http://laacera.com ¡Dilo Aquí! Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:24:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://laacera.com/posts/julio-r/2012/03/a-better-solution-to-the-ferry-situation http://laacera.com/posts/julio-r/2012/03/a-better-solution-to-the-ferry-situation#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:08:51 +0000 Julio R http://laacera.com/?p=5511
The ferry service on Puerto Rico’s eastern coast has long been the worst kind of embarrassment to the people of the island. With its now infamous lack of reliability, it fails the test as a gateway to Puerto Rico’s most beautiful beaches. That’s only part of the story. For residents of the outlying islands, and...]]> http://laacera.com/posts/julio-r/2012/03/a-better-solution-to-the-ferry-situation/feed 1 http://laacera.com/posts/robert/2012/03/la-privatizacion-de-los-ferries http://laacera.com/posts/robert/2012/03/la-privatizacion-de-los-ferries#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:53:11 +0000 Robert http://laacera.com/?p=5502
Yo apoyo la privatización de las lanchas a Vieques y Culebra. ¡Ya!, lo dije. Lo apoyo. Aunque critico al gobernador, su administración y su manera de gobernar a menudo en este foro y en otros, esta vez estoy 100% de acuerdo con él. Cualquier persona que ha tenido la mala fortuna de montarse en las lanchas conocen que...]]> http://laacera.com/posts/robert/2012/03/la-privatizacion-de-los-ferries/feed 0 http://laacera.com/posts/robert/2012/03/nupulo-la-nueva-taberna-lupulo http://laacera.com/posts/robert/2012/03/nupulo-la-nueva-taberna-lupulo#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:20:13 +0000 Robert http://laacera.com/?p=5497
It wasn’t long ago that I discovered La Taberna Lúpulo (well, in the span of my life, the fall of 2010 isn’t too long ago).  A delicious slice of beer paradise in Old San Juan.  But alas, it was crowded, hot, and smelled like fried food.  This was due to its tiny location, which could...]]> http://laacera.com/posts/robert/2012/03/nupulo-la-nueva-taberna-lupulo/feed 0 http://laacera.com/posts/robert/2012/02/video-de-empleado-del-municipio-de-san-juan-agrediendo-a-periodista http://laacera.com/posts/robert/2012/02/video-de-empleado-del-municipio-de-san-juan-agrediendo-a-periodista#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:26:26 +0000 Robert http://laacera.com/?p=5490 http://laacera.com/posts/robert/2012/02/video-de-empleado-del-municipio-de-san-juan-agrediendo-a-periodista/feed 0 http://laacera.com/posts/humorista/2012/02/que-bueno-es-ser-pnp http://laacera.com/posts/humorista/2012/02/que-bueno-es-ser-pnp#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:56:55 +0000 Humorista http://laacera.com/?p=5470
Qué bueno es ser PNP y vivir en el Puerto Rico de Fortuño. Un Puerto Rico donde el  ”brain-drain” no nos ha robado grandes cantidades de nuestros profesionales educados. Donde la criminalidad no existe y las escuelas públicas son de primera. Qué bueno es ser PNP donde hay trabajo para todos.  Donde el sector privado...]]> http://laacera.com/posts/humorista/2012/02/que-bueno-es-ser-pnp/feed 7 http://laacera.com/posts/robert/2012/02/la-carpetas-are-back-sort-of http://laacera.com/posts/robert/2012/02/la-carpetas-are-back-sort-of#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:53:37 +0000 Robert http://laacera.com/?p=5421
Earlier today El Nuevo Día published an article stating that, according to Municipal Resolution 102, Mayagüez approved funding to monitor any negative expressions about the Municipality of Mayagüez, its leadership, officials, and employees. This is a throwback to cointelpro and Las Carpetas, which were a dark time in Puerto Rican and US history.  As the grandson of a...]]> http://laacera.com/posts/robert/2012/02/la-carpetas-are-back-sort-of/feed 2 http://laacera.com/posts/nelson-e-vera-santiago/2012/02/entuertos http://laacera.com/posts/nelson-e-vera-santiago/2012/02/entuertos#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:52:29 +0000 Nelson E. Vera Santiago http://laacera.com/?p=5398
