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1862 in the city of Puebla

The Battle at Puebla

I’m not a fan of ignorance – not even when ignorance comes in vacuum-packed, personal-sized, pretty packages that seemingly harm no one. I guess it’s just one of my pet peeves that some people choose to look the other way rather than question the what, where, or why behind something.

Cinco de Mayo or for you non-Spanish majors, the 5th of May, is upon us. It is not Mexico’s Independence Day which is in fact September 16. Cinco de Mayo is not a federal Mexican holiday at all. Its first observance actually began in the state of California. That’s right. The U S of A. To this day, the festivities include indulgence in traditional Mexican food, drink, music, and dance. Continue reading →

b*tches in bookshops

b*tches in bookshops

Two beautiful book nerds, Shea Delaney and Annabelle Quezada, spoofed Jay Z and Kanye West’s
‘N*ggas in Paris’ with the witty ‘B*tches in Bookshops.’ Perhaps I, myself, am a nerd for posting this. Perhaps I’m a bigger nerd in that I’m proud of it. Continue reading →

Pious, a commercial

Pious, a commercial

For AP Lit class, my son had to produce a commercial of one of the novels that he read this school year. Without any coaching or assistance from me, he chose Pious as his subject. Continue reading →

Weetabix, a Girl and Dancing Bears – oh my

Weetabix Chocolate Spoonsize

Commercials are meant to make you want to buy stuff that you don’t really need. This one does an amazing job of just that as it features a kid crunk dancing to dubstep after her imagination is fueled by eating a spoonful of Weetabix Chocolate Spoonsize. Continue reading →

corporate meeting

silent outside. restrained voices
and murmur or muffle of sound.
incoherent. beating irregular.

inside. behind the transparent walls,
shutting out the silence, I scream.
Shrieking. Clawing. Gasping.

Glass breaks. Metal crumples.
Concrete crumbles. Water violently sloshes.
Am I really here? Still?

irreplaceable

bacon and eggs

If you’re draped in red because of the day; if you’re awaiting the delivery of flowers, chocolate, balloons, or some other external token of affection today Continue reading →

love songs 4 no 1

love songs 4 no one

Four walls and an echo
Down a long and distant hall
Four intents and no passenger
And a self-constructed wall Continue reading →

random acts

366 random Acts

Perhaps you’ve been the recipient of some random act of kindness. Or you’ve gone so far as to commit such a wonderful act. But can you imagine committing to do it everyday? For 366 days? Continue reading →

not ready yet

early bloom

The alien greenery just outside my door is already blooming. But wait. It’s still winter. Continue reading →

blackened History

the past. not the present.

Embryos with a bloodied nose
Paraplegics with painted toes
Diaspora with no where to go
And stranger fruits have yet to be exposed Continue reading →