A Prayer from Guillermo Álvarez Guedes

Señor,concédeme la serenidad

para aceptar las cosas que no puedo cambiar,

el coraje para cambiar aquellas cosas que no puedo aceptar,

y la sabiduría para esquivar

a todos aquellos que intentan joderme el día

Concédeme la tranquilidad para escuchar

a cada comemierda que venga a hablarme,

cada sugerencia pendeja que venga a hacer,

y cada manera creativa de joderme.

También, ayúdame a cuidarme

de los que tuve que mandar al carajo hoy,

ya que estos pueden estar bien relacionados

con los del culo que tendré que besar mañana

Ayúdame a dar el 100% de mi al trabajo:

12% el lunes, 23% el martes, 40% el miércoles,

20% el jueves y 5% el viernes

Y Señor, cuando este teniendo un mal día

y parezca que la gente se ha puesto de acuerdo para joderme,

ayúdame a recordar que se requieren 42 músculos para sonreír,

y sólo cuatro para extender mi dedo

y decirles que se caguen en su madre.

The more things change, The more they stay the same.

I find myself knee deep in zombie body parts these nights. Between the exchange of gun fire and the riffing on a plastic guitar I still find comfort and relief at the end of the day in front of the glowing screen.



I need to find more people to play with.
What are you playing?

Which way to vote? Hmm.

Via Reddit

The Kitchen Club is ALIVE!

I always hear Miami natives talk about and reminisce about the "Kitchen Club" days down on the beach. One of the editors that currently work with me mentioned that there is a "Kitchen Club" night on Miracle Mile now.

Wonder if we should get a group together and check it out.
Drop me a line and we'll figure it out.

Rock Band night @ Crio's.

We'll be on live tonight at around 8 pm EST.
A few of the fellas are coming down to play some Rock Band.
Kristen jokingly said that I should set up a webcam so that she could watch us be goofballs with our plastic guitars and such. I don't know why but I figured it would be fun.

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-Crio

Building Implosion near home

For anyone interested.

"IMPLOSION OF 2801 PONCE DE LEON BUILDING
TO TAKE PLACE THIS SATURDAY, JUNE 28 IN THE A.M.

Expect to hear a series of sequenced blasts this Saturday, June 28 at around 7:30 a.m.
The implosion of the 12-story 2801 Ponce de Leon Boulevard building is taking place to give way to future construction as part of the Old Spanish Village development.
Due to safety precautions, Ponce de Leon Boulevard will be blocked off in the morning of the implosion, beginning at 6 a.m.
The City’s public safety personnel are expected to be on site to secure the area and prevent spectators from getting too close to the building. Demolitions experts say that the implosion will only last for a few minutes, and immediately after the cleanup process will start. Residents in the area should take proper precautions such as close all windows and doors because a cloud of dust is expected after the implosion."

So Saturday morning. 7:30 am the 12 story building will come down. See you there.

To all Dog Owners

My friend Alina emailed me this in the morning. I figured my blog would be the best way to get this info disseminated to as many people as possible.

Yesterday one of our "dogagility" friends experienced a tragedy and wanted me to pass a special message along to all of my dog loving friends and family. Please tell every dog owner you know.
Over the weekend the doting owner of two young lab mixes purchased Cocoa Mulch from Target to use in their garden. They loved the way it smelled and it was advertised to keep cats away from their garden. Their dog Calypso decided that the mulch smelled good enough to eat and devoured a large helping. She vomited a few times which was typical when she eats something new but wasn't acting lethargic in any way.The next day, Mom woke up and took Calypso out for her morning walk. Half way through the walk, she had a seizure and died instantly. Although the mulch had NO warnings printed on the label, upon further investigation on the company's web site, this product is HIGHLY toxic to dogs and cats. Cocoa Mulch is manufactured by Hershey's, and they claim that 'It is true that studies have shown that 50% of the dogs that eat Cocoa Mulch can suffer physical harm to a variety of degrees depending on each individual dog). However, 98% of all dogs won't eat it.' True information about the mulch can be found here
This site gives the following information: Cocoa Mulch, which is sold by Home Depot, Foreman's Garden Supply and other Garden supply stores, contains a lethal ingredient called 'Theobromine'. It is lethal to dogs and cats. It smells like chocolate and it really attracts dogs. They will ingest this stuff and die.
Several deaths already occurred in the last 2-3 weeks. Just a word of caution, check what you are using in your gardens and be aware of what your gardeners are using in your gardens. Theobromine is in all chocolate, especially dark or baker's chocolate which is toxic to dogs. Cocoa bean shells contain potentially toxic quantities of theobromine, axanthine compound similar in effects to caffeine and theophylline. A dog that ingested a lethal quantity of garden mulch made from cacaobean shells developed severe convulsions and died 17 hours later. Analysis of the stomach contents and the ingested cacao bean shells revealed the presence of lethal amounts of theobromine.
PLEASE GIVE THIS THE WIDEST DISTRIBUTION!