tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557989620377714260Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:41:14 +0000A bilingual blog where the diversity of opinions is appreciated ... Un blog bilingue donde se aprecia la diversidad de opinioneshttp://lugardelilian.blogspot.com/lili4tuna@hotmail.com (Lilian)Blogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557989620377714260.post-8587209309030199965Sun, 31 May 2009 16:05:00 +00002009-05-31T12:17:10.411-04:00 [Tome esta foto desde un avion volando la costa Este de USA el 30 de Mayo 2009]Leyendo a Whitman...Mira tan lejos como puedashay espacio ilimitado allácuenta tantas horas como puedashay tiempo ilimitado antes y después.Mi cita ya ha sido concertada y es seguraallí estará el Señoresperando que yo llegue en perfectas condicionesallí estará el gran Camaradael amante verdadero que he anhelado.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~3/Rq25Q3Axh54/el-sol.htmllili4tuna@hotmail.com (Lilian)15<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~4/Rq25Q3Axh54" height="1" width="1"/>http://lugardelilian.blogspot.com/2009/05/el-sol.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557989620377714260.post-5967971368014861897Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:02:00 +00002009-03-18T21:12:54.158-04:00DrugsPhilosophyPersonal Photo: Lilian / Place: North CarolinaTuesday, 17 March, 2009Today, I got off from work much later than usual. It was about 8pm when I pulled out of my parking space at work only to realize I was running very low on gas which meant I had to stop at the gas station across the street. Although, we are distantly surrounded by established and quiet residential neighborhoods, my building is in a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~3/2lT6j0EGckg/photo-lilian-place-north-carolina.htmllili4tuna@hotmail.com (Lilian)35<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~4/2lT6j0EGckg" height="1" width="1"/>http://lugardelilian.blogspot.com/2009/03/photo-lilian-place-north-carolina.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557989620377714260.post-2890248588901182431Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:39:00 +00002009-03-16T14:38:35.472-04:00BiologyDriving to work this morning, I heard some news I found very interesting for many reasons, but specially for the relation it could have to being more creative. This is my summary of what I heard:There was an Economics world summit held a few years ago attended among others by then-Prime Minister of England, Tony Blair; Bill Gates, Bill Clinton, and Bono. After the meeting was over, a reporter http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~3/BQTiRWLdE2o/doodles-to-stay-alert.htmllili4tuna@hotmail.com (Lilian)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~4/BQTiRWLdE2o" height="1" width="1"/>http://lugardelilian.blogspot.com/2009/03/doodles-to-stay-alert.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557989620377714260.post-3973948368768862898Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:36:00 +00002009-02-03T10:31:40.435-05:00Super BowlHoy se está jugando la final número cuarenta-y-tres del campeonato Super Bowl: los Steelers contra los Cardinals. No es lo que se conoce en el resto del mundo como football, sino que es al estilo norteamericano. Las calles están medias vacias ya que esto es grande en este país; es importante. Yo lo espero anciosamente pero en cierta forma mi interés no es por el deporte en sí sino porque es una http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~3/gQTQ-GeBvMY/pop-culture.htmllili4tuna@hotmail.com (Lilian)16<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~4/gQTQ-GeBvMY" height="1" width="1"/>http://lugardelilian.blogspot.com/2009/02/pop-culture.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557989620377714260.post-7697769623737237511Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:39:00 +00002008-11-04T23:40:54.030-05:00SociologyPoliticsHoy es un dia importantisimo para mi, para el pais donde he elegido vivir y por que no, para el resto del mundo, al ser Estados Unidos de America una potencia tecnologica y economica -todavia- en lo que es este, algunas veces confuso, globo en el que todos compartimos sueños y tragedias... y vivimos.Digo que es un dia muy importante porque por primera vez en la historia de este pais, un candidatohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~3/7c8fRE1AaiM/usa-presidential-election-2008.htmllili4tuna@hotmail.com (Lilian)70<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~4/7c8fRE1AaiM" height="1" width="1"/>http://lugardelilian.blogspot.com/2008/11/usa-presidential-election-2008.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557989620377714260.post-5801905122506479178Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:48:00 +00002008-10-29T18:32:40.934-04:00[Photo: "The Calm Before The Storm" taken by Lilian at the South Nags Head Pier in North Carolina, September 2008]I am busy... but I still read my favorite blogs. Just wanted to share this jewel I found in Cachodepan's blog. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Compartiendo Algo Delicioso Estoy ocupada... pero todavía leo mis blogs favoritos. Sólo quería compartir esta joya que encontré en el http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~3/wN6iduE6ExI/sharing-something-delicious.htmllili4tuna@hotmail.com (Lilian)6<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~4/wN6iduE6ExI" height="1" width="1"/>http://lugardelilian.blogspot.com/2008/10/sharing-something-delicious.