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Tag Archives: Spain
Life Only Began Yesterday
It was a moment one can only describe as profound. We were driving northeast on Pacetti Road thinking about the recent visit of the grandkids. All of a sudden, the realization hit us like a runaway logging truck hurtling down … Continue reading
Posted in History, Life in General, Personal
Tagged Cardenas Cuba, centuries, Cuba, decades, England, grandkids, Highway 16, instant “connections”, Life Only Began Yesterday, lifetimes, Pacetti Road, Saint Augustine, Saint Johns County, Spain, Tampa, the age of 30, the loss of a friend, the Pacettis, the passage of time, the passing of a grandparent, the Triays
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May 4, 2011
Tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo, which makes today the fourth of May. Cinco de Mayo is a holiday in which Mexico celebrates their victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Throughout Mexico and the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Life in General
Tagged Battle of Puebla, Britain, C-3PO, Chewbacca, Cinco de Mayo, France, General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín, Hans, her penchant for puns, Luke, May 4 2011, Mexican President Benito Juárez, Mexico City, Napoleon, R2-D2, Spain, The Federation, the last European invasion of the Americas, Veracruz, victory over the French, “May the fourth be with you.”
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