Entuertos[1] A Cezzane Cardona, con agradecimiento a Edgardo Nieves Mieles, eterno coconspirador… Un día habíase quedado Zaratustra dormido debajo de una higuera, pues hacía calor, y había colocado sus brazos sobre el rostro. Entonces vino una víbora y le picó en el cuello, de modo que Zaratustra se despertó gritando de dolor. Al retirar el...]]> http://laacera.com/posts/nelson-e-vera-santiago/2012/02/entuertos/feed 3 http://laacera.com/posts/el-compay/2012/02/gansos-oportunistas http://laacera.com/posts/el-compay/2012/02/gansos-oportunistas#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:35:38 +0000 El Compay http://laacera.com/?p=5337
Tal vez en el 2008 yo fui inocente, no sé, antes no me había involucrado en la política. Tenía mis opiniones y voté, pero nada más.  En el 2008 decidí participar, ya que finalmente acepté la realidad de cuan mala estaban las cosas.  Conocí a mucha gente quienes yo pensaban que eran como yo. La...]]> http://laacera.com/posts/el-compay/2012/02/gansos-oportunistas/feed 6 http://laacera.com/posts/the-mighty-kr/2012/02/apathetically-fucked http://laacera.com/posts/the-mighty-kr/2012/02/apathetically-fucked#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:48:39 +0000 The Mighty KR http://laacera.com/?p=5329
We’re in 2012, an election year and the end of the world.  I only believe in one of these things, but I still consider them both to be a joke.  And I’m pretty sure that this year won’t bring the end of the world. Although the anger and frustration I feel from the current GOP...]]> http://laacera.com/posts/the-mighty-kr/2012/02/apathetically-fucked/feed 4 http://laacera.com/posts/9mlrcls/2012/01/no-fear-or-loathing-here http://laacera.com/posts/9mlrcls/2012/01/no-fear-or-loathing-here#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:14:56 +0000 Miuler http://laacera.com/?p=5275
A certain Huffington Post conjecture written by Monica Gutierrez has been floating around the Internet for the past few days. It presents a number of facts and uses anecdotal evidence intertwined with sagacious metaphor to hide an underlying insult that cannot be left unattended. First she says logic doesn’t apply to my island but that...]]> http://laacera.com/posts/9mlrcls/2012/01/no-fear-or-loathing-here/feed 63 http://laacera.com/posts/the-single-malt-theory/2011/12/best-albums-of-2011 http://laacera.com/posts/the-single-malt-theory/2011/12/best-albums-of-2011#comments Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:36:38 +0000 The Single Malt Theory http://laacera.com/?p=5205
It’s that time.  There’s been a lot of music this year, some good, some awful.  Here are the winners and losers. 1. Bon Iver (Paste, N.P.R., Pitchfork) 2. P.J. Harvey, Let England Shake (N.M.E., Mojo, BBC, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, No Ripcord) It all often comes down to two or three albums that are head...]]> http://laacera.com/posts/the-single-malt-theory/2011/12/best-albums-of-2011/feed 0 http://laacera.com/posts/robert/2011/12/los-pepper-awards-the-winners http://laacera.com/posts/robert/2011/12/los-pepper-awards-the-winners#comments Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:17:42 +0000 Robert http://laacera.com/?p=5166
Con mucho orgullo, but without a lot of pomp and circumstance, les presento a ustedes, nuestro público, los resultados de los Pepper Awards. Los Resultados: Best for a Carnivore Ruth’s Chris (Isla Verde, 787-253-1717) Best Veggie Alive (Torrimar, 787-782-2626) International Fusion Dragonfly (Viejo San Juan, 787-977-3886) Puerto Rican Fusion Jaquita Baya (Miramar, 787-993-5359) Comida Criolla Casita...]]> http://laacera.com/posts/robert/2011/12/los-pepper-awards-the-winners/feed 3 http://laacera.com/posts/el-compay/2011/12/crismas-chopping-blah http://laacera.com/posts/el-compay/2011/12/crismas-chopping-blah#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:34:29 +0000 El Compay http://laacera.com/?p=5136
