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		<title>So I Started Running. . .</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:33:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesus Maria Alvarez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[the day after my fifty six birthday. It was a suggestion made by my doctor that I thought was just plain crazy when he first told me. I&#8217;m in generally good health. Except hypertension I&#8217;ve had for a number of &#8230; <a href="http://cubiyanqui.com/2012/01/26/so-i-started-running/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cubiyanqui.com&amp;blog=8287024&amp;post=6687&amp;subd=cubiyanqui&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Old Music</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 03:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesus Maria Alvarez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[if it&#8217;s good never feels old but it&#8217;s &#8220;everlasting, ever new,&#8221; as Patti Smith would say. Bruce in Dublin, singing with &#8212; and to &#8212; his honey. Sweet promise to a loved one: &#8220;If I Should Fall Behind.&#8221; Filed under: &#8230; <a href="http://cubiyanqui.com/2011/12/10/old-music/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cubiyanqui.com&amp;blog=8287024&amp;post=6680&amp;subd=cubiyanqui&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Unintended Benefits of the Current Recession</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 03:17:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesus Maria Alvarez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Author&#8217;s note: When I wrote this piece, originally posted here on February, 2010, my financial situation was dire. It was the same &#8212; and, sadly it still is &#8212; for millions of Americans. I have been employed for over a &#8230; <a href="http://cubiyanqui.com/2011/08/10/unintended-benefits-of-the-current-recession/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cubiyanqui.com&amp;blog=8287024&amp;post=4133&amp;subd=cubiyanqui&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A 5 Year-Old&#8217;s Water Ceremony</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 01:38:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesus Maria Alvarez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My son shows me how to have reverent fun with water Filed under: Kids with Special Needs, Parenting, Personal Essay, Photography Tagged: Fathers and Sons<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cubiyanqui.com&amp;blog=8287024&amp;post=6576&amp;subd=cubiyanqui&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Blogging: The First Two Years</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesus Maria Alvarez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two years ago today, on Independence Day, I wrote my first post for this blog. Against the firework-lit Manhattan sky, Cubiyanqui came to be. This blog has been, and continues to be, a challenge, satisfying work and a great source &#8230; <a href="http://cubiyanqui.com/2011/07/04/blogging-the-first-two-years/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cubiyanqui.com&amp;blog=8287024&amp;post=6537&amp;subd=cubiyanqui&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Fathers Day</title>
		<link>http://cubiyanqui.com/2011/06/19/its-raining-again-outside-my-window/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 05:35:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesus Maria Alvarez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s just another day created by the Hallmark folks, but I find myself thinking about my father. His spirit is captured in this scene from Esperanza Farm I wrote years ago: It&#8217;s Cuba, around 1963. A father&#8217;s small business has &#8230; <a href="http://cubiyanqui.com/2011/06/19/its-raining-again-outside-my-window/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cubiyanqui.com&amp;blog=8287024&amp;post=864&amp;subd=cubiyanqui&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Then The Little Bird Dies&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 16:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesus Maria Alvarez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Out early to walk the dog. The heaviness of the air makes you notice it. It rained last night and the sun is sleeping late, covered with abundant clouds. A recent encounter with old treasured memories on my mind and &#8230; <a href="http://cubiyanqui.com/2011/06/12/then-the-little-bird-dies/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cubiyanqui.com&amp;blog=8287024&amp;post=6471&amp;subd=cubiyanqui&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>You&#8217;re Hired!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 23:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesus Maria Alvarez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author&#8217;s Note: This article was first published in January, 2011, when I became convinced that what I had for the previous 6 months was indeed a job. I&#8217;m still there, happy, productive and grateful. I repost it today in honor &#8230; <a href="http://cubiyanqui.com/2011/05/07/youre-hired/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cubiyanqui.com&amp;blog=8287024&amp;post=6091&amp;subd=cubiyanqui&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:37:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesus Maria Alvarez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author&#8217;s Note: I published this entry on my father&#8217;s birthday for the first time in 2009. I still miss him and not only on his birthday, so I post it again today. This is the one post that gets picked &#8230; <a href="http://cubiyanqui.com/2011/03/30/happy-birthday-dad-still-missing-you-man/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cubiyanqui.com&amp;blog=8287024&amp;post=4771&amp;subd=cubiyanqui&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Valentine&#8217;s Day Like No Other</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 12:12:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesus Maria Alvarez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author&#8217;s note: This was first published 2/14/10. It is still my reality, that of millions of Cubans and others around the world who&#8217;ve suffered the same fate as I throughout our imperfect history. Forty one years ago today I became &#8230; <a href="http://cubiyanqui.com/2011/02/13/a-valentines-day-like-no-other/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cubiyanqui.com&amp;blog=8287024&amp;post=4194&amp;subd=cubiyanqui&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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