My experiences, thoughts and their expression: mi vida

This morning I was notified of the passing of José Juan Dumont . A very special human being. Husband of Irmita...Brother of Nilda Rosa. Father to 3 tremendous women: Nani, Maru & Jessie. Joten...joguito!   Uncle to 3 fabulous human beings: Adlín Marie, Jocelyn Marie, José Javier. Cousins, the 6 of them. All affected by Joten 's passing. [And many, many more, whose name I do not know, children of his girls; and family of theirs, and Irmita's family, and his friends...and...and...all who knew him!] So many memories, and all ' good ' times, even when there was discomfort and/or pain. And Joten was always strong, tall, assured and assuring, smiling. Never had room for ' sticky ' energy. All always well. Honoring the pain that surrounds all, I share the thoughts of this morning, prior to the news - the daily thoughts of Nepo's book . July 6, 2016: " To Witness and Hold " Nilda Rosa y Joten "...it becomes clear that...

Taking from the US Declaration of Independence dtd. July 4, 1776, link here , and some of its parts and pieces which bring to mind the parallels of its origination 'seeds' to the present 'roots' of maladies and troubles manifesting presently in Puerto Rico, 240 years later. The reader is invited to discover linkages of the two situations - 1776 and 2016 - and to know that these chosen here hold characteristics that seem, appear, most similar, yet do not advocate for any particular aggression or separation forces, but intend to simply and plainly highlight the similarities to the PR experiences in the last 118 years. Those articles and phrases that bring a most striking similarity are excerpted and posted below, and in some [ short edits ] are inserted to improve upon the linkage.   ...///... “When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve [ review ] the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among t...