Not much to say

Hello,

It's been a while so just wanted to greet everyone.

I am sort of brain dead nowadays

so don't have much to say.

Today I just share a pic that I received this morning.

A fresh reminder of the good things in life.

Have a good Monday

Bienvenida

Como ha podido ser evidente
en ciertos momentos de la existencia de este espacio,
el año pasado fue uno de esos años

en los que, por gracia y por desgracia,

 el mito de 

"hay momentos en los que la vida nos obliga a hacer un paron y reflexionar"

se hizo realidad.

Una de las grandes "realitations" (no me sale la palabra en castellano y no quiero detenerme demasiado en intentar encontrarla) de este mito hecho realidad,

ha sido sentir una profunda suerte (y agradecimiento)

por tener a ciertas personas en mi vida.

Una de ellas, mi madre.

Despues de algun que otro ajuste tecnico

hoy se nos une. 

Mama, bienvenida a mi mundo virtual.

Larger than lifesize

In line with last post's theme,

I received the following content

for today's post

by one of our e-community members.

I love when this e-sharing happens!

Lifesize

We stood so tall, we caught a plane
By the wing and held it safe
Until we found it a place to land

We laid across the ocean wide
Bridged the gap in record time
The people traveled across and kissed our hand

Oh, for love we become larger than lifesize
[Incomprehensible] great in the eyes of someone
Larger than lifesize we become
Great in the eyes of someone

We smile so bright, the sun went down
It rose above the maddening crowd
It lit the streets with the sweetest glow

We held the glow then made a turn
Wandered through the universe
The men of science observed through telescopes

Oh, for love we become larger than lifesize
[Incomprehensible] great in the eyes of someone
Larger than lifesize we become
Great in the eyes of someone

Larger than lifesize we become
Larger than lifesize we become
Great in the eyes of someone

Gracias, Rober.

Have a nice day everyone.

A week living to the sound of music

I realize that the week is not over yet.

However, the last 5 days have been ALL (and when I say ALL, I am not exaggerating)

 about music.

Therefore, I think it´s fair

that today´s post (which covers most of the week)

 is centered

around this wonderful thing called
MUSIC.

The art of combining vocal and/or instrumental sounds

to produce beauty of form, harmony, and

expression of emotion.

I have gathered the daily picks since Sunday

and compiled them into a mixtape.
Needless to say (and specially coming from me)
there is a rationale behind each pick...

The tape

 is dedicated to Pia 

for being a special dog 

and 

for successfully having undergone surgery today.

Enjoy!

1. Sunday:  Ai Se Eu Te Pego  

2. Monday:  Lady Sings the Blues

3. Tuesday:  Another Lonely Day

4. Wednesday:  I Follow Rivers

5. Thursday:  You've Got the Love

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

(January 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968)

A legacy of hope, strength and inspiration

Say It (Part 2)

I am not necessarily a fan of notes, quotes and written stuff by others

BUT in the last couple of days I have come across, been forwarded

and confided with messages, sentences and lists

that have made me "hmm" (not sure if that expression exists),

relate (to a certain extent),

and archive them.

Here a few more:

And a last one

Don't mean to hurt anyone's feelings...

just found it funny (and sort of hoping not fully true)

I really hope that these "Say It" posts don't become a trend...

I realize that they can be unbearable and cheesy like hell

Say It

Make sure to keep in mind resolution #4

(source:itsalinethatsalwaysrunning)

So true

I also wanted to include "La Vie en Rose" in today's post

I've been listening to it over the last couple of days

Amazed at how much a song can say





Good morning

Eat well, travel often

Today's mantra

Good day

Feliz día de los Reyes Magos

Today is the most magical day of the year in Spain

el día de los Reyes Magos

(the Epiphany or the Three Magic Kings in the anglo world).

Quite an event in my house

since we were little…

The respect is such that
I was remembered by our Majesties in the distance

and received this sweet virtual present

this morning.

Thank you

Have a "one of a kind" type of day.

Is this what we call equality?

Today was characterized by 

the extraordinary large number of gender references that I came across,

so I feel pretty much obliged 

to dedicate this post to the topic.

I woke up to the news that 

Saudi women will not need a male guardian

to run or vote in the municipal elections in 2015.  

While I first took the news as positive, 

 I was soon after shocked by the fact that this was in fact news 

and became even more shocked 

when I was reminded that

contemporary Saudi women cannot travel, work, study abroad, marry, get divorced or gain admittance to a public hospital without  permission from a male guardian.

While I was still digesting this,

I ironically stumbled upon an article in The Washington Times

reporting on Obama's new "national action plan"

aimed at giving women a bigger role in resolving conflicts around the world 

cause as the President states

"women can make the world more peaceful."

Yet, we women still feel the need to

build educational institutions dedicated to

illuminating the role of women in transforming society 

and our contributions to the social, cultural, economic and political life.

Coincidentally I was then forwarded a video 

in which Daniel Craig

undergoes a makeover as he puts himself in a woman's shoes

as part of a gender campaign initiated by Annie Lennox.

These were just a few of the references received in one day

So I ask, how can we still argue that we are equal?

When are news about men having the right to vote news?

When does a president need to launch an action plan to give a bigger role to men? 

Why does in 2012 Daniel Craig need to put himself in a woman's shoes ?

A New Year!

Hello,

I just wanted to drop in and wish you a happy New Year. 

 Juncal often says that 2011 was the platform that will help us take off...

 I sense it that way. 

 Looking forward to continuing to use thisthatyotrascosasmas as my little experiment
 and to share it with you.

Wishing you a powerful 2012 

 Sil