Parece Que Fue Ayer - Seems Like Only Yesterday

Uno de los logros mas significantes para mi, lo fue el dia que me gradue de mi alma mater, Motorcycle Mechanics Institute en el 1986. Este año marca el aniversario numero 40th de mi graduacion. Para ser honesto, la unica razon por la cual vine a Estados Unidos lo fue para estudiar en MMI en Phoenix, AZ. Tengo que admitir que ha sido una de las mejores decisiones de mi vida.  

Uno de las motivos por el cual personas buscan una educacion avanzada es para tener un mejor futuro. Ya sea un futuro financiero o para desarrollar su maximo potencial intelectualmente. Es importante adquirir las herramientas necesarias para crecimiento personal y para mantenernos actualizados; a la misma vez se abren nuevas puertas y oportunidades en el futuro. Parece que la graduacion en MMI fue los otros dias; ya han pasado 40 años. 

Seems Like Only Yesterday

When it comes to education, nothing means more to me than the day in 1986 when I graduated from my alma mater, Motorcycle Mechanics Institute in Phoenix, AZ. 

While looking at some old pictures, I came to the sudden realization that this year marks a significant milestone, my 40th year graduation anniversary from MMI. To attend MMI is the only reason why I relocated from the Enchanted Island to the United States many years ago. Seems like only yesterday.

HIV/AIDS Education Workshops

There are many things I miss about my old job. If given the choice to pick the top two, they would be running the support groups. And doing HIV/AIDS prevention & education workshop presentations in schools and the local community. It was a deeply rewarding experience, while cultivating lasting connections with students and families.

Dreaming Of Being Back At My Old Job

For the last several weeks I keep having recurring dreams about my former job at the Health Center; a job I haven't had since retiring in 2021. It's been five years since retirement, and I am very happy to be retired. So, I don't understand why this keeps happening since I haven't even set foot in any of the Health Centers.

Soñando Con Mi Antiguo Trabajo

Llevo semanas que frecuentemente he estado soñando con mi ultimo trabajo en el Centro de Salud. Han pasado cinco años, ya que he estado retirado desde el 2021. Estoy contento y satisfecho con mi retiro. En todo este tiempo tampoco he visitado ninguno de los Centros de Salud y son pocos los ex-compañeros de trabajo con los que he compartido o me mantengo en comunicacion.

My Golden Era of Motorcycling

In the late 1970's, when I was in my early 20's, I had the good fortune to work at motorcycle dealerships in my hometown. Motocentro del Oeste (Yamaha/Kawasaki/Suzuki) and years later at Centro Honda (Honda/Triumph) dealerships. 

At the time, I didn't know how lucky I was to be part of two dealerships that competed against each other by running successful motocross teams. One thing I miss about those times is the competitiveness and camaraderie among members of both teams. Once a month the entire team would travel to the racetrack at another town to compete against each other; to us it felt like going to a family picnic. Friendships were forged and have survived the test of time.

It was a great time to be involved with motorcycles. That's what I call perfect timing, since I'd happen to purchase my first bike in 1974. The Kawasaki 900 ZI's, the two stroke Kaw 750 triples, Honda CB 750's, Honda CBX 6 cylinder, the Yamahas XS1100's, Suzuki's GS-1000, and many others were the kings of the street during that era. To this day, they are still my favorite motorcycles. 

Fleetwood Mac Under the Museum Lights

The original "light-painted" image (shown at the end of this post) was taken on May 2, 2016, in front of the steps where the iconic Rocky statue is shown standing on the Philadelphia Museum of Art. 

To create or edit some of my photos, sometimes I use music. Music helps me relax and inspires my editing process. For this AI cartoon selfie, I listened to one of my favorite rock bands, Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac.

Donald Trump Now Wants To Terrorize Our Airports By Sending ICE Thugs

The Orange Turd, our authoritarian fascist dictator wannabe is now threatening to send masked armed ICE thugs to our airport checkpoints starting tomorrow to create chaos and terrorize travelers. Who wants to be bothered by ICE at airports? TSA was bad enough, now you got these fools itching to rough people up and shoot them.

Untrained ICE thugs working at another job they are not trained for. Long TSA lines full of frustrated travelers, adding ICE, what could possibly go wrong? That tactic worked out so well in Minneapolis.

This proves yet again that they aren't an actual federal organization, just the private militia for the Orange Turd. Definitely not a good time to be traveling in the United States.

There goes ALL international travel, and the billions it brings. Are we winning yet?

Donald Trump Now Wants Immigrants Back, As Labor Crisis Explodes

To show you how out of touch our government is, now all of the sudden they understand that they need the migrants they already locked up or deported in other foreign countries that they are not from. MAGA cultists are surprised and upset that their dear moron leader wants immigrants back.

Earlier this month, the Orange Turd ordered his allies to stop using the phrase "mass deportations" and to adopt a new approach on one of his top campaign promises. He is concerned that the term "mass deportations" is unpopular to voters and the Orange Turd is worried about losing votes on the next election.

You know all those farm workers that the Orange Turd has been deporting? Those deportations caused a labor shortage because they can't get enough Americans to get off their lazy ass to go out in the field and pick those veggies. Our "stable-genius" moron president doesn't understand why Americans don't want to go work on farms for subpar wages.

Our government plan is to lower the wages they could pay them, and the farmers can deduct for room and board. Sounds like sharecropping to me. We are back to the Civil War era where formerly enslaved poor farmers were trapped in cycles of debt and poverty. Our government is going back to what they know best, indentured servitude and modern-day slavery.

What do these geniuses in our government were expecting to happen after deporting all these farm workers? Who is going to pick your crops? The Orange Turd is too stupid to realize that you need people to get the produce from the farm to the grocery shops.

Do these racist fascist clowns in our government think farm workers are coming back? In my opinion, migrant workers are not going to come back to the US as long as the Orange Turd is in office.