En un restaurante de Miami:
>>Entra un parroquiano a un restaurante de Miami y pregunta al camarero:
>>"¿Cuál es el especial del dia de hoy?"
>>Contesta el camarero: "Hoy tenemos 'Raúl con Fidel'"
>>Dice el parroquiano: "¿Y qué clase de especialidad es esa?"
>>Contesta el camarero "Se trata, señor, de mariquitas con ropa vieja.
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NEWS FROM THE WEIRD SIDE OF LIFE (I was going to leave this for a 'Trivia Question', but it is too good to pass up...)
Carlos Juan Finlay - as I am sure the elder academicians in the family know, but I am also sure the younger generations does NOT - was born (and practiced!*) in Camaguey and went on to discover that the mosquito is the carrier of yellow fever... Documents of yellow fever in Cuba are well documented [see HERE] ... Well, it seems that amazingly enough there was 1 case of yellow fever reported in Real Campina in 1905 AND the carrier came from NEW ORLEANS!... Of course, 10 years later that is where Abuelo and Abuelo went to... hmmm...
And, speaking of New Orleans, here is YET ANOTHER Cuban connection: The first Catholic Bishop to be physically present in the newly created diocese of New Orleans in 1781 was Father Cirilo de Barcelona, the auxiliary bishop of Santiago de Cuba!
*By the way, the fact that Finlay practiced in Camaguey may explain the propensity of drug manufacturing laboratories there, including "Los Laboratios Varela"... Could there have been a connection?
IN FAMIIA NEWS:
Beba turned 80 and we went to eat at the ATL's newest and best Cubano restaurant, La Palomilla... Well, now only 2 of Carmita & Celestino's "children" are under 80; all their grandchildren are over 40; and the youngest great-child is a teenager!... [See a couple of pics (one incuding Beba laughing - a true rarity) and Iggy receiving his latest certificate award at school... SEE HERE ]
Y en Miami Niquito celebro sus 50 - y Julio sus 45... (nos estamos poniendo viejos caballeros!)
Lissette was accepted for Fall 2007 at Georgia Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer University!! She starts in August and we are all extremely excited and proud of her!!!
Oh, what it's like to live next to Takoma Park (the "Berkley of the East"!)... See pics of latest folk festival HERE
See sidebars for new pics of babies and others and announcements, including: CINDY & MONIQUE ARE PREGNANT!!!!!
Speaking of babies, now that they are born they are beginning to be baptized! Back-to-back baptisms in Atlanta October 13th (Victor) and October 20th (Thomas).
And, watch out Belen Football! - Franciso is on the team! - Check out pic HERE
We went to yet another - and hopefully our final - College Tour. This time it was Dartmouth in New Hampshire... To see the pics, including two hillarious videos, go HERE
Quasi-Political Statement:
Also see sidebar for AMAZING new video link PLUS direct link to Oswaldo Paya talking about the Varela Project - now more relevant than ever.
***BE ON THE LOOKOUT IN NEXT MONTH'S e-MAILER FOR THE RESULTS OF THE BASEBALL PREDICTION CONTEST***
FUN STUFF
"Lo mejor de lo nuestro" (Gloria Estefan) tiene un nuevo CD, que apropiadamente le puso "90 Millas" ... see HERE
TRIVIA QUESTIONS:
RODRIGUEZ: ¿Que hija de Celestino y Carmita le pusieron "La Negrita", quien se lo puso, y por que?
DOMINGUEZ: ¿Who in the family has recently been published in a scientific journal?
Como siempre, para la contesta sigue el enlace a la pagina TRIVIA en:
Por favor verifica si tenemos todas las fechas importantes AQUI
Have a Happy "10 de Octubre"!
& As always: Live Life Loud - the Cuban Way !
rr&gd
