GRAINS FROM THE UNIVERSE

"Servicios Informativos - Cuatro y Siete de la Tarde-" (SI-CATA-) Una ola de dignidad recorre los países y regiones de todo el mundo. Diversos colectivos vecinales, asociaciones de animales sin fronteras y  Mosquitos Distinguidos Unidos para el No Picar (MUPANOPI) han decidido cambiar el nombre de sus capitales por el de personajes ilustres, que a lo largo de la historia han hecho alguna que otra cosa a favor de otras personas, como, por ejemplo, sacarse una foto con un muñeco sonriendo, comprar la lotería o cualquier cosa que no fuera muy muy egoísta (como sólo estar fumando cigarros puros). Así, la ciudad de México DF, pasará a llamarse durante unos días Charles Dickens DF (CDDF), aunque algunas comunidades han señalado que esto dará pie a muchas confusiones con respecto a los cedés y DVDs que tienen por casa o en los almacenes. Otras ciudades y pueblos, como Washington DC, han decidido llamarse Mira Qué Guay (MQGDC), no porque Washington no fuera un presidente de...

In memoriam.

El amor, esa condición humana sinigual que estamos dejando de lado por otros afanes impuestos, de fuera o de dentro de nuestro ser. El amor, tantas veces contado, cantado y puesto en entredicho. Ha sido estudiado científicamente, criticado, manipulado y vilipendiado. Mejor me ahorro la introducción y paso directamente al meollo de la cuestión en el siguiente párrafo. Escuché y vi un programa de ABC Punto Radio , "Pensamiento Positivo", con la intervención de Ramiro Calle y el poeta, su hermano, que dedicó unos versos al amor en positivo. Nos hizo reír, soñar y repensar en eso que parece tan sabido pero sobre lo que apenas estamos instruidos. No nacemos sabiendo amar, aunque sea natural. Tenemos ideas preconcebidas sobre el 'manido' tema, pero puede mirarse, observarse y verse muy bonito (sic) de la mano y voz de estas grandes personas. Aquí dejo mis apuntes: -Cristina Serrato: guapa, simpática, amable y con una voz que embellece cada palabra que pronuncia. - S...

Noble North East Anglia Landscape View Noble Northern people of mine, From two huge Islands; the sea, the trees, Tradition of words and smiles, Open spaces, fresh cold air. Mixed bloods from Europe, entire, Far from those Roman ruines, With those fields in Green, Gentle faces, woods, smokes. Onced we shared tea, a sandwich, And then, in the fields we played, Near the courts, on the grass & sands, some leaves, No matter if we falt down, no hurt, The sun was smooth, near the beach. In our bikes, into forest, Smiling and joking, 'this way,' The vegetation and the sand; blond sand, Have you ever seen this? 'That way' I hadn't seen Nature like that. Tennis, boats, sounds of past, And the sea, valuable gold, You knew how to treat well. East Anglia Landscape View

Today I've been watching the interview the King of Spain, Felipe 6th, had with President Mr Obama. I was waiting to listen for a mistake from the translator, but I remember she was an interpreter as well. I think perhaps she din't want to be very accurate and to avoid hard words about particular country affairs. We all knew what Mr Obama meant with the strong relationship and with the unified Spain, but, at the same time, we understood the ex-Prince Felipe's words of Liberty, admiration, fortune and faith in the future for Europe, the US and all the world. This time, I thought he actually was an intelligent reasonable man -no matter what I think about my country and other possible regions or federal regions (for giving Catalonia a neutral position in the conversation.) The main theme was there. I think about it most of the time, and we all are conscious about our own situation.We know it's not easy at all to forget our crisis. It's still here. Like Mr Felipe d...

I was living in Tenerife on Sept 11th 2001. I shared an apartment with a guy studying sciences. We shared some books. I was reading a lot by nights, so I could attend a pair of exams that month, though I didn't finish my career and was forced to come back to Gran Canaria later on. I remember I had my mobile off. It was one of those tiny colored Alcatel . Easy to handle, with a little antenna and a good SMS service one could use from time to time.  I had susbscribed to an Spanish News Channel, 'Antena 3 TV,' (from Telefonica, S.A.) and received some news everyday. I was going to give up the channel for there was nothing interesting on it.  I remember that day, at about 5 or 7 p.m., I turned the mobile on and then I read something like 'The US is attacked by a force of planes by whatever forces.' I inmediately thought it was impossible. It was like a game on the mobile. It was a joke made by the journalists there -I thought-. SMS world was starting to work...

Last September, I was looking for some good music to listen to, when I heard something I was fascinated for: What it was? It sounded like an old group of Rock-n-Roll or "Smooth Heavy". It was a rythmic music and a good voice recorded, but I didn't remember it or I had listened to it when I was a child , so I didn't know anything about that group. They had a very good and modern way of dressing code that could be 90's or even nowadays if Suzie didn't wear that  metal collars and too much black. The drummer was also up-to-date.  I thought they had all died. I thought 'perhaps they were famous and sold many LPs once a day,' but it was not true. The singer is still alive and was part of the group "Suzie Quatro."  She's one of the most famous Rock'n'Roll girls. I didn't know anything, for new styles and years have become old-fashioned. Suzie, the singer, is alive and still living in England. She recognizes it wasn...