How many of you out there actually like Enrique Iglesias? Or at one time or another liked him? I bet you have one of his songs on your iPod, right? Well, I do and I have liked his music even though I wouldn’t say I’m a fan. Anyway, there was one day when I was listening … Continue reading
I’ve been busy, so crucify me. There have been a lot of different things going on in my life. I promised you the real story of the Moya family. I went over there some three weeks ago to talk to Ignacia Moya’s son Miguel. He says that they’ve been in Pilsen for the last 50 … Continue reading
Yesterday I had the privilege of attending a swearing-in ceremony of one Ignacia Moya, a 106-year-old native Mexican woman, who has spent the last 20 years of her life attempting to become a United States citizen after failing the test the first time. She was brought to the States by her son in 1970, who … Continue reading
Sometimes you come across terrible music, other times you’ve been listening to the same type and style of music for way too long. In this blog, I explain how to figure out when you’re listening to good or bad music. Continue reading
I got this following email today and, I’m not going to lie, I thought, why did I get this email sent to me? Then it got me upset because it may not be racist, or meant to be racist, but it was wrong and misunderstood and biased. My commentary is at the bottom. Please read … Continue reading
OK, Tobias got me again. As much as I would love to completely throw stupid un-thoughtful observations out into the world, even on a “MINE & MINE ONLY” blog, Tobias is always there to pull me back down and make me think about what I just said. For instance, if I’m eating macaroni and cheese … Continue reading
to be racist? I feel that a lot of the time, when I try to completely argue the fact that something is racist, especially to the Latino community, I’m bombarded with instances on how I am being racist. I just choose to talk about it. What’s wrong with that? A few months back I had … Continue reading
This is a extra comment on an article written about Santeria for Cafe Magazine, published in the February/March Blacktino edition that I wrote. Continue reading
So the other day I go on this job interview, right? It was up in Des Plaines and I, for those of you who don’t know, live near Midway Airport. Great, eh? Thank God for music. Anyway, so I go up there for this interview that lasts like 10 minutes. Right off the bat, I … Continue reading
Music of the Heart. Music. I’m a huge fan. Huge. I am also bilingual (not that you have to be bilingual to listen to music in Spanish) and I listen to music in Español. Big plus. Most often times in the morning, on my way to work, I put on my iPod (that I once … Continue reading