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557989620377714260.post-2714112798194282774Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:54:00 +00002008-10-29T18:30:55.254-04:00SociologyPersonalPhoto: "Sunset 1 taken by Lilian in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, September 2008Waking up from the heavy sleep that only general anesthesia provides -when you can still listen to what is going on “outside”, but still are in the twilight of a far away place where we are sent so our bodies may be invaded by knives- I could hear a conversation among three surgeons who had casually found a placehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~3/i57aNplKaOY/sensibility.htmllili4tuna@hotmail.com (Lilian)25<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~4/i57aNplKaOY" height="1" width="1"/>http://lugardelilian.blogspot.com/2008/10/sensibility.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557989620377714260.post-2439038550539279304Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:42:00 +00002008-10-14T11:22:01.326-04:00MusicBach [Photo: Lilian / Place: Maryland fields]Air, one of the best known pieces by Herr J.S. Bach; it has been ringing in my ear for a couple of days … Air, fresh air, pure air, to breath deeply and slowly in the mornings of these beautiful sunny days, of nice temperatures, and blue skies that this Fall is giving to us. I hope this sunshine is able to travel everwhere to even reach the furthermost http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~3/sZCIBZUTvus/om-mini-post.htmllili4tuna@hotmail.com (Lilian)16<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~4/sZCIBZUTvus" height="1" width="1"/>http://lugardelilian.blogspot.com/2008/10/om-mini-post.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557989620377714260.post-6649259374139474952Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:25:00 +00002008-10-08T21:13:43.195-04:00SociologyComicHumor[Para agrandar la imagen, hacer click sobre ella. Este dibujo, asi como el resto de las imagenes en este post fueron extraidas del sitio oficial en la web de Asterix][English version soon]Un Blog: Una Aldea Virtual en el MundoLa fecha es 2008 d.c. y existe un territorio virtual llamado Bloggertix muy visitado por cuatro personajes que viven en lugares distintos y distantes de este planeta: Momo http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~3/avtMWoxoc6U/blog-virtual-village-in-world.htmllili4tuna@hotmail.com (Lilian)47<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~4/avtMWoxoc6U" height="1" width="1"/>http://lugardelilian.blogspot.com/2008/10/blog-virtual-village-in-world.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557989620377714260.post-790855797075962074Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:57:00 +00002008-10-01T09:13:42.325-04:00EconomicsMañana se celebra el Año Nuevo Judío -5,769 creo- tambien esta sucediendo un momento histórico en la economía mundial aunque uno que no es precisamente bueno; claro, está ese viejo cliché que me encanta todo tiene un lado bueno y uno malo: los setecientos mil millones de dolares que el gobierno norteamericano estaba solicitando para –supuestamente- prevenir un colapso financiero a todo nivel en http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~3/C23BSRb13gw/financial-crisis.htmllili4tuna@hotmail.com (Lilian)17<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~4/C23BSRb13gw" height="1" width="1"/>http://lugardelilian.blogspot.com/2008/09/financial-crisis.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557989620377714260.post-4834197164083893318Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:03:00 +00002008-09-09T22:24:13.989-04:00PersonalVacationI took this picture of the stairway to the beach at the house where I stayed in the Outer Banks of North Carolina to remember one of the most pleasant features of the house, at least for me, which is the easy access to the beach; a matter of waking up, getting up, walking a few feet down the path among the dunes, going down these steps and getting in the ocean -always at the perfect temperature- http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~3/zQGWR2XhL3I/stairway-to-beach-stairway-to-heaven.htmllili4tuna@hotmail.com (Lilian)25<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~4/zQGWR2XhL3I" height="1" width="1"/>http://lugardelilian.blogspot.com/2008/09/stairway-to-beach-stairway-to-heaven.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557989620377714260.post-7332944822626636986Sun, 31 Aug 2008 03:38:00 +00002008-08-31T00:27:34.818-04:00VacationGreetings from South Nags Head, North Carolina!I'll be gone for a few days, but only gone from cyberspace. I am looking forward to wearing only a bikini most of the time...Saludos desde South Nags Head, Carolina del Norte!Estare perdida por algunos dias, pero solo perdida del ciber-espacio. Espero con muchas ganas el usar nada mas que un bikini la mayor parte del tiempo... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~3/B_Y2KkspiFA/north-carolina.htmllili4tuna@hotmail.com (Lilian)11<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~4/B_Y2KkspiFA" height="1" width="1"/>http://lugardelilian.blogspot.com/2008/08/north-carolina.