Hello out there again!

I know it's been a while. Tengo que darle calor a mi hogar!

Como muchos de los Dominicanos ausentes pensando en semana santa/viernes santo en RD, I hope you're having some habichuela con dulce today.

TGIF!!!!!

Twitter

Well, I finally gave in and got myself on twitter. I didn't see what the point of twitter was, I've spents months and months trying to find the point. But the best way to find out is to join! We'll see how this goes.

Coffee does what?!

As I was quickly looking through the NY Post this morning I came across this: new research has suggested that drinking more than three cups of coffee a day shrinks women’s breasts.

My first thought was Dios mio, no puede ser, what is going to happen to me I drink so much coffee I might as well be hooked up to an IV. But then I started thinking of everyone else that drank as much coffee as I did and I don't see the correlation.

But, Sweden’s Lunds University surveyed around 300 women and discovered a link between coffee and smaller breasts. Helena Jernstroem, a lecturer in experimental oncology at the University says “Coffee-drinking women do not have to worry their breasts will shrink to nothing overnight. They will get smaller, but the breasts aren’t just going to disappear.” I don't know about this study, but maybe I should lay off the coffee just in case. On the plus side, regular caffeine intake is said to reduce the risk of breast cancer.

Apparently, drinking too much coffee has the opposite effect on men, turning pecks into man boobs.

Trying to catch up with the world

Hello all out there. I haven't been very attentive to Pongan el Cafe, but I've been drowing in work for like the past month or so. Unfotunate for me, I've become a slave to my trabajo. I know, I shouldn't even think of complaining about work at a time like this but it's in my nature to complain (sorry).

I will go out and enjoy the rest of this beautiful day, seeing as these warm sunny days in NYC are becoming few and far between. I promise to update this site and keep it interesting, in the mean time, don't forget me!

Something to think about over the weekend.

I know it's been a while since I blessed the web. But I recently learned something interesting. I'm pretty sure a lot of people have been asking themselves this question. Is Ben & Jerry's really going to use human breast milk in their ice cream?

I'm a huge fan of ice cream, especially Ben & Jerry's. My love affair with Cherry Garcia has been going almost 10 years strong. But we'll finally hit a rough patch if PETA has their way. The animal rights activists PETA wants Ben & Jerry's to start using nursing moms milk rather than cow milk for their ice cream.

PETA is thinking about the humane treatment for cows, but what about mothers? And just how would Ben & Jerry's get this milk from nursing moms? This is a little to weird for me.

While Ben & Jerry's applauded PETA for bringing attention to this issue, I don't think they'll be using breast milk for their ice cream any time soon.

Thanks to PETA I think I'll lay off of the ice cream for now.

Can the "glass ceiling" really be broken?

The issue of race and sex has been brought to attention during the Democratic presidential primary. During Hillary Clinton’s concession speech, she stated that even though the glass ceiling was not shattered, there are now millions of cracks to let the light shine through. I don’t know how much I believe that. I’m not saying that Clinton did not win the election just because she is a woman, but does this give false hope to women in the United States, especially minorities? Does this really make people think that there is not much work to do?

For anyone unfamiliar with the term “glass ceiling”, it refers to a situation where the advancement of a qualified person is stopped due to some form of discrimination, most commonly sexism and racism.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great effort on Hillary’s part trying to encourage and inspire the next generation of women. She joins a long line of women who through their actions have helped push forward in politics and corporate America, performing the oh so difficult task of balancing family and work life and being successful in advancing their careers. That being said, I still believe that a woman is limited in how high up the ladder she can go. Juggling work and family is seen as a weakness for woman and not even a factor in the equation for men. Honestly, women are still expected to be soft spoken, complacent, and family oriented and criticized for being aggressive and career obsessed. Why is it a remarkable thing and not something that is expected to happen that women run for office?

I’ll leave you with something to think about. Women in politics, as entrepreneurs, and high powered jobs has increased over the last two decades. But, as I was reading up on this issue as it pertains to this election, I stumbled across one interesting piece of information. In 1984, almost 25 years ago, Geraldine Ferraro was on the ballot as vice presidential candidate and that was considered remarkable then. Hillary Clinton, if nominated for the VP, would be the second woman nominated. With this in mind, how much progress has there actually been?

I don’t think we should be so happy to have the “ceiling” cracked; the ceiling has been cracking for quit some time now. I hope that my cynicism is totally off the map on this one, but I don’t see the ceiling being shattered anytime soon. So when a man (or even a woman) asks if you buy into the bull shit of the glass ceiling, you tell him (or remind her) that you don’t have to buy it, you get it for free everyday just for waking up in the morning…….

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El asunto de la raza y el sexo se ha traído a la atención durante el primario presidencial Democratica. Durante el discurso de la concesión de Hillary Clinton, ella indicó que aunque el techo de cristal no fue roto, esta empesando a partir. No sé cuánto creo eso. ¿No estoy diciendo que Clinton no ganó la elección apenas porque ella es una mujer, pero me pregunto si esto ésta dando esperanza falsa a las mujeres en los Estados Unidos, especialmente minorías? ¿Es que la gente piensa que no hay mucho trabajo a hacer?

Para cualquier persona que no conoce el término “techo de cristal”, refiere a una situación donde el adelanto de una persona calificada es parado debido a una cierta forma de discriminación.
Es un gran esfuerzo de parte de Hillary que intenta animar e inspirar la generación siguiente de mujeres. Tenemos una larga lista de mujeres que con sus acciones han ayudado a empujar adelante hacia adentro política y América corporativa, incluyendo el trabajo tan dificil de ser encargado de su familia. Pero, todavía creo que limitan a una mujer en cómo arriba encima de la escalera ella puede ir. Consideran el trabajo y a la familia una debilidad para la mujer y para los hombres la familia no tiene effecto con su trabajo. Todavía se espera que a las mujeres sean de tono suave, satisfechas, y familia orientada y son criticada por ser agresivas y obsesionada con su carrera. ¿Por qué es una cosa notable y no algo que se espera que suceda que las mujeres dominen el la politica?

Los dejaré con este pensamiento. Las mujeres en políticas, como empresarios, y los trabajos de alta potencia han aumentado durante las dos décadas pasadas. Pero, yo tropecé a través de información interesante. En 1984, hace casi 25 años, Geraldine Ferraro estaba en la balota como candidato vice presidencial y eso era considerada notable entonces. Hillary Clinton, si es nominada para el VP, sería la segunda mujer nominada. ¿Con esto en mente, cuánto progreso ha sido realmente?

Revolution and Capitalism?

I was at the doctor's office yesterday reading amNY. I came across a tiny article in the World Briefs section on Che Guevara's kids. Two of his kids said they're tired of having their father's image used to sell everything.

Now, I must admit that I all about the revolutionary image on t-shirts and hats. I even bought a shirt for my friend (who I believe was involved in some revolutionary movement in a past life). I also thought that you should only wear the shirts if you know who Che was, which most of the people wearing it have no clue who he was and what he did.

Anyway, I totally understand where his children are coming from. I for one have had it with his image all over the place and people really not understanding what that stands for. The last straw for me was when I saw a t-shirt with Che Guevara's image decorated in color patterns and rhinestones looking like an Ed Hardy shirt gone totally wrong.