Posted by
CCBlogger on Wednesday, November 15, 2006 10:58:26 PM
Update: Welcome BabaluBlog readers! Hope you will look around, and come back often.
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One of my favorite and daily reads is Cuban blogger, Val Prieto's
BabaluBlog.com (he does have a great team of writers and contributors...all phenomenal and passionate about freedom in Cuba). His blog is mostly focused on the plight of the Cuban people, on and off the prison island. He is dedicated to exposing the truth about the castro regime, and speaking out for freedom, no matter where.
Because my parents are Cuban exiles, naturally, his blog is of deep and personal interest to me. But, BabaluBlog is not all about serious stuff all the time. Val established the first of what I have heard is now a chain of successful franchises he calls "
The Man-Camp."
Because all great ideas are imitated, I pondered and picked my brain trying to figure out how I could have my very own man camp. You see, I have a rather small, but formidable challenge to the establishment of my own man-camp -- I live in a tiny apartment! So, I have come up with a solution.
I present to you "The Man-Corner." This is MY place in our apartment, where according to legislation, and the laws of nature, my wife has no say! (It was supposed to include all three drawers, but "The Wife" confiscated the bottom two for use by the state)
As you can tell, I'm an avid reader, enjoy buying the occasional unique bottle of wine, currently an MBA student, and have enjoyed travels to such far flung places such as South Africa, and Central America. But, allow me to show you a very important detail.
I have explained to my wife that it doesn't matter that I don't smoke...its just a Cuban thing, and she should just accept it. Someday, I am going to smoke that cigar and there is nothing she can do about it.
On the bookshelf I have all the reading basics; philosophy, religion, history, business, leadership, and self-improvement.
So, this is just my first attempt. Think of it as temporary facilities until I can make my fortune in the world, and buy a house with a yard worthy of a full-fledged "Man-Camp." Besides, its not about what you have in the man-camp. Its the principle of the thing. My Corner. The Man-Corner.
If you want to know more about The Man-Camp, you can
read every post about it here. Val, I'm raising my next glass to you -- fidel castro's internet nemesis and the leader of the "Dreaming of a Free Cuba" club. May our dreaming end soon, and may our hopes for liberty become a reality.