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About Jorge Costales

- Cuban Exile [veni] - Raised in Miami [vidi] - American Citizen [vici]

When It’s Not A Game

Very nice article today by Juan C. Rodriguez, the Marlins writer with the Sun-Sentinel. The article gives a difficult story — about an 18-year-old brain tumor victim, Amy Donnelly, daughter of former Marlins coach Rich Donnelly — a local connection. … Continue reading

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The Pinto Chronicles: Griping about PLIQ wrath

I have a dilemma. I possess knowledge about a certain group of people who have a condition which they may be unaware of. While I assume they may ‘suffer’ from this condition, it is not obvious they would would choose … Continue reading

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U2: Practicing What They Preach?

Originally posted Oct 3, 2009Update: No reply to date Jack Woltz, prior to Khartoum losing his head … a man in my position can’t afford to be made to look ridiculous U2 – I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go … Continue reading

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Is Your Religion About Love And Service?

Fr Valle makes his usual interesting points in this week’s homily. An excerpt: Jesus tells Peter: “When you were young, you fastened your own belt and went where you pleased. When you are old , others will tie you fast … Continue reading

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Meet the New Plantation Owner, Blanche Obama

Uh oh. The new master of the house, he ain’t happy folks. Woe unto us. “Why aren’t these people thanking me” or “It’s not about me” The former are the thoughts of President Obama, while the latter thought paraphrases the … Continue reading

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A Child’s Life May Depend On It

Jorge Plasencia, co-founder and chairman of Amigos For Kids, highlights the need for all of us to be proactive about possible child abuse or neglect which we may become aware of. An excerpt from his column in the Miami Herald: … Continue reading

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Renyel Pinto: The Fredo Corleone of relievers

At the risk of incurring great personal scorn, on this blog I have defended Fredo Corleone and the overall lack of GF knowledge rampant in our society. Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more … Renyel Pinto had … Continue reading

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The Moral Relativism of the DeWolf Perry Family

James DeWolf Perry VI – a Harvard University Ph.D. candidate concentrating on the Rhode Island slave trade – traveled to Cuba recently and saw “pure evil.” Alas, it had nothing to do with the Castro regime’s treatment of political dissidents … Continue reading

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Unholy Currents

The current President of the United States is Barack Hussein Obama.The current MLB champions are the New York Yankees.The current NBA champions are the Los Angeles Lakers.The current NCAA basketball champions are the Duke Blue Devils, who feature a coach … Continue reading

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Gaby Sanchez vs Johan Santana

Looking for a bright spot in the loss to the hated and gratefully-seemingly-cursed New York Mets, I found it in Gaby Sanchez’s at bats against Johan Santana. As a Dodger fan long ago, I remember reading in Bill James 1985 … Continue reading

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