Hace 4 años atrás decidí boicotear a Plaza las Américas, esto sucedió después de pasar más de una hora en búsqueda de estacionamiento en el multi-piso sin tener éxito alguno. Ahí la gente manejaba como salvajes (por poco chocando conmigo en múltiples ocasiones) y, consecuentemente, esto causó un ataque de acidez en mi estomago que...]]> http://laacera.com/posts/el-compay/2011/12/crismas-chopping-blah/feed 0 http://laacera.com/posts/robert/2011/12/los-pepper-awards-why-not http://laacera.com/posts/robert/2011/12/los-pepper-awards-why-not#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:39:17 +0000 Robert http://laacera.com/?p=5125
Sometimes disgust gets the best of me. When the Sal Awards came out, and Denny’s came out as the winner for best breakfast/brunch in Puerto Rico, that was one of them.  If the category was “best place to go to at 4am when you’re drunk and El Churry already closed”, I’d applaud that decision. But not...]]> http://laacera.com/posts/robert/2011/12/los-pepper-awards-why-not/feed 8 http://laacera.com/posts/el-compay/2011/12/puerto-rico-%c2%bfnarcoestado-51 http://laacera.com/posts/el-compay/2011/12/puerto-rico-%c2%bfnarcoestado-51#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:59:20 +0000 El Compay http://laacera.com/?p=5101
¡La estadidad llego! Sort of, but not the statehood that the PNP wants. Puerto Rico is just 3 steps away from achieving full recognition as a Narcostate according to the UN. So who can we thank for this (almost) achievement? First, I’d like to thank Andrew Mellon, William Randolph Hearst, and the DuPont family. In...]]> http://laacera.com/posts/el-compay/2011/12/puerto-rico-%c2%bfnarcoestado-51/feed 0 http://laacera.com/posts/robert/2011/12/elitistas-unidos-%c2%a1tremenda-satira http://laacera.com/posts/robert/2011/12/elitistas-unidos-%c2%a1tremenda-satira#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 04:38:33 +0000 Robert http://laacera.com/?p=5093 http://laacera.com/posts/robert/2011/12/elitistas-unidos-%c2%a1tremenda-satira/feed 1 http://laacera.com/posts/the-mighty-kr/2011/11/changeocracy http://laacera.com/posts/the-mighty-kr/2011/11/changeocracy#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:51:02 +0000 The Mighty KR http://laacera.com/?p=5083
Maybe it’s part of our basic humanity, but as a species, we want change. What type of change doesn’t matter, but we want it. Whether it be a change of the status quo or a change back to what we perceive as a better time, we strive to attain it. Or rather, we strive to...]]> http://laacera.com/posts/the-mighty-kr/2011/11/changeocracy/feed 0 http://laacera.com/posts/nelson-e-vera-santiago/2011/11/black-friday-bullets http://laacera.com/posts/nelson-e-vera-santiago/2011/11/black-friday-bullets#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:39:10 +0000 Nelson E. Vera Santiago http://laacera.com/?p=5073
Esta ha sido una semana de suma porquería social. Más que eso, por la razón de que el tema viene forzado pro tradiciones extranjeras (Sanguivin y la venta del madrugador), me apunto una con costumbre del amigo Guillermo Rebollo Gil de titular las cosas en inglés. Veamos. Por un lado, el pueblo se atragantó de...]]> http://laacera.com/posts/nelson-e-vera-santiago/2011/11/black-friday-bullets/feed 0 http://laacera.com/posts/robert/2011/11/thanks-and-grassy-ass http://laacera.com/posts/robert/2011/11/thanks-and-grassy-ass#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:18:57 +0000 Robert http://laacera.com/?p=5067
