History in the making!

Boy am I glad to be around for this. Barack Obama was elected the nation's first black president in a historic triumph. Huge crowds gathered in Grant Park in Chicago and in Harlem to cheer Obama and await his first public speech as president-elect.

Obama and running mate Biden will take their oaths of office as president and vice president on January 20, 2009. Obama and company have a great task ahead as leader of a country that is in recession, and fighting two long wars.

Best of luck in the next 4 years!!!!!!

A little incentive to vote tomorrow!

Just a friendly reminder that tomorrow is finally election day.

As a little incentive, Starbucks is giving voters free tall (12-ounce) cup of coffee. Voters can show their state’s “I voted” sticker for proof. There is a limit of one cup per customer. The company says in areas where there is no proof of voting, the give away will be done on the honor system.

Ben & Jerry's also wants to encourage voters by giving them a free scoop of ice cream. Go to a participating scoop shop on November 4th from 5-8pm, and you'll get a free scoop of ice cream.

Don't forget to vote!!!

A E I O U, el burro sabe mas que tu...

I love The Regis & Kelly show, but I'm very disappointed with what went down on Monday. Kelly Ripa told a story on Monday about how one of her kids was learning about government and said the elephant represented the Republicans and the donkey represented the Dominicans. Regis then joked, "She's pretty close."

Que falta de respeto a nosotros los Dominicanos. As a Dominican woman who is intelligent and hard working I resent that type of comment. Many people on the net have said that the joke is being taken too seriously, but I would have to disagree. Dominicans are one of the most succesful groups in the recent waves of immigration to the US. It's a shame to see that such public figures like Regis and Kelly had such bad taste in the choice of their comments nadamas para tener un skit de 30 segundo para ser reir su publico. If I'm not mistaken, a Dominican received a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

Escriban a ellos vallan a la pagina de el canal busquen Regis & Kelly y luego busquen contactenos y dejenle saber a ellos estamos ofendidos. From what I've read, Dominican and Latino leaders are demanding an apology from the show, and will stage a protest outside the ABC studios on October 31st in NYC where the show airs.

Enjoy your free Taco!!!!

After the Red Sox got knocked out I stopped watching baseball, but it's a good thing I watch the news! Thank you Jason Bartlett (Tampa Bay Rays shortstop) for stealing second base in Game 1 of the World Series. Courtesy of Taco Bell, baseball and taco fans alike can get their free taco by simply visiting a participating Taco Bell restaurant on Tuesday, October 28 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (local time). No purchase is required; one taco per customer. What a wonderful treat!

I'm going to try my best to find a Taco Bell and get my free taco!

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.

Red Sox still alive!!!!

We have been used to great Red Sox comebacks in the post season. But last nights comeback from 7 - 0 down in the 7th inning against Tampa Bay was pretty impressive (not as great as the 3 -0 series turn around in 2004 against the Yankees) and I missed it!! I can't believe I missed last nights game, I'm so mad!!!!!!!!!!

I was so tired that I think I unconsciously made myself forget and go to sleep. But it still brings me joy to know the Red Sox are still alive!

Hopefully the Red Sox can keep up the momemtum over the weekend to win two games and the AL pennent. This should be an interesting weekend.

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!