history will absolve me

August 1, 2006

i feel like i've been waiting for this day my entire life: the fall of FIDEL CASTRO. and now that it's here, i'm incredulous and confused and maybe even a little paranoid. my first reaction was terrible sadness. i can't believe that i didn't make it to cuba during his regime. who knows what is going to happen to cuba and how it's going to fend off the grubby hands that want to claim a piece of the very small paradise pie.

and then there's the mystery surrounding his surrender.
i mean, is he sick or is he dead? is this some sort of government cover-up or is fidel just a brilliant political player taking advantage of the current u.s. military involvement in the middle east? what the hell is going to happen now? are the crazy right-wing miami cubans going to attempt to take back the island? will chavez have any influence on anyone? THIS IS CRAZY.

i can't believe i'm not in miami for this. my mom says that they closed down calle ocho for celebrations and that there's a huge block party with congas and cuban flags in front of la carreta on bird road. move over, elian. the dolphins that picked you up out of those shark-infested waters and brought you to safety on u.s. soil are going to have to put their work boots on because this is going to be a cuban exaggeration like we've never seen before.