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557989620377714260.post-8062659779685427003Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:10:00 +00002008-08-27T10:08:47.696-04:00TechnologySociology[Photo of HAL9000's eye, taken from Google Images]... this is what I wonder when a mulfunction in an information processing facility is causing all kinds of flight delays around the United States this afternoon. It just happened, and I can only imagine the problems that an event like this one can cause to a country with approximately 280,000 commercial daily flights. What will be the final cost? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~3/gmyTVZdCGVU/is-technology-all-that-reliable.htmllili4tuna@hotmail.com (Lilian)26<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~4/gmyTVZdCGVU" height="1" width="1"/>http://lugardelilian.blogspot.com/2008/08/is-technology-all-that-reliable.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557989620377714260.post-497573386837005959Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:15:00 +00002008-08-22T19:24:21.419-04:00TechnologySociology [My photo of the Black Eye Susan -the name of this flower- that lives in my backyard] ****English text coming soon****Hoy es mi cumpleanos asi es que decidi "regalarme" el tiempo para sentarme tranquilamente en el patio de mi casa a escribir este post aprovechando el maravilloso clima que hemos disfrutado ultimamente en esta zona. Uno de los motivos para mi semi-alejamiento del mundo Blogger es http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~3/sGL8WV6FWJ4/auto-descovery-with-facebook.htmllili4tuna@hotmail.com (Lilian)57<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~4/sGL8WV6FWJ4" height="1" width="1"/>http://lugardelilian.blogspot.com/2008/08/auto-descovery-with-facebook.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557989620377714260.post-1865613781047359149Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:13:00 +00002008-08-14T11:51:57.958-04:00Sociology [Ocean City, Maryland, the place where I will be this weekend] The previous post had a reaction I did not expect. I was very excited to receive so much feedback about race classification in the U.S. Doreus -who lives in Canada- made a very interesting and insightful comment on this subject; this is what he said...In Canada, despite having had an experience with immigration that is in some ways http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~3/-uDvZ4WAkWA/and-to-finish.htmllili4tuna@hotmail.com (Lilian)37<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~4/-uDvZ4WAkWA" height="1" width="1"/>http://lugardelilian.blogspot.com/2008/08/and-to-finish.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557989620377714260.post-7592714130015272889Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:39:00 +00002008-12-10T09:44:40.908-05:00SociologyUSA culture... this is the question I had to answer on an application form I filled out a few days after I arrived for the first time to United States from South America. I had never being asked this; seriously, my first thought on how to answer was "Race: Human". For some reason, it was difficult for me to classify myself within a specific ethnicity. What race would define most of people in South America? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~3/At8q0-HpCt4/what-is-your-race.htmllili4tuna@hotmail.com (Lilian)38<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~4/At8q0-HpCt4" height="1" width="1"/>http://lugardelilian.blogspot.com/2008/07/what-is-your-race.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557989620377714260.post-2714790311983658830Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:11:00 +00002008-12-10T09:44:41.257-05:00Donald Hall is one of the most important American contemporary poets. His poetry strikes me because his words are simple, direct, orderly, yet they carry a touching depth and warmth. It is a very attractive contrast.Have a great Friday or what is left of it for those who are in Europe...Goldby Donald Hall[From "White Apples and the Taste of Stone". 2006]Pale gold of the walls, goldof the centers http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~3/yc7r_XnFwQA/gold-by-donald-hall.htmllili4tuna@hotmail.com (Lilian)22<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~4/yc7r_XnFwQA" height="1" width="1"/>http://lugardelilian.blogspot.com/2008/07/gold-by-donald-hall.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557989620377714260.post-6262827550580626027Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:41:00 +00002008-12-10T09:44:41.459-05:00I bought the DVD about a month ago, but I was waiting for the right moment to watch it, because it lasts two and half hours, and I had heard it required a lot of attention to details. So, last night the moment was there, and I sat on my favorite couch all by myself to see this film by Ang Lee. He made it right after Brokeback Mountain and years after Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and is once morehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~3/wdcZwoZZfJQ/lust-caution-2007.htmllili4tuna@hotmail.com (Lilian)26<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~4/wdcZwoZZfJQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://lugardelilian.blogspot.com/2008/07/lust-caution-2007.