IOTD …. “🎼🎼 Images of the Day, Very Special Edition …. Freddie Mercury …. Until We Meet Again in the Next Life 🎼🎼 …. “!!

~~November 24, 2018~~

FREDDIE MERCURY 

GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN 

The great Freddie Mercury died 27 years ago today.

The beauty of his music will never fade.

~Classic Rock Magazine~

Farrokh Bulsara (5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991), known professionally as Freddie Mercury, was a British singer-songwriter and record producer, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen.

He was known for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octave vocal range.

Mercury wrote numerous hits for Queen, including “Bohemian Rhapsody”, “Killer Queen”, “Somebody to Love”, “Don’t Stop Me Now”, “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”, and “We Are the Champions”.

He led a solo career while performing with Queen, and occasionally served as a producer and guest musician for other artists.

~Wikipedia~

~Classic Rock Magazine Facebook Video~

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IOTD …. “😢 Image of the Day …. Very Special, Sad Edition …. Jamal’s Empty Chair 😢 …. “!!

~~November 24, 2018~~ 

JAMAL’S EMPTY CHAIR

~Jamal Khashoggi’s Daughters~

We promise his light will never fade

“his legacy will be preserved within us”

Noha Khashoggi and Razan Jamal Khashoggi are the daughters of Jamal Khashoggi

Jamal Khashoggi’s daughters write for The Post

After the events of Oct. 2, our family visited Dad’s home in Virginia.

The hardest part was seeing his empty chair. His absence was deafening. We could see him sitting there, glasses on his forehead, reading or typing away. As we looked at his belongings, we knew he had chosen to write so tirelessly in the hopes that when he did return to the kingdom, it might be a better place for him and all Saudis.

This is no eulogy, for that would confer a state of closure.

Rather, this is a promise that his light will never fade, that his legacy will be preserved within us. Baba said it best:

“Some depart to remain,” which rings true today. We feel blessed to have been raised with his moral compass, his respect for knowledge and truth, and his love.

Until we meet again in the next life.

“As it appears in … full read/full credit”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/we-are-jamal-khashoggis-daughters-we-promise-his-light-will-never-fade/2018/11/23/8be7d4f2-ef36-11e8-96d4-0d23f2aaad09_story.html?fbclid=IwAR308BLVod9jst_OphS5uy-bO6bIw0HUhDAJt77McCaqYmnXoOLFWHXQw1M&utm_term=.e8d1045a91f8

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IOTD ….”🇵🇷 Image of the Day, Very Special Edition …. Boricua Cuteness 🇵🇷 …. “!!

~~November 21, 2018~~ 

PUERTO RICAN WOMEN

I’m a proud Boricua woman

My heritage comes from Taíno, Spanish and African roots.

All of which I’m very proud of.

Many came before me … and in 1950, I was born!

HortyRex©

The recorded history of women in Puerto Rico can trace its roots back to the era of the Taíno, the indigenous people of the Caribbean, who inhabited the island that they called “Borikén” before the arrival of Spaniards. During the Spanish colonization the cultures and customs of the Taíno, Spanish, African and women from non-Hispanic European countries blended into what became the culture and customs of Puerto Rico.

In the early part of the 19th Century the women in Puerto Rico were Spanish subjects and had little individual rights. Those who belonged to the upper class of the Spanish ruling society had better educational opportunities then those who did not. However, there were many women who were already active participants in the labor movement and in the agricultural economy of the island.

After Puerto Rico was ceded to the United States in 1898 as a result of the Spanish–American War, women once again played an integral role in Puerto Rican society by contributing to the establishment of the University of Puerto Rico, women’s suffrage, women’s rights, civil rights, and to the military of the United States.

During the period of industrialization of the 1950’s, many women in Puerto Rico found employment in the needle industry, working as seamstresses in garment factories. Many Puerto Rican families also migrated to the United States in the 1950’s.

~Wikipedia~

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IOTD …. “🇵🇷 Image of the Day, Very Special Edition …. Many Make Up the Puerto Rican ‘Experience’ 🇵🇷 …. “!!

THE PUERTO RICAN EXPERIENCE

The Indian, Spanish and African races came together on the island of Puerto Rico, contributing their blood and traditions to the formation of the Puerto Rican culture.

The original inhabitants of Puerto Rico at the time of the Spanish conquest were the Taíno and Carib Indian-tribes.

We are young and old, we are women and men, we are professionals and blue collar workers, we are farmers and doctors, we are architects and farmers, we are actors and painters.

We are a bit of everything!!

HortyRex©

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IOTD …. “🇵🇷 Image of the Day, Very Special Edition …. Faro de Punta Tuna 🇵🇷 …. “!!

#IOTD #ImageOfTheDay #VerySpecialEdition #FaroDePuntaTuna #Maunabo #PuertoRico #Municipality #SouthernEasternCoast

#WeAllAreOne #ItIsWhatItIs #DrRex #HortyRex #hrexach

IOTD …. “😕 Images of the Day, Special yet Sad Edition …. Fearless Girl …. #FearfulGirl 😕 …. “!!

