Today, I’m featuring the song "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" performed by Great White in honor of their former lead singer, Jack Russell, who passed away on the 7th of this month. Great White is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1977. The song was released in 1989 and reached the #9 spot … Continue reading Rockin’ Thursday XXIX
Author: Edward Ortiz
A Commentary on the Political Status of Puerto Rico
On July 26, I wrote a post discussing the 72nd anniversary of Puerto Rico's Constitution. In that post, I indicated that I would follow up with another piece to share my personal insights and thoughts on the topic of Puerto Rico's political status. To start, let me summarize our history. Christopher Columbus arrived on the … Continue reading A Commentary on the Political Status of Puerto Rico
National Airborne Day
Fort Moore Public Affairs Today is National Airborne Day, and 84 years ago, the first official Army parachute jump was executed. National Airborne Day is a day designated by the United States Congress to honor the nation's airborne forces of the Armed Forces. It was created in 2002 by George W. Bush. Below is a brief history and the proclamation. August 16, … Continue reading National Airborne Day
Rockin’ Thursday XXVIII
Today, I’m featuring the song “Misery Business” by Paramore, an American rock band formed in Franklin, Tennessee, in 2004. The song was released in 2007 and hit the #1 spot in the U.K. and #26 on the U.S. Billboard that same year. Instead of showing a video from Paramore, I’m excited to share a Drum … Continue reading Rockin’ Thursday XXVIII
Legend of the Flamboyant
Today, in our ongoing series of poems by Pedro Rodríguez Miranda, my grandfather-in-law, we feature his thirteenth poem, "Legend of the Flamboyant.” This will be the last poem from his "Young Love” series before moving on to his "Love Poems in Old Age." Before proceeding with the poem, I want to define some words found … Continue reading Legend of the Flamboyant
Rockin’ Thursday XXVII
I'm still recovering from surgery, so I can't rock out too hard. Today, I'm featuring Journey, an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1973. They have a number of hits and two monster ballads that I love: "Open Arms" and "Faithfully." I selected their song "Don't Stop Believin'" for today’s post—a great song … Continue reading Rockin’ Thursday XXVII
Getting Old
Do you know when you are getting old? Well, it’s when you eat a hot dog and less than 24 hours later you find yourself in the operating room and without a gallbladder. The story started on Friday at noon. It was a beautiful day, so we decided to get the grill out and do … Continue reading Getting Old
Switching to In-Depth News
A little over two weeks ago, I embarked on an experiment to change the way I consume news. As most of you know, I retired from the military a little over a year ago. I was used to receiving and consuming a lot of information in various forms, and as the news junkie that I … Continue reading Switching to In-Depth News
Rockin’ Thursday XXVI
For today’s Rockin’ Thursday, I’m posting two music videos. The first one is from Blondie, an American rock band formed in New York City in 1974 by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. They have several great songs, but two of my favorites are "Call Me," released in January 1980, which reached the #1 … Continue reading Rockin’ Thursday XXVI
To the Colón Park of Aguadilla
Today, in our ongoing series of poems by Pedro (Pellín) Rodríguez Miranda, my grandfather-in-law, we feature his twelfth poem, "To the Colón Park of Aguadilla," written in December 1947. I’m adding a picture of the park so you can get a sense of the place and imagine what the poet saw and experienced. Parque Colón … Continue reading To the Colón Park of Aguadilla
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