Today is May 5th, Cinco de Mayo, which will be celebrated throughout the country as some sort of universal Latino holiday. The revelry started last Friday in many cities, with the mistaken thought that they are celebrating Mexican Independence Day. There are parties and festivals and awards and happy hours and special dishes and discounts […]
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Reflections on Ash Wednesday
I am a bad Catholic. That’s not a statement of guilt, just one of fact. There really is no stretch of the imagination or creative license that’s going to make my once-a-year visit to Mass (sometimes twice) into something other than being a bad Catholic. And there are some years that I don’t even make […]
My Words For Trump: Prove Me Wrong!
I have spent years trying to avoid talking politics on this blog and in most public channels. It’s a result of spending most of my professional life being a spokesperson — I’ve learned to avoid sharing my personal beliefs. Today, I step away from that. I’m not certain it will be a one-time event. * […]
Hispanic Houston as an Agent of Change #LATISM16
This post is part of my collaboration with LATISM; I am a 2016 Top Influencer. All opinions are my own. I’ve been involved with Latinos in Tech Innovation and Social Media (LATISM) for quite a while. I used to be Co-Director of the Houston Chapter. I helped organize the national conference in Houston 2012. And […]
What they did & didn’t tell me about Parkinson’s Disease
It’s been more than 10 years since my father died of Parkinson’s Disease. As I watch the news coverage of the recent death of Muhammad Ali I realized that (to many) this disease is still a mystery. In many ways, it still is to me as well. But I have had the first-hand experience of […]
Want to be successful? Be polite!
There seems to be a belief that popped up in the past few decades or so that to become successful you have to be rude, obnoxious, and just plain mean. Somehow, somewhere along the way we convinced ourselves that manners (and politeness) are a sign of weakness or something. And civility started to erode and […]
