Pandemic Stories

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COVID may turn out to be the ultimate stress test for human beings. A literary guide by famed Latin-American writer and Nobel prize-winning author Gabriel García Márquez first published in 1985 El Amor en Los Tiempos del Cólera in Spanish or Love in Times of Cholera is one classic we recommend for all to read. There is also a magnificent film to watch with an absolutely fabulous soundtrack to give a listen to. But manor no mistake about it, the global pandemic must be eradicated.

Remember The Alamo?

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As a journalist familiar with this region, I should point out that this is not the same place. it is like the time the four seasons landscaping was confused with a hotel with a different reputation. This is day 1454 of non-stop lying, with 8 days and could be one of the reasons why the majority of Americans feel intense dislike or disgust for Trump and want him out of The White House. He incited the violent mob attack on the Capitol that was part of an assault on our Democracy. 

2021 Resolution vs Intention

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The God awful year of a pandemic that we all feared is now in the rear. 2020 is behind us, and chances are, you are setting goals. You may have decided that 2021 is your opportunity to make up for every single word you didn’t produce amid Coronavirus or Covid-19. But how realistic are your New Year’s writing resolutions or intentions?

Mask Busters

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Please know whenever anyone decides not to #WearAMask, they’re endangering themselves, along with everyone around them.

The best way to enforce an international mask-wearing mandate, it appears to most folk who we have heard from, would be if there were a database where people worldwide could take a photo of the culprits and load it along with a geographical identification. In major cities like New York, it could turn into an interesting experience.

RIP: Godfather

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I am saddened by the news that my Godfather Osvaldo N Soto passed away. He was 91 years old and my dad's youngest brother and the final member of The Soto - Polo Family Greatest Generation.

Making Friends

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Old friends, best friends, new friends, colleagues, acquaintances, pals, buddies, and the term no one really wants to be, a frenemy.

Friends are a strange, volatile, contradictory, yet sticky phenomenon. They are made, crafted, shaped, molded, created by focused effort and good intent. And yet, true friendship, once recognized, in its essence is effortless. Everyone is someone's friend, even when they think they are all alone.

Never Forget

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An attack on our democracy that was incited by the POTUS, Republican Senators, the GOP House Leader and abetted by cops. Are Americans to expect a defiant finale by #BlameDuckDonald as he fades away into the sunset?

Meanwhile, why have none of these given a briefing and answered questions yet?

Capitol Police
DC Police
FBI
Secret Service
Homeland Security
National Guard
Secretary of Defense
DOJ
Vice President
President
White House

13 Dangerous Days

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The last time I can recall a 13 day period that was as dangerous as the period we face today was during the Cuban Missile Crisis, when American leadership and the Soviet Union were involved in an intense political and military standoff in October 1962 over the installation of nuclear-armed misses 90 miles away from the coast of the USA.

Live For Today

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Life is short and unpredictable. Do the best job in everything you do and with everyone you interact with.

Live life to the fullest means facing your fears with bravery, an open mind, and a lack of prejudice.

Nothing is impossible if you work for it and are determined to achieve your individual goals.

It is only worth the sacrifice if it makes you and it makes your loved ones happy.

Expand your consciousness and have a broader range of life experiences.

Be real and always yourself, your own person, and follow your instincts.

Lock GOP Up

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The function of the Congressional so-called leaders is not overturning elections or following orders from any foreign powers. 

Our young Democracy is in great danger without swift action to protect it. Trump incited an attack on Capitol Hill indicating that he is deeply unstable. The American Cabinet must invoke the 25th amendment before it’s too late and he spreads more hate. Congress must also pursue impeachment and removal of the President. This is not the Grand Old Party of Abraham Lincoln.