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557989620377714260.post-5643093090243448792Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:55:00 +00002008-12-10T09:44:42.322-05:00Beautiful Summer days keep me away from blogging. Writing is great while enjoying a hot cup of tea sitting next to the fireplace, but with the sun high up in the sky and a gentle breeze blowing, the outdoors are an open invitation. Today, Friday, almost the middle of the month of July, when in this region, we usually have temperatures bording on the upper 90's with high humidity, we had a perfecthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~3/pOcRCTWW_r0/perfect-summer-day.htmllili4tuna@hotmail.com (Lilian)25<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~4/pOcRCTWW_r0" height="1" width="1"/>http://lugardelilian.blogspot.com/2008/07/perfect-summer-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557989620377714260.post-8830396329076704298Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:47:00 +00002008-12-10T09:44:42.562-05:00WorkPolitics[The Liberation of St. Peter by Raphael (detail) ]Estoy contenta, muy contenta. Acaba de pasar algo en Sudamerica que ha tenido repercusiones fuertes para mucha gente repartida por el mundo. A mi me afectó de muy buena forma y me imagino que a los familiares de los rehenes de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, liberados esta tarde por militares colombianos, los afectó de una manera http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~3/BS0LFdwiWE0/la-liberacion-de-san-pedro-de-rafael.htmllili4tuna@hotmail.com (Lilian)36<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~4/BS0LFdwiWE0" height="1" width="1"/>http://lugardelilian.blogspot.com/2008/07/la-liberacion-de-san-pedro-de-rafael.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557989620377714260.post-3980233010020387470Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:16:00 +00002008-12-10T09:44:42.816-05:00Art[Point in the Heart - Acrylic 134x64cm by Claudio Fraiman]I will be away, disconnected, out of the electronic network for a few days. It is good to breath fresh air, look at ancient tall trees and be near and in the water, in this case, the water of the Chesapeake Bay. Even if it is for a short while, renewing energies and getting reacquainted with Mother Earth is necessary. In the meantime, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~3/_MyDDG9848g/point-in-heart.htmllili4tuna@hotmail.com (Lilian)37<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~4/_MyDDG9848g" height="1" width="1"/>http://lugardelilian.blogspot.com/2008/06/point-in-heart.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557989620377714260.post-6471527206962719232Sat, 14 Jun 2008 02:03:00 +00002008-12-10T09:44:43.034-05:00SociologyPersonalRussert Tim Russert [1950 - 2008]NBC News Washington Bureau ChiefI do not want to feel this way, but I am very sad and surprised at my own reaction to what happened; today, suddenly, has left this earth a genious of television, a genious of political analysis, a man with a unique charm and sense of humour. One of those beings that go through life amazing others who looked up to him because he was on a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~3/By6fz2vXoYY/tim-russert-i-will-miss-you-so-much.htmllili4tuna@hotmail.com (Lilian)27<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~4/By6fz2vXoYY" height="1" width="1"/>http://lugardelilian.blogspot.com/2008/06/tim-russert-i-will-miss-you-so-much.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557989620377714260.post-3801759466605112741Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:00:00 +00002008-12-10T09:44:43.234-05:00Music Photo: Anthony P. Bolante / Bo Diddley performing in 2005 Bo Diddley: La vida no es justaEl verano llego brutal y de improviso, con unas temperaturas muy elevadas y una humedad del cien por ciento, calor humeda que me recuerda a los veranos del sur en este pais, como los veranos que vivio por muchos años Bo Diddley en Gainesville, Florida donde residia por casi toda una vida a pesar de haber http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~3/WTRzAO5y1_w/bo-diddley-life-is-not-fair.htmllili4tuna@hotmail.com (Lilian)19<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~4/WTRzAO5y1_w" height="1" width="1"/>http://lugardelilian.blogspot.com/2008/06/bo-diddley-life-is-not-fair.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557989620377714260.post-2322604687231788533Fri, 30 May 2008 18:00:00 +00002008-12-10T09:44:43.454-05:00PersonalToday, is a gorgeous Spring day, the sun is out, the sky is blue, and the smell of roses and jasmines is in the air. It is 9 am and I drive to the clinic to get a test done. I listen to Haydn, and I feel happy because of the beautiful weather, the music, I am off from work, uuuh... life is beautiful!I get to the parking lot of the clinic, located in a brand new building at a very upscale http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~3/GNKZb3KJ_og/something-creepy.htmllili4tuna@hotmail.com (Lilian)54<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~4/GNKZb3KJ_og" height="1" width="1"/>http://lugardelilian.blogspot.com/2008/05/something-creepy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557989620377714260.post-96353444870393651Tue, 27 May 2008 02:00:00 +00002008-12-10T09:44:45.026-05:00MarylandVacationHistory [Photos taken by Lilian : Primeras dos, granja al lado de la carretera donde venden flores y frutas. En el medio, tipicos pantanos con Bahia de Chesapeake al fondo y casas al lado de un rio. Ultimas dos: pantanos y bar al lado del mar.]Maryland is marshes, channels, lakes, rivers, Chesapeake Bay, Atlantic Ocean, boating, people sitting down together with friends to spend hours eating the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~3/X5IdEsXX9f4/about-maryland.htmllili4tuna@hotmail.com (Lilian)22<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/vuDQ/~4/X5IdEsXX9f4" height="1" width="1"/>http://lugardelilian.blogspot.com/2008/05/about-maryland.html