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Mi primer tatuaje. El escorpión, siempre uno de mis favoritos es también mi placa zodiaca. Los que nacen bajo este signo no nos enojamos si nos venganzamos.

Didn't get out of the house today so here's a photo of my first tattoo. I was too young to remember but on the bottom left you can see a vaccination scar I've had since childhood. I think it's a smallpox vaccine scar but I have another on my shoulder of the same arm.

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Not very artistic or of much interest. I was sick the last couple of days and this was most frequent view; my bathroom door. I took the picture yesterday but could not make it out of bed to post it.

He estado enfermo por unos días y lo único que he visto fué el baño. Aquí la puerta.

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Went to get a haircut today and noticed a hair raising incident. It looks like someone hit a fire hydrant and created a giant geyser. I planned to get a closer view after my cut but it was corrected by then.

La Bufadora de Folsom.

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Festival de la Familia, Sacramento.

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Went to the Scottish games and came across Brendon from the McDork Clan.

Brendon del clan McDork.

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The picture is a bit dark and towards the left you can see a bird. I had lunch at La Bou, in Folsom, on a nice sunny day. The company and conversation were delightful and the food wasn't bad. The chick (Katie) I had lunch with commented that the bird could not win a kicking contest. If you look closely the bird looks like it only has one leg. It was a very nice day today.

Si estuviéramos jugando lotería llamaremos a ¡El Pájaro! Salí a La Bou para el almuerzo hoy. Vi éste pájaro que parecía tener sólo una pata, la señorita con quién estaba dijo "no creo que puede ganar un combate de pateadas" es una chica chistosa. Fué un buen día hoy.

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This flower grows in our flower bed out front. I don't know what it is but there's a pretty savy lady at work who probaly knows. Katie, what's this flower called? Do you know?

Esta flor crece en frente de mi casa (a cuál es también su casa). No se cómo se llama ésta flor pero se alguien que estoy seguro si sabe. Katie, ¿cómo se llama ésta flor? ¿Sabes?

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Someday the artist will be recognized, in the meantime this art piece will hang on my bedroom wall to remind me of the talent deep within the painter. It was a birthday present that will last for quite a while. It may be worth some money in the future but to me it will always be priceless.

Una de las primeras pinturas hecha por mi hija. Esta celebra mi cultura, el centro de mi universo, y la raza humana. Fué un regalo para uno de mis muchos cumpleaños que he tenido. Te la agradezco Mariana es una pintura preciosa para mí.

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My rubberband ball just sitting on my work desk.



My rubberband ball just chillin' on my work desk.

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Mondays after work I usually try do grocery shopping for the week. I end up going to a grocery store several other times a week in order to feed 4-5 people. Anyway, across the street is this Goodwill store. I remember visiting Goodwill stores when I was young and had not visited one in a couple of decades. A friend at work re-introduced me to the Walmart of my youth. Here in Folsom, Goodwill, is housed in a nice and fairly new store. The picture above is actually two pictures in one. I super imposed the name of the store on the bottom left. I couldn't get the name and the front of the store in one picture.

Aquí hay una foto de la tienda Goodwill. Si no conoze esta tienda sólo vende cosas usadas. Siempre puede encontrar algo barato. Crecí visitando estas tiendas, cuando era niño, en el Este de Los Angeles. Hace mucho tiempo que no había hido a estas tiendas pero una chamaca en mi trabajo me enseño dónde estaba la tienda en Folsom. La foto a verdad son dos fotos nadamás puse el nombre sobre la segunda foto.

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One (here two) of my favorite beers now comes in six packs so that you can monitor your consumption a little bit better.

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Fuí a una carrera de perros. No cómo lo piensa fueron todos los perros Chihuahuitos. Tuvieron come 15 carreras y el ganador sigue competiendo en San Diego, California. Estos perritos ni sabian para donde ir. Pobrecitos corrian para donde quiera, cómo cucarachas por la noche cuando alguien entra al cuarto y prende las luces. Todo muy chistoso.

