November 03, 2006
Friday Deadline Open Thread
I've two deadlines today that I must meet, so, once again, I ask for your patience and apologize for my lack of posting beforehand. Consider this today's open thread and have at it.

Hat tip for the photo to Nydia M.
Posted by Val Prieto at November 3, 2006 07:32 AM
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Muy bonito paisaje. Perdonen mi ignorancia, pero no lo reconozco. Que pueblo es?
Posted by: LittleGator
at November 3, 2006 08:38 AM
LG,
Thats Trinidad.
Posted by: Val Prieto
at November 3, 2006 09:05 AM
Val, no need to apologize. Look at Oscarito Corral's Miami Herald blog. In spite of the assistance he gets from the Herald, including a censor, he has not posted in two weeks! Even his die-hard bloggers stopped posting five days ago. The last one called him "an idiot." Requiem for the "Cuban Connection" Blog that got disconnected. In spite of El Conductor's "Missing" poster of Oscarito,
http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/dialogue/oscarito.jpg
the cub reporter still has not bobbed up serenely.
Posted by: delacova
at November 3, 2006 10:00 AM
las palmas son novias que esperan. José Martí
Posted by: Tati
at November 3, 2006 10:03 AM
¡Que lindo ese dicho! One of my favorites. Let me see if I can do it justice: "Our palms are brides that wait for our return."
Posted by: George L. Moneo
at November 3, 2006 12:00 PM
Good try George, but it just isn't the same. Spanish is a "Romance" language for a reason.
Posted by: LittleGator
at November 3, 2006 12:31 PM
How about "Palm trees are like young brides who await our return."
Posted by: omar
at November 3, 2006 01:29 PM
This makes me homesick .....
Posted by: Gigi
at November 3, 2006 01:32 PM
Lovely picture. It bespeaks a culture which had nothing to do with the Soviets, Iran, Vietnam or any other alien entity with which it was unnaturally made to affiliate for the benefit of the degenerates in power. I'm deeply sorry the palms have had to wait so long, but the whole scene looks oddly peaceful and serene, as if it knows its true nature will eventually prevail.
Posted by: asombra
at November 3, 2006 01:37 PM
The Villa de la Santísima Trinidad is its original name. It was founded by Diego Velázquez in 1514. During colonial times, Trinidad was the base of all expeditions to the new world. It was there that in 1518 Hernán Cortés set out for his conquest of Mexico. This is a picture of the Plaza Mayor and the Iglesia Parroquial de la Santísima Trinidad. In 1988 the city was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO.
Posted by: Firefly
at November 3, 2006 02:43 PM
Here you can see some more pictures of Trinidad.
