Please note: This is an observation of today’s event and no endorsement, for or against, the intent of the protestors is intended, nor should one be assumed. I do not have enough information to form an opinion on their grievance or proposed solution. I was enjoying my Cuban sandwich under a cloudy wonderful Orlando afternoon […]
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Blogging and Personal Responsibility; Flights of Fancy Should be Ignored
“I am David Karlsruher. Some time ago, I wrote a blog about Stuart L. Leeds wherein I made statements regarding him which were inaccurate and which I should not have made. I publicaly (sic) apologize to Stuart L. Leeds for having done so.” A public apology, by a local blogger, for words written in defiance […]
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Adjusting to the climate in Orlando; it is cold!
I was warned by many friends that one of the hardest things I would face in Orlando would be the weather. Apparently, Orlando is known more by its hot and humid weather rather than its amusement parks. Funny thing is that my friends were both right and wrong about this. They were right about the […]
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Criminalizing Democracy
As if the recent events across the world, especially last week in England, were not enough to demonstrate to the establishment that Democracy demands more than lip-service from politicians but, rather actual action when it comes to safe-guarding the people’s right for redress before the government, up comes; El Paso District Attorney, Jaime Esparza, to […]
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State of Florida Bureaucracy Pleasantly Surprises
Those that have known me for any length of time know that my biggest gripe is government inefficiency. It doesn’t matter if it is federal, Mexican or American; government generally runs, at, well government pace. For me, government operations have defined the word slow. Florida has forced me to reconsider my opinion of government. To […]
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Realty Irritations
On the business side, my experience has been lackluster at best. Although it is still too early to judge the business climate in Orlando my experience has been negative in terms of business to business service. As I am opening a new office for my company in Orlando I set out early on Monday morning […]
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Tolls, transponders and great salsa!
My experience so far in Orlando has been mixed. On the personal side, it has been much better than I could have expected. People in Orlando have been friendly and helpful. I was welcomed officially into the city last Sunday with a dinner invitation by Crystal, Nick, Nina and Stephen. Crystal is a coworker and […]
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The Drug Capital of the World can’t even test the drugs!
The El Paso Times broke a story a few days ago detailing how the El Paso Texas Police Department’s drug lab has been decertified to test for certain drugs in criminal cases. That’s right; it is El Paso, Texas and not Cd. Juárez! For at least the last four years, Cd. Juárez has been embroiled […]
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The El Paso News Organization is changing
Those that have known me for any period of time know that my belief is that information empowers everyone. Unfiltered information, however unpalatable it might be, is the nexus to prosperity as it shines the light on those trying to hide in darkness. I also believe that we all have our own reality based on […]
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Smart Growth and public nuisance; Part II
Smart Growth wrapped around a colorful vocabulary of nostalgic living is nothing more than concentrating people into smaller areas. It is building vertically. As smart as Smart Growth may sound, the reality is that Smart Growth creates more problems than it solves. What I find most interesting is that American’s tend to keep larger personal […]