Yes, this is a sappy thanksgiving post. But the way I see it is that if you’re able to read this, you have a lot to be thankful for. So I’ll start with being thankful for having the snark to tell you to STFU and read the rest of this sappy post. I started last...]]> http://laacera.com/posts/robert/2011/11/thanks-and-grassy-ass/feed 0 http://laacera.com/posts/humorista/2011/11/the-new-puerto-rican-anthem http://laacera.com/posts/humorista/2011/11/the-new-puerto-rican-anthem#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:59:04 +0000 Humorista http://laacera.com/?p=5054 http://laacera.com/posts/humorista/2011/11/the-new-puerto-rican-anthem/feed 0 http://laacera.com/posts/robert/2011/11/the-meh-diary http://laacera.com/posts/robert/2011/11/the-meh-diary#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2011 20:37:47 +0000 Robert http://laacera.com/?p=5044
After doing a mixture of freelance work and nothing yesterday, I got a text message from a friend. ¿Rob, que haces? it said… and nada I said.  So we had to fix that.  A midnight movie was called, and after spending about 18 seconds on the Cine app, my friend and I decided to head...]]> http://laacera.com/posts/robert/2011/11/the-meh-diary/feed 2 http://laacera.com/posts/the-mighty-kr/2011/11/mentalidades-colonizadas http://laacera.com/posts/the-mighty-kr/2011/11/mentalidades-colonizadas#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:37:47 +0000 The Mighty KR http://laacera.com/?p=5010
I was recently enjoying a beer at La Taberna Lúpulo with some friends, when in the middle of a conversation I made the drunken assertion that “inside of every Belief is a lie.” The conversation was in Spanish, but that single statement was in English. A few seconds later, a woman sitting at the bar...]]> http://laacera.com/posts/the-mighty-kr/2011/11/mentalidades-colonizadas/feed 7 http://laacera.com/posts/illustrious-guest/2011/11/jersey-city-victim-faces-additional-attacks http://laacera.com/posts/illustrious-guest/2011/11/jersey-city-victim-faces-additional-attacks#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 01:36:03 +0000 Illustrious Guest http://laacera.com/?p=5017
Editors note: This was originally posted by my friend Ada Ospina on her blog, and I am reposting this on La Acera in a demonstration of solidarity with her.  Please feel free to repost this on your site as well. In the early hours of October 28th Jersey City police walked into what was described...]]> http://laacera.com/posts/illustrious-guest/2011/11/jersey-city-victim-faces-additional-attacks/feed 1 http://laacera.com/posts/robert/2011/11/anuncio-oficial-nuestro-endoso-para-gobernador http://laacera.com/posts/robert/2011/11/anuncio-oficial-nuestro-endoso-para-gobernador#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:15:12 +0000 Robert http://laacera.com/?p=4963
Históricamente, los medios opinan sobre temas políticos. La Acera, se ha caracterizado por ser diferente en este sentido. Esta página no tiene una dirección editorial partidista, algo que nos define como un albergue de libre expresión sin censura. Aunque no nos identificamos con ninguna ideología partidista, el equipo de trabajo de La Acera está compuesto...]]> http://laacera.com/posts/robert/2011/11/anuncio-oficial-nuestro-endoso-para-gobernador/feed 8 http://laacera.com/posts/robert/2011/11/backpacking-through-europe-without-leaving-the-caribbean http://laacera.com/posts/robert/2011/11/backpacking-through-europe-without-leaving-the-caribbean#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:56:08 +0000 Robert http://laacera.com/?p=4894
I’ve always wanted to go backpacking through Europe. This has been a pipe dream of mine since high school. Since the day I discovered multi-tabbed browsing, one of my tabs would always open to Travelocity’s dream maps, telling me which European point of entry was the cheapest. I had all the logistics ready in my...]]> http://laacera.com/posts/robert/2011/11/backpacking-through-europe-without-leaving-the-caribbean/feed 4