December 12, 2003
BlogCuba
Today is BlogCuba Day here at Babalu Blog where you will find some of the blogosphere's best taking on anything and everything Cuban. All of the entries are excellent, so sit back, have a cafecito, light up your favorite Cuban cigar and let the swaying palms and ocean breezes sing.
So far we have:
*An excellent anti-Castro poster- the first of its kind - by Howard Morseburg of yeoldecodger.
*A pin-striped suited and fedora'd Dean Esmay preparing some concrete galoshes for the pro-Castro left.
*Will from Mire, mi socio cubano, showing us how alike we really are.
*Interrobang!'s Dave Tepper remembering some scared Cuban neighbors.
*Kevin Aylward from Wizbang! making sense on the travel embargo.
*The Sgt Hook's short fiction on the Cuban's war against the Spanish.
*Right Thinking's Lee kicking some pro-Castro behind.
*El Che gets exposed by Scott of Burton Terrace.
*Our delightful southern gal Kelley of Suburban Blight has a beautifully written story of her Spanish teacher.
*If the writing weren't so darn good, this entry by zombyboy of resurrectionsong could have been written by me. Zomby, you sure you ain't Cuban?
*Cuban Boliche ala Little Tiny Lies. Yummm....
*A surpirse post by Jose Piedra, who just sent me an email titled "Wishful Thinking."
*Finally we have Sheila O'Malleys wonderful interpretation of poetic works by Cuban masters.
*Jay of One Fine Jay comments on Castro as a caricature.
Posted by Val Prieto at December 12, 2003 11:15 AM
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Comments
I lost that off-the-cuff post I sent to you via e-mail... can't even rememebr what it was about.
Posted by: Laurence Simon at December 12, 2003 12:02 PM
Thanks again for the invite and for the help with the title, perfect!
Posted by: Sgt Hook at December 12, 2003 12:38 PM
Did you get that boliche recipe?
I think maybe the onions should go in with the potatoes. The pressure cooker pulverized them.
Posted by: Steve H. at December 12, 2003 01:08 PM
Heh. You'll make me start blushing if you keep this up.
Posted by: zombyboy at December 12, 2003 01:59 PM
Val:
Great great work.
Posted by: red at December 12, 2003 02:34 PM
I like this, I really really like it. I'm constantly learning these days, something I'm shocked and surprised by. I am the emodiement of a sponge.
Posted by: Jamie Leigh at December 12, 2003 02:42 PM
I do not understand the US's lets "ignore it and maybe it will go away attitude regarding Cuba". I'd say it's a pretty safe bet that Castro has WMD and he wouldn't hesitate to use them. Cuba is another one of those country's that people are 'dying' to get away from (an they are ALL coming here). This is an eyesore in our own backyard. If we can take out Saddam why not Castro?
Posted by: wanda at December 12, 2003 03:26 PM
Good for you in compiling all these goodies.
Castro love, and rabid hatred of the anti-Castro exile community is a truely contemptable thing especially by people insist that they're for "diversity" and "minority rights." However, its also becoming politically correct. Just type in "gusano" (sorry guys) in MS Office 2003's new "reference" function. While other equally vile smears are listed as offensive or taboo, the definition here is simply "a Cuban, usually living in exile, opposed to the regime of Fidel Castro." No reference to the fact that is is a malicious and perjorative epithet.
Posted by: Bill at December 12, 2003 03:46 PM
WOW Val! You've outdone yourself this time. Talk about a wonderful group of bloggers all put together for something like this. This is AMAZING!! GREAT WORK to you and all of the writters!
Posted by: Matt at December 12, 2003 04:04 PM
Solo suggested I proffer this: http://www.velociworld.com/Velociblog/Oldvelocity/000747.html
Not exactly cricket, but Cuba needs humor. It doens't get much now.
Posted by: Velociman at December 12, 2003 06:52 PM
Hm all interesting. More, more.
Posted by: Jamie Leigh at December 12, 2003 07:37 PM
Don't forget the Three Guys from Miami and their website, iCuban.com: The Internet Cuban! Their new book is coming out next month: Three Guys from Miami Cook Cuban ISBN: 158685433X.
Posted by: Adam Antonio at August 15, 2004 02:22 PM
