Welcome back. You belong here. The new header is done. A tall (and handsome) Santa helped me make the header look beautiful. Thanks Santa! Art work: Nicaragua art, Christmas scene. (Photo by Galen R Frysinger www.galenfrysinger.com) I especially like the dark skin Joseph, the baskets on the lady’s heads (very authentic), the ‘chosa’ like manger […]

Welcome back. You belong here. The new header is done. A tall (and handsome) Santa helped me make the header look beautiful. Thanks Santa! Art work: Nicaragua art, Christmas scene. (Photo by Galen R Frysinger www.galenfrysinger.com) I especially like the dark skin Joseph, the baskets on the lady’s heads (very authentic), the ‘chosa’ like manger

Welcome back. You belong here. Pancasán was a “música de la revolución” (music of the revolution) band that got heavy play on the radio in Nicaragua during the Sandinista Revolution of the 80’s. I remember listening to them as a young boy, I still have a few of their CD’s. The music is passionate, real,

Welcome back. You belong here. Pancasán was a “música de la revolución” (music of the revolution) band that got heavy play on the radio in Nicaragua during the Sandinista Revolution of the 80’s. I remember listening to them as a young boy, I still have a few of their CD’s. The music is passionate, real,

Welcome back. You belong here. Today has been a happy and sad day. I miss my grandmother. I miss the connection to my culture and family she brought. My uncle, the only relative near by, came and had dinner with us today and it was so good. I miss my family, the connections of the

Welcome back. You belong here. Today has been a happy and sad day. I miss my grandmother. I miss the connection to my culture and family she brought. My uncle, the only relative near by, came and had dinner with us today and it was so good. I miss my family, the connections of the

Welcome back. You belong here. This is not your typical Thanksgiving dinner conversation, but I can’t pass on Rudy’s amazing thoughts on Racism, capital R and the responsibility we all have towards it, not just Whites. Challenging stuff. I need to think about it some more to better comment on it. Read it yourself and

Welcome back. You belong here. Sometimes I have to slow down and realize I can’t do everything on my to do list. Instead, I need to go with the things that bring me life, passion, meaning and joy. Of course, sometimes I have to do mundane stuff (bills, emails, etc) but when I feel overwhelmed

Welcome back. You belong here. This is not your typical Thanksgiving dinner conversation, but I can’t pass on Rudy’s amazing thoughts on Racism, capital R and the responsibility we all have towards it, not just Whites. Challenging stuff. I need to think about it some more to better comment on it. Read it yourself and

Welcome back. You belong here. Sometimes I have to slow down and realize I can’t do everything on my to do list. Instead, I need to go with the things that bring me life, passion, meaning and joy. Of course, sometimes I have to do mundane stuff (bills, emails, etc) but when I feel overwhelmed