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Yesterday afternoon, the Governor imitated West Wing's Jed Bartlett and walked from the Fortaleza (Puerto Rico's White House) to the Capitolio (Capitol or the Legislature) with the Secretary of State, representatives, and hundreds of people, presumably unemployed public sector people. And -it seems- it might work to solve the budget impasse that has had 95,000 public employees at home, and half the government closed since...
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Puerto Rico is in crisis this week. There is a budget crisis that will have the potential consequence that over 95,000 public employees will be out of work until July, when the next budget begins. The House of Representatives has not approved -and it seems that will not approve- measures proposed by the Governor to avert this situation. As of Monday, most public agencies will...
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It's been a looong weekend here, since Holy Week is celebrated Thursday and Good Friday, and today's a holiday also. This is the country with the most holidays, I suspect... Tomorrow's "La Dolorosa" -The Painful One- Tax Day!

Today was a good day at work. It rained a lot on the afternoon. At least calmed the heat of these days.

Well, here is a series of eight haikus I made in Spanish, product of an infatuation. Hope you like them.

Llegaste en invierno

I

El amor lleg
En una noche fra
De mi soledad.

II

Dulcsima, si,
Equivocacin rara
Es mi salvacin?

III...
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Sunday is laundry day. Well, I hope I don't have to wait much...