Went to the dog races today. Not your typical races with greyhounds chasing the electronic rabbit but chihuahuas running aimlessly until they find their owner. Not very sporty but quite funny.

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I went out to the backyard to meditate for a while and noticed how bright it was. The light eminated from the moon which was, I think, in its waxing gibbous phase and getting closer to a full moon. I thought I could go out and take a picture of the moon. I ended up taking about 30 shots but only a couple showed the craters. Most of the other pictures were blurry, I'll blame that on the camera, or too bright which made the moon look like the sun.

Anyway, I love nights that are illuminated by moonlight. As I sat in my backyard looking up I thought of the past few days and the people I interact from day to day. I enjoy most the people I have contact with at work, my community, and at home. Sometimes I just go about doing my business and interact with others. Tonight as I looked at the moon I noticed how much it attracted my thoughts and feelings. I noticed how it focused my attention to its mass. As I kept looking at the moon I tried to see the face of the moon to see if I could see the "man" on the moon. I let my imagination to see the man and maybe you can as well. I noticed that if I focused and tried my hardest I could see the craters on the moon (with the help of my camera). I noticed the character of the moon, it's beauty, and specially the aura that it created. As I looked at its aura I thought about a friend who has become closer than before. I had to call her up and we talked for a while. I told her what I was up to and how I thought about the time we have been able to spend together during the past few weeks. I have begun to appreciate her and thought of her. Told her how I had begun to enjoy seeing her character build, how I enjoy her beauty (internal/external), and how her aura reaches way beyond her persona. We talked about other things. A phone call coming in interrupted the moment.

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So as we get closer to the start of summer, beginning with Memorial Day, it looks like we may be paying $4 or more for a gallon of gas. I think I used 1/2 gallon just waiting for the Folsom ligh rail to pass my crossing home a little after 5pm today.

¿Llegará a 4 dólares la gasolina el mes siguiente? Yo creo que sí al fín del siguiente mes. Haber. Yo creo que hasta Daddy Yankee, a quién "le gusta la gasolina", dentro de poco no les va a gusta tanto.

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My daughter's dog. She named him Garbazo Bean but just goes by Bean. Sometimes I like the Bean but she's not my responsibility so I don't want to get attached. I put up with her 'cause she belongs to Mariana.

Amores Perros
De verdad no, pero es el perro de mi hija. Aveces parece bien creada pero siempre traviosa. Le nombramos Garbanzo Bean (haba del garbanzo), pero le llamamos Bean (haba). El perro le perteneze a mi hija Mariana, pero soy yo el que cuida la perrita.

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My humble neighborhood.I've lived in this 10 residence cul-de-sac for almost 8 years. Quiet place (most of the time) and it's within walking distance of a lot of shops.

Mi vecindad en Folsom, California. La foto fue tomada en frente de mi garaje. Si algun dia visita mi pueblo; Mi casa es su casa.

On my way to work

This is a daily view of my 3 mile commute to work.

Manejándo hacia mi trabajo que sólo es 3 millas para cada lado.

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Todavia no se como escribir con acentos, asi que por favor disculpen los errores. De hoy por adelante escribire (en espanol o ingles) o pondre una foto cada dia por los siguientes 365. Asi que si hay alguien que me pueda ayudar con mis acentos le agradesco mucho.

Beginning today and going forward I will try to post something in writing (spanish or english) or post a photo every day for the next 365 days. I hope I can keep up.

Foto de una carta postal contra el racismo. La he tenido por unos 8 anos. La carrera 2008 para ser presidente de los estados unidos me hizo pensar en esto.

The above picture is of a postcard I got from Tower Records before they went out of business. I've had this postcard posted on one of my cork boards for the past 8 years. Until recently I had not thought about it but this year's presidential elections made me think about it and its message.