December 2009 Archives

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Reunions of one kind or another are not uncommon at resorts like the Eden Roc Hotel in Miami Beach.  Hundreds of lavish weddings, anniversaries and other comemorative celebrations are held there every year.   There was a recently held reunion that was not a lavish affair in any way.  It was a small, somber gathering, only 33 [...]

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Different cultures celebrate the coming of Christmas in many ways.  Like most Cuban-Americans I have adopted the American way of having all the presents under the tree by Christmas Eve.  I remember that as a young child, my mother would let me open one small present before going to bed, but the rest were opened on  Christmas [...]

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