Homosexuality a crime? I don't think so.

As I was reading an article about decriminalizing homosexuality in Africa in a cyber news portal, the first thing that came to my mind was the following question: Why do we feel the need to criminalize homosexuality? In this era, to criminalize someone for having a different sexual preference is like criminalizing people who are being born with dwarfism or with missing limbs. They were born that way, it’s nobody’s fault; nature made them the way they are.  Besides, if we were all born to be the same, act the same and have the same preferences we would all have been born women only, or men only. It is like going back to the times where you would be punished just for being a woman, of for being a different skin color. It’s wrong and it should be stopped. What should be made a criminal offense and highlighted to people everywhere that it will be punished is to act upon hateful believes and hurt those who are different from you; now that is a measurement that should be respected, acted upon and reinforced. Because no matter your sexual preference you are still a human being, therefore you should be allowed to live with dignity and pursue your happiness.

On restaurants and Translations

The new restaurant trend in Puerto Rico, is that restaurants want to have bilingual menus (which is not abad thing considering Puerto Rico is a very popular touristic destination). So what they do is that they have the name of the specialty in Spanish and right next to it a translation in “English” Why do I write English inside quotation marks? Because sometimes the word chosen to represent the concept in the menu is not exactly the right word given the culinary context of the word. People underestimate the value of a good translation. To be respected as a bilingual destination where tourists can have  a good time in their own language is not limited to just be able to translate a few words and be able to say “Yes” “No” and “Give a moment” until you can find someone who is actually fluent in the language. It is also about choosing the right vocabulary according to the represented context. A very good example is a well known restaurant that has enjoyed a well reputed name for years in the northwest area of Puerto Rico, if you order from their menu; you can always enjoy the “Parmesan Chicken Chest” as your main course, it’s bound to be delicious even though its choice in vocabulary is disastrous.

Puerto Rico = Gangster's Paradise ( a review of sources)

Funny, I posted about this same topic yesternight and here today THE local newspaper published this article:

La Isla del Chanchullo Gubernamental

It roughly translates to "the island of government deception"  and it states that Puerto Rico has turned into one of the most corrupt destinations in the Caribbean. No more questions your honor.