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Thaksgiving 2025

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  El Día de Acción de Gracias de 2025 lo pasamos en el bellísimo pueblo de St. Cloud , Florida, en compañía de Silvia y parte de su familia.  A Siomi y a mí nos acompañaron Silvia , por supuesto, sus hijas Ivanna y Daniela , esta última jugando toda la noche a los escondidos; Mike (The One & Only!); Narcisa , madre de César Augusto ; Nahiara , quien me hacía sufrir cada vez que le miraba el labio; Elianita (¡tremenda!) de 7 años, su hermanito Martín de meses, Café , Simba (cariñosamente llamado " Michis ": ¡y yo!  We spent Thanksgiving 2025 in the beautiful town of St. Cloud , Florida, with Silvia and some of her family. Siomi and I were joined by Silvia , of course, her daughters Ivanna and Daniela (the latter playing hide-and-seek all night); Mike (The One & Only!); Narcisa , César Augusto 's mother; Nahiara , who made me suffer every time I looked at her lip; 7-year-old Elianita (a handful!); her baby brother Martín ; Café ; Simba (affectionately called "...

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  His Early Years Robert Alonso came into the world in Cienfuegos, Cuba, in August of 1950, as a hurricane raged across the island. From the very beginning, his life seemed destined to be marked by turbulence and resilience. At the tender age of seven, his parents enrolled him in the Loyola Military Academy in Havana. There, far from the warmth of his family, he endured the harsh discipline of military life—an ordeal that weighed heavily on a child so young. Each Friday, cadets were judged in a tribunal, and those whose demerits outweighed their merits were condemned to remain at the academy for the weekend. For Robert, this punishment meant being deprived of the company of his cherished grandmother and two maternal aunts, who were his refuge in those years. During his time at Loyola, Robert crossed paths with Fidel Castro Díaz-Balart—known as Fidelito—the eldest son of Fidel Castro. In a fencing tournament, the two boys faced each other, a symbolic encounter between children whose...