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The holiday season really is the season of giving. Stores and traditions dictate that we spend thousands of dollars on gifts for friends, family members, and of course, ourselves. This is also the time of year that charities make their biggest push for donations. It’s good to donate to charity, and as long as they’re Read More
It’s the holiday season and you know what that means – shopping, listening to Jose Feliciano’s Feliz Navidad a few too many times, and for those of us lucky enough to have loved ones, eating like a slob. That’s right, with most of us celebrating with friends, coworkers, or family members from Thanksgiving to Three Read More
Imagine this scenario: You are starving, and then the opportunity to get free food appears. The catch? You have to fill out ten forms and have your photograph taken. Would you do so? No wait, bad example. Imagine this scenario: You are starving and the only way to get food, is to have people make Read More
Let’s face it, whenever you owe anyone anything, there is an element of superiority involved. Whether it’s five bucks, dinner, or a date, borrowing and lending creates positions of inferiority and superiority. Just look at some examples: “I am in debt to you.” “You owe me.” “I’ll pay you back, I promise.” This is what Read More
There is a lot to admire about Brazil. Its national martial art is one of the coolest to look at. Its music can even make old women get up and dance, and its football stars are idolized the world around. Even economically, as I mentioned in a previous article, Brazil is in the middle of Read More
Being president of a country isn’t easy. There are political opponents always looking for excuses to rail against you, constituents to please and – oh yeah – a country to run. Let’s be honest, being a woman isn’t easy either, I know I’m a guy and I’ll never know what it’s like to be a Read More
The Washington Mall is one of the greatest places in America to take a long stroll. An hour or two of your time, could bring about a beautiful sense of awareness of our history. However, there is one memorial that I refuse to visit. Martin Luther King, Jr. is one of my favorite Americans, but Read More
Nature is beautiful. Nothing quite tickles the soul like the thought of trekking through an unspoiled wilderness. Chile has plenty of it. Patagonia in particular, famous for being one of the least inhabited places in the world, just might be the place to go when you want to get away from it all and disappear Read More
This isn’t going to be a Latino-themed story. The editorial staff was nice enough to let me spend this article telling you a tale of something as near and dear to me as my Latino heritage: my Italian heritage. True, I look Latino, speak Spanish and have a Latino last name, but growing up, I Read More
My childhood Wendy’s restaurant lasted one year, and the gamblers did it in. Monopolizing the seats for hours with their empty cups of coffee and racing forms, the old men would quietly plot their next bet at the nearby Off Track Betting center. Customers came in, saw the filled seats, and left with making a Read More