www.luisjrodriguez.com
I'm Luis J. Rodriguez, the author of Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A. and several other books in short fiction, children's literature, nonfiction, and poetry. On my web log I'll be posting all the latest news concerning my work as a writer, along with news and opinions on the many political, social, spiritual and cultural activities that I find interesting.
Luis J. Rodriguez | September 30, 2008
Yes, the financial markets are unraveling. Many of us knew this would happen for decades. These markets are largely based on the most crass speculation. That’s what the stock market is mostly made of–putting money into stocks that one hopes will profit in the near future, and the many variations of this. Home mortgages are [...]
Luis J. Rodriguez | September 29, 2008
Yesterday, my daughter Andrea and I went to the Orange County hospital where my mother is in critical condition. Since my last blogpost, mom has now contracted pneumonia. Since Friday she has been on a respirator, antibiotics and morphine. Since Friday, she has not opened her eyes.
We stood around her bed as she lay with [...]
Luis J. Rodriguez | September 26, 2008
Yesterday, Trini and I spent three and a half hours with my mother at a hospital in Orange County. Maria Estela Rodriguez is almost 85 years old and now has Alzheimer’s. The other day she was checked into the hospital to have her gall bladder removed–apparently she has been in pain with this for quite [...]
Luis J. Rodriguez | September 24, 2008
This morning as Trini and I walked in what is a regular routine for us most mornings, we came across a stopped Metrolink train near the Sylmar/San Fernando station, a 15-minute stroll from our house. As many of you know, in recent years LA has been hit with some horrendous train accidents–11 killed in Glendale, [...]
Luis J. Rodriguez | September 23, 2008
It’s been a while since I’ve been able to post something. I apologize. What’s happened is that I’m been working extra hard on a new memoir that I hope will be published in late 2009. I have a major publisher already on board (we’ve signed a contract). I have until March 2009 to finish the [...]
Luis J. Rodriguez | September 11, 2008
Much has happened since I returned from the Mosaic Multicultural Foundation’s Men’s Conference in Mendocino, CA in mid-August. First, let me say what a powerful event this was – in attendance were more than 100 men from all walks of life, all races, young and old, with money and without, trying to find a [...]
