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Finally, a post about religion
In the past, I have largely stayed away from the very tricky topic of religion. No explanation really necessary. But now, I will make a few broad generalizations about religions, in the following limited sense. I publish following 3 MANDATORY CHARACTERISTICS of all religions, that is, the common denominator of characteristics that every religion should have, considering the multi cultural world that we all live in.
- You should be able to join that religion. In other words, a religion should not be a closed society. If you associate with it, you should be able to join it, after going through some sort of process.
- You should be able to leave that religion. So, if you decide to leave that religion, you should be able to do so.
- You should be able to marry outside that religion, and not force your partner to that religion.
December 19th, 2011
Arroyito – Translation in English
This is my attempt at translating “Arroyito” into English. Of course, some of the translations cannot be literal, so I hope I have done justice to the original song.
| Original (en español) | English Translation |
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Amaneció, y me encontré con que emprendiste un largo viaje Mi corazón se te escapó del equipaje Y se quedó fue para llenarme de recuerdos Amaneció, y el gallo viejo que cantaba en la ventana Hoy no cantó, pues tú no abriste la mañana Y hasta el viento se devolvió porque no estabas |
Dawn came, and found that you ventured on a long journey My heart escaped from (your) luggage And it is still filled with memories Dawn came, and the old rooster was singing in the window Today I did not sing, because you did not open the morning And even the wind has returned because you were not (here) |
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Eres el arroyito que baña mi cabaña Eres el negativo de la foto de mi alma Eres agua bendita que crece en mi cultivo Eres ese rayito que me calienta el nido |
You are the stream that runs by my hut You are the negative of the picture my soul You are the holy water that grows in my crops You’re that glimmer that warms my nest |
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Atardeció, y el corazón abre su álbum en silencio Un acordeón le va imprimiendo los recuerdos Y hace también una canción para que vuelvas Atardeció, y ya se va la claridad de mi cabaña No siento luz en los rincones de mi alma Pues ya no tengo todo lo que llevas dentro |
Evening came, and the heart opens its album in silence An accordion is printing the memories. And also makes a song for you to come back Evening came, and the light goes away from the hut And I don’t feel the light in the corners of my soul And I no longer have that you bring inside. |
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Eres el arroyito que baña mi cabaña Eres el negativo de la foto de mi alma Eres agua bendita que crece en mi cultivo Eres ese rayito que me calienta el nido |
You are the stream that runs by my hut You are the negative of the picture of my soul You are the holy water that grows in my crops You’re that glimmer that warms my nest |
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Yo sólo quiero ser el dueño de tu amor Yo sólo quiero ser el dueño de tu risa Para encontrarte y devolverte el corazón Que me acompañes por el resto de mi vida, uy! |
I only want to be the owner of your love I only want to be the owner of your laughter To find you again and return you (my) heart And that you accompany me for the rest of my life. Uy! |
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Eres el arroyito que baña mi cabaña Eres el negativo de la foto de mi alma Eres agua bendita que crece en mi cultivo Eres ese rayito que me calienta el nido |
You are the stream that runs by my hut You are the negative of the picture of my soul You are the holy water that grows in my crops You’re that glimmer that warms my nest |
December 8th, 2011
The A-12 Spy Plane and Area 51 (How cool is this?)
In this rare picture, courtesy of National Geographic, a titanium A-12 spy-plane prototype is shown suspended upside down at Area 51 in the late 1950s. How cool is this all, that this A-12 was nearly undetectable to radar, could fly at 2,200 miles (3,540 kilometers) an hour (fast enough to cross the continental U.S. in about an hour), and that it could take high resolution pictures of foot-long objects from a height of 90,000 feet (27,400 meters). And this was in the 1950s! (60 years later, and we still spend many hours getting cross the country.)