25 Random Things That I Want You To Know About Me

I recently received this title from a friend via Facebook as I read it, I said, wow thats really, really cool. So, I decided to do the same thing via facebook. After I sent this out to only 25 people I said, man, I would to send this out to the others, rules are rules.

So what is a man to do with rules, he finds a way around them. Hell Lawyer do that everyday, so just like our tax laws, I found a loop hole in the rules;

"Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you."

The rule only applies to Facebook, ahahhhh!!!

So, I decided to share those 25 Random things that Iwant you to know about me here, for all to read. If you wish to send something back to me about you, I will read and reply.

1. If you ask me what am I?, I will look at you like I am listening to the dumbest person in the world, sarcastically I will say “Human” but I will understand that you are talking about race and therefore answer “Culturally Puerto Rican, Politically American”.

2. I am fluent in four languages, one of which is sign language and I use my middle finger to actively express my thoughts.

3. I’ve lived in 6 countries, 3 continents 23 cities and have lived in 32 different homes, crazy I know, in some places I have moved within a city multiple times. I didn’t count hotels. Change is constant

4. On the 14th of February I celebrate my 19th year of divorce, I wouldn’t really say celebrate, I guess judgment day came on that date; it’s just funny the way things work out. I can say I have the best Ex-Wife a man could have. After all she is the mother of my daughter which to this day there has never been a day more extraordinary than the day she was born. It brings joy to me reminiscing.

5. I wish I could call all the people that I know of which I call friends, but that is wishful thinking, I have a few and I am grateful to know their families as well…I may not write to them all the time, but we stay in touch.

6. If my friends visit me, I will give up my bed for their comfort; my house is your house. If they announced that they are coming it will let me prepare the kitchen for them, not for me to cook, I hate to cook, but to make sure they have all the comforts of home. Unannounced, just means that they still have "all of the above", but will have to accompany me to the supermarket to get food. I am rarely at home.

7. There are only two people that I know that cook SUPER, my mother, sad to say she is no longer here, and my sister, happy to say that I invite myself over OFTEN. Spanish food is the best; the SAZON that is added just fills your mouth with fantastic culture. Brazilian is next, the Rodizio, I love it.

8. I love my Coffee, not starbuck, it’s overrated, I am talking about coffee that is brewed in the morning (from Puerto Rico), not in a machine but with a slow heating pot, filtered with a cotton cloth and in the silence of the morning with the air filled to the soon to be tasted coffee, is like waking in heaven on an island.

9. During the late 90’s I lost my job, in the city that I lived in there was nothing available, so...I quickly found a construction company and got a contract cleaning all the homes that they finished repairing and sold, Who said cleaning toilets is not a dignified form of making a living.

10. I am leaning to be diplomatic with people in position of authority, as in most cases they try to push you around, it’s always been that way since growing up, I was always the smallest guy around, hell, I still am. Don’t like to be lie too, or played with, I am grown, talk to me, don’t give me the run around…sooner or later I will make you pay…I gurantee it

11. I don’t have a quote per say. In public, I will express the Brazilian word “Opa” which is the equivalent of “Wow” or “Hey” in silence I will say “Fuck” or “Shit”. I don’t like to curse in public but you will catch me call someone “Snapper Head” and in Spanish “Huele, huele” its long story I will explain after a glass of wine but only if you ask.

12. I love wine, red mainly…I think Argentinean Malbec is the best, smooth semi dry on occasion, it’s like having a desert with your dinner. I enjoy watching the legs of the wine as it dresses the glass. Best of all sharing the bottle with friends. I don’t open a bottle unless I know I can finish it either alone or with company. The time that it takes to make that wine, I don’t want it to go to waste.

13. When I lived in Puerto Rico, I helped to build a home and a church with family members. Sundays was always the day to go and mix cement with a shovel, a little back breaking but allot of fun.

