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29 Nov 2008

Quote From the New York Times

Author: Stefan | Filed under: Politics, Puerto Rico

I was reading an article in the New York Times about Fortuño being elected Governor of Puerto Rico by more than 220,000 votes. They said it was the largest margin in history. It’s funny, they didn’t mention until later in the article that the current governor is being indicted on Federal charges for misappropriation of [...]

25 Sep 2008

Politics and Utilities

Author: Stefan | Filed under: Politics, Puerto Rico, Weather

For the past two months, we have been loosing power to the house regularly. We have had plenty of tropical storm action blowing harsh winds and dropping dozens of inches of rain on us here in Rincon and I have attributed the regular power outages to the weather conditions. Well, last night at poker, some [...]

27 May 2008

Hillary Clinton is in Rincon, Puerto Rico

Author: Summer | Filed under: Celebrities, Politics, Puerto Rico

Surprisingly enough, we see quite a few celebrities in our sleepy little town of Rincon, PR. Around Christmas time last year Vanessa Williams and Rick Fox were seen taking a ride on the “Pintos R Us” horses at sunset and Glenn Close was spotted enjoying a meal with family at The Lazy Parrot/Smilin’ Joes. Currently, [...]

14 May 2008

Our Driveway, 4WD and the Mayor

Author: Stefan | Filed under: Construction, Culture, Politics, Yard

The daily rain still hasn’t begun, but we have had a few great downpours in the afternoon that our plants love! Every time the rain comes, I am reminded of how slippery and muddy our unpaved driveway gets. Five out of ten times leaving the driveway when it is raining, Summer and I have to [...]