heard well: THREE TIMES! I recenly caught it again (from the office, I believe), and then did Andreina... and finally, Santiago caught a new ear and throat infection, which killed our plans to have him undergo the procedure for the tubes (I will go into more details about that in his blog).
So... yesterday I was reading Wired in the morning, with the proverbial cup of coffee, and I stumbled upon the page where they talk about new releases (albums, movies, books, games). Mars Volta caught my attention, so I dropped by Best Buy on the way to a gathering at a friend's place, and I picked up my copy (a fairly inexpensive one, I must say, since it was priced at a nice $6.99!) God! I was blown away by it. Reminded me of a blend between Porcupine Tree (one of my favorite prog rock acts) and Godspeed You Black Emperor (one of my favorite space rock bands)... So nuf' said. This is an album worth checking out. Another addition to the good music coming out this year...
Here's a nice article about these guys from El Paso, TX (I am still talking about Mars Volta, in case you're wondering).