14. I have only run on one marathon, a world event in Puerto Rico called San Blas. A 21Kilometer run I was 14, I also boxed having 15 fights, two by KOs, and lost 3 not by KO. My nose didn’t help but I learned to protect myself at all times.

15. I spent 10 years in the US army, if you look at my closet you’d think I was still in the army. Participated in the first Iraqi conflict don’t ask me what I think about the war now, I still have friends in the army. If you ask me again, I will have to kill you.

16. I love my family and we all get together often, especially if we hear that my sister is cooking. The best part of it is the feeling of belonging and knowing that someone is looking for you and they miss you. You get a sense of self worth, value and to know that you are important to someone.

17. I don’t mind traveling, I hate answering the same question in different countries: why are you here? Where are you going to stay? how long will you be here?”. Some women friends of mine ask, what do you do? I say I jump from bed to bed… Translation going from Hotel to hotel. If you thought diffently, sorry.

18. I have a diary of every birthday I can remember, whom I was with, how I was feeling and how it was spent. I have it as far back as 4 years old “Believe it or not”

19. I like to read, mostly biographies, documentaries. I like history; I like to know the story behind the name. When visiting a country I like to ask the origins of the name, not many locals know.

20. I don’t like smokers, I prefer that people change that habit, I also walk allot and I hate walking behind a smoker…if you have children and I see you smoking in front of them, I will get your attention….you may not like it, but I don’t care.

21. I hate the names Jose, Manuel, Luis, or Javier. That’s because where I work all my customers in Latin America have these names and I can’t remember which Jose, in Panama or Argentina, Chile or Mexico…So, I call them each by a title, “Senor” “Alcade” “Che Comisario” “Distinguido” No discrimination.

22. When I go to Puerto Rico and visit my aunt in Naguabo, behind the door is a machete, with it in my hand and just walking a few meters until I reach a palm tree and take the Coconut to open and drink it’s juice in the early morning breeze ahhhhhhh nice.

23. I would love to mountain climb, I would love to learn to play the guitar, hell, it would be wonderful to climb a tree just like my brother and I used to do when we just boys.

24. I don’t eat pork, I think that it’s gross, the animal eats anything you give it, I don’t want that kind of risk in my body, I don’t eat, lobster, crabs, shrimp, octopus, shark, Alligator, dolphin, snakes or frogs. You can add most insects to that list.

25. Now that I am living in Argentina, I don’t drive, I walk everywhere on some occasions I will use a taxi but not that often, trying to be aware of carbon emissions. You should too.

Is there such a thing as Global Warming?

Currently I am living in Argentina, I used to live here about 13 years ago. It's summer here (January 2008) and I can tell you that it is hot as hell. While channel flipping (took years to develop this skill) I stumbled onto a channel whereas the film about Globalwarning was on called An Inconvenient Truth.

I always wanted to get the video, but never had a chance. I will say this 2+2 will always =4 no matter what language. The point is, I feel and believe there is a correlation between what we do and the effects that it has on the environment. Day by day we don't see the effects but spread over time we will.

I have a home in Florida, I might as well think about selling this home and moving farther inland....Hurricanes are getting stronger, water level rising, I can only do so much, I don't drive here in Argentina and I barely drove at home in Florida, mostly riding my bike, just like High School.

I just want to pass this on as an awareness to some of my friends

Here is a small portion of the film

Jobs, jobs, jobs...Are companies using us?

I really don't want to make a political point, but I can't ignore this one. In a time where the economy is doing so badly, market like Manufacturing, Agriculture and other segments of our economy are being outsourced and sent overseas.

Microsoft is just the beginning, companies like Dell, HP, Quicken, and many others have move their support systems to countries such as India and Pakistan. Dell has opted to charge a $14.00 dollar fee if you wish to speak to a US English speaking agent for support.

I don’t think that being a protectionist at some point is a bad thing, but I prefer to keep jobs at home until we are better suited to help the world.

Please view the following link to a video.


Bill Gates Lobbies Congress where he states he needs foreign workers on H1 Visa