Tag Archives: Obituaries

John Wooden and what’s important

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Jorge Costales

A man of great Christian faith and a great American passed in June of 2010, a few months shy of turning 100. The Christian in me was happy for his Judgment Day and much anticipated reunion wife his wife of … Continue reading →

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Bill Gates and copyright infringement. Not even death do them part

Posted on April 3, 2010 by Jorge Costales

Bill Gates takes copyright infringement so seriously, he can’t even let it go when he has literally buried his opponent. H. Edward Roberts, credited by Bill Gates as the inventor of the PC and a native Miamian [Miami Senior High … Continue reading →

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Yoani Sanchez: Solzhenitsyn-like chronicler of communist abuse

Posted on November 8, 2009 by Jorge Costales

Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez was beaten up by yesterday by thugs from the Cuban government. Hopefully, even bloggers outside of Miami will find reason to call attention to this latest abuse by the Cuban government. Thanks to friend of the … Continue reading →

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Charlie Wilson’s War and Pat Hingle, RIP

Posted on January 6, 2009 by Jorge Costales

Don’t read if you intend to see the movie, Charlie Wilson’s War. This Boston Globe editorial accurately summarizes a lesson which the creators of Charlie Wilson’s War attempt to make. Toward the end of “Charlie Wilson’s War,” a CIA officer … Continue reading →

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Charlie Brown Meets the Luftwaffe Pilot

Posted on December 13, 2008 by Jorge Costales

The title of this post sounds like an Oktoberfest cartoon. Not even close. I didn’t have to hunt for the obituaries today, the Miami Herald had the good sense to place Charlie Brown’s obituary— written by Charles Rabin–on the front … Continue reading →

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Dying to Read Obituaries

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Jorge Costales

I have an unmorbid interest in obituaries. How to summarize a life. God, they were my age! People who served as volunteers seem most content. One of the pleasures [and dangers] of living in the web age in the US–or … Continue reading →

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Sydney Pollack, RIP

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Jorge Costales

I was reminded recently that Sydney Pollack, one of the great film director’s passed away in 2008. A couple of my favorite movie scenes ever involved him in Tootsie with Dustin Hoffman. He also had a great scene in Eyes … Continue reading →

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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, RIP

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Jorge Costales

A great hero in the struggle against communism, or totalitarianism, has passed. I read Warning to the West, which was based on his speech at Harvard in 1978, and it had a great impact on me. Specifically, it sold me … Continue reading →

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