About the Blog
I write about anything that engages my attention and that I think might engage yours: Current Events, Politics (from a progressive perspective), Art and Literature, Music, Baseball, Parenting, Architecture and Design, Media, Technology and, according to Cubitopics, another 80+ categories so far. I occasionally publish cartoons, a childhood interest that I still enjoy. I also link to blogs and other sites that offer views, opinions and resources that I find useful or amusing or both.
If you’re interested in finding out a little bit more about why I do this, this post might offer some insight.
I believe that everything I’ve done prior to the launch of Cubiyanqui prepared me well for the demands of the blogger life and for my work here:
Shoe Salesman, Student, Warehouse Order Picker, Factory Worker, Graphic Designer, Sign Maker, Vegetarian Manager of a Steakhouse, Security Guard, Draftsman, Radio DJ, Siding Salesman (“Tin Man” in Hollywood parlance), Sandwich Maker, Divorcee, Divorcee, Husband, Magazine Publisher, Failed Magazine Publisher, Gourmet Store Co-Owner, Architect, Part of Office Cleaning Crew, Catering Waiter, Friend of a Famous Person, Political Refugee, Cartoonist, Builder, Novelist and Father X2. (There might be more. I’ll add them as I remember).
Comments and suggestions about the blog are welcomed – even encouraged. I do read all comments and emails and I will try my best to respond to as many of your emails as possible.
I hope that you support this effort and that you enjoy the blog.
—JM
About the Name
The word Cubiyanqui is a combination of the word Cubiche (“Someone [who] emigrated from Cuba!” according to Urban Dictionary) and the spanishsized version of the word Yankee (“a native or inhabitant of the United States,” as per Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009)
About the Blog Logo
The sketch I used on the logo is an adaptation of a twenty five year-old black & white sketch I made during a visit to Ogonquit and Kennebunkport, Maine.
Pen and Ink Sketch on Paper, Kennebunkport, Maine, Sept. 1, 1984
(btw, this was before I knew that the Bush family summered there.)
Here’s the adapted work:
Pinar del Maine, 2009. Pen and Ink on paper.
and a “colorized” version
About Our URL Picture
This is a detail of a photograph that appeared on Cubiyanqui’s first post. These are Macy’s-sponsored fireworks over the Hudson on Independence Day, 2009.
4th of July, 2009
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