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Happy Birthday Dad…

July 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment · La Familia

Happy Birthday to my Dad. This man is a work of art. If you’d like to subscribe to this blog, click here

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Happy Belated 32nd Anniversary…

July 5th, 2010 · 3 Comments · La Familia

to my damn good looking parents. Just a few days ago they celebrated 32 years of marriage *round of applause* These two grew up at a different time. The people of today can’t even last a quarter of that time because they want to give up on marriages right away. Lucky for me, through all [...]

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Happy Father’s Day…

June 20th, 2010 · No Comments · La Familia

To many men, fatherhood ends when a child graduates from school. To him, it’s a lifetime job which means a lifetime’s worth of wisdom for me. Love you… If you’d like to subscribe to this blog, click here

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Happy Birthday to my Sister…

April 14th, 2010 · No Comments · La Familia

All the best on turning 22. Stay focused… If you’d like to subscribe to this blog, click here

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Happy Birthday to me and my Mommy…

January 21st, 2010 · 3 Comments · La Familia, Mi Vida

Yes, we were born on the same day (January 21st). I turn 26 and whatever she’s turning doesn’t matter because she looks no older than 35. Poor woman had to give birth to me on her birthday. But hey, can you really get a better gift? Happy Birthday to the most important woman in my [...]

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Dominican Chronicles Vol 10: “He can’t come.”

January 11th, 2010 · 10 Comments · La Familia

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Happy Thanksgiving…

November 26th, 2009 · 10 Comments · Friends, La Familia

Every year, when turkey day approaches, I see people around me and online talk about how they don’t celebrate Thanksgiving. They don’t celebrate the atrocities associated with it. But at the same time, these people watch football, enjoy the family camaraderie and eat tons of food. I guess they can’t resist. All of this is [...]

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Gay Talese On Tailoring…

September 28th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Fashion, La Familia

For a while now, I’ve gotten away from my fashion fascination on this blog. It’s never really gone anywhere, but I haven’t really been inspired aside from the good folks over at Street Etiquette. But this past weekend, I was reminded of someone who was mentioned to me throughout my youth, the legendary Gay Talese. [...]

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What I learned last week…

September 17th, 2009 · No Comments · La Familia

Sometimes, you forget how much your parents really love you. I know, I know, it sounds crazy; but it’s true. Growing up, you can sometimes walk out of the house not even saying bye to your parents. Or even shrugging off everything they tell you as them nagging. No one can deny any of these [...]

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My sister appears in the NY Daily News…

July 30th, 2009 · No Comments · La Familia

*claps* Well done young lady. Link: She’s on page dos. Yadira Cabrera. NY Daily News Voices of the People 6/16/2009 If you’d like to subscribe to this blog, click here

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