~~November 5, 2018~~ 

Father of Parkland Shooting Victim Puts Bulletproof Vest on Fearless Girl Statue to Protest Mass Shootings

~~Change The Ref Twitter Feed~~

Tweets by ChangeTheRef

“As it appears in … full read/full credit”

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~Change The Ref Facebook Page~

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IOTD …. “🙏🏽 Images of the Day …. Very Special Edition …. Animated Short: ‘Día De Los Muertos’ 🙏🏽 …. “!!

~~November 1, 2018~~

‘Día De Los Muertos’

~DAY OF THE DEAD~

The Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico, in particular the Central and South regions, and by people of Mexican heritage elsewhere.

The multi-day holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died, and help support their spiritual journey.

In 2008, the tradition was inscribed in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.

~Wikipedia~

~~CGI 3D Animated Short: “Dia De Los Muertos”~~

Whoo Kazoo

~~Published on Aug 15, 2013~~

Please watch this beautifully animated, and heart felt, short film about a little girl who visits the land of the dead, where she learns the true meaning of the Mexican holiday, Dia de los Muertos.

Student Academy Award Gold Medal winner, 2013!

Produced by Ashley Graham, Kate Reynolds, and Lindsey St. Pierre at Ringling College of Art and Design as their senior thesis. Score by Corey Wallace, sound by Mauricio D”Orey.

TheCGBros

#IOTD #ImagesOfTheDay #VerySpecialEdition #DearBloggerFriend #HerOwnWords #Concept #Serious #DiaDeLosMuertos #DayOfTheDead #MexicanCelebration #RepresentativeList #IntangibleCulturalHeritageOfHumanity #UNESCO #AnimatedShort: #WhooKazoo #TheCGBros

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IOTD …. “😢 Images of the Day, Very Special, Sad Edition …. Funerals Begin Today 😢 …. “!!

~~October 30, 2018~~ 

THEY ARE LAID TO ETERNAL REST

NEVER FORGOTTEN

 #WeWillOutliveThem

Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them.

~~George Eliot~~

Cecil and David Rosenthal lived together, worshipped together, made their way through life together, two intellectually disabled brothers in their 50s who were ensconced in Pittsburgh’s close-knit Jewish community. And on Tuesday, they will be buried there together, in one of the first funerals to follow the shooting that killed the brothers and nine other people at Tree of Life synagogue.

Funerals were also set Tuesday for Dr. Jerry Rabinowitz, a family-medicine practitioner known for his caring and kindness, and Daniel Stein, a man seen as part of the core of his congregation.

Other victims’ funerals have been scheduled through Friday in a week of mourning, anguish and questions about the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history.

~~SOURCE~~ 

http://www.cbsnews.com

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IOTD …. “😪 Images of the Day, Very Special, Sad Edition …. STRONGER THAN HATE 😪 …. “!!

~~October 29, 2018~~ 

PITTSBURGH SHOOTING 

~SQUIRREL HILL~

For me personally this is a double hit.

Anti Semitism and homophobia hand in hand.

Attacked by the ‘squatter in the White House’.

HortyRex©

Pittsburgh Shooting Took Place During Religious Ceremony For Gay Family
Randy Slovacek

“We were just informed that this morning’s tragedy was happening during a Briss for a set of twins adopted by a gay couple,” the organization posted Saturday on Facebook.

“Our hearts and prayers go out to all that were involved including the members of the Synagogue, law-enforcement and first responders.”

“We have witnessed the worst of America in our town Pittsburgh.

More than ever we must come together as people and change the temperament of our country,” the statement concluded.

There are a reported 11 fatalities and six injured in the attack on the Tree of Life Congregation.

After surrendering to police, assailant said he “wanted all Jews to die,” according to a Pittsburgh police report.

“As it appears in … full read/full credit” 

https://www.advocate.com/crime/2018/10/28/synagogue-shooting-occurred-during-bris-gay-couples-twins

A modified version of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ logo has been used to show support for the victims of the shooting

MY PERSONAL PROFILE PICTURE

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IOTD ….”🇵🇷 Images of the Day, Very Special Edition …. Boricua Spirit 🇵🇷 …. “!!

~~September 14, 2018~~ 

BORICUA SPIRIT

PROUD PUERTO RICAN

I just came back to Florida after spending a week in my country, Puerto Rico.

A bit more after one year post Hurricane María, this is what you still see.

The resilience of the Puerto Rican people, their spirit and the happiness in spite of adversity is are forces to be reckoned with.

My people are strong, my country is still struggling yet their strength is formidable. 

I’m very proud to be Puerto Rican!

HortyRex©

#IOTD #ImagesOfTheDay #VerySpecialEdition #DearBloggerFriend #HerOwnWords #Concept #Serious #ProudPuertoRican #BoricuaSpirit #Strength #Resilience #OneYearPostMaria #WeThrive

#WeAllAreOne #ItIsWhatItIs #DrRex #HortyRex #hrexach