poetry and prose
My writings and ramblings
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Life lived
I sat in a small white Adirondack chair in the courtyard of the building where I work while I ate my lunch. I reflected upon life and the current state of affairs as I ate my leftover torta Cubana from yesterday while various office workers went in and out of the business suites surrounding the Continue reading
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An ode to Oracle Virtualbox as a means of private personal use of work computers
VirtualBox helped me keep my sanity in my first professional job after graduating university. Continue reading
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Nokia 5110
Maybe it’s because I was a childOr maybe the world truly was full of possibility then.Either way, it feels like today’s world kinda sucks. I do think however that in 20-30 years,There will be videos made by today’s kidsAbout their lives lived in Roblox, Fortnite, Among Us, MinecraftSchool assignments and homework completed on ChromebooksPhotos and Continue reading
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Less privileged Texans remain offline
A coworker who I consider to be a friend sent our team a message that there was a hurricane rolling through where they live near Houston Texas. They said they would be losing power and weren’t sure when it would come back online. That was on Monday morning at 11AM pacific time and I am Continue reading
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Resilience Envy
Resilience is one thing that cannot be taken by force or through economic prowess; it cannot be bought Continue reading
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Soul Meets Body was released in 2005
I was lucky, or maybe not lucky so much as greatly enjoyed the fact, that I entered Kindergarten in the year 1999. Among the few things I remember about Kindergarten besides my teacher being Mr. Abbott who happened to attend our church, was being confused when we returned to school post winter break and he Continue reading
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Technology’s Progression
First it was: “I want to see more” and so the lamp and then the lightbulb was created. Then it was: “I want to communicate more” and so the telegraph and telephone lines were installed. after that it became: “I need instantaneous information from the comfort of my home” and thus the internet was born. Continue reading
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End of Year Cheer – for Landlords
As I wait in line at a local branch of the Orange County’s Credit Union on December 1st so that I can get a cashiers check for rent, I reflect on the fact that I’ve performed this act twelve times this year alone. I can see the two men ahead of me both wearing construction Continue reading
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Things (un)forgotten
The phone number which contained his PIN number (and the code he used for just about everything since it was his birthdate 6-7-71) The monthly emailed statements from Xoom, messages on Viber, video calls I wish I’d screenshot or recorded somehow The YouTube playlists full of rock love ballads in English and Tagalog The random Continue reading
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Sendoff song
When all of humanity has finally Nailed the coffin of Earthly human existence shut And buried upon our mother planet, The remaining humans will leave for another place And the song felt in their minds and souls as they depart Will be a song by Whitney Houston Continue reading