tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71535695529338468112024-02-07T23:23:31.056-05:00The Gritty WonderA glimpse of people's lives in New York City's pulse.Amaris Castillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287666512626521534noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153569552933846811.post-49242874006654842192010-08-13T08:00:00.001-04:002010-08-13T08:00:01.148-04:00Heaven when Hungry<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTGrAyVWRAVzFDzEMlYbU7NnbYUACrAkK3NsTdyCgmI8UYEgU-Zg4pnIII14E0kik5FpHeTPxT97SANdiXezlrtwaJ817U30OUdJMIOQEVRe4OxmO_C0pYK9AU1Zbwi2UNG7ckAsUg76g/s1600/The+Gritty+Wonder+034.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTGrAyVWRAVzFDzEMlYbU7NnbYUACrAkK3NsTdyCgmI8UYEgU-Zg4pnIII14E0kik5FpHeTPxT97SANdiXezlrtwaJ817U30OUdJMIOQEVRe4OxmO_C0pYK9AU1Zbwi2UNG7ckAsUg76g/s320/The+Gritty+Wonder+034.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504751488823454050" /></a><br />Golden plantains with rice and meat.Amaris Castillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287666512626521534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153569552933846811.post-52780080971331156292010-07-12T08:00:00.000-04:002010-07-23T23:29:48.562-04:00Meat Inspection<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4794871281/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4794871281_bf3c325599.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4794871281/">Meat Inspection</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/40503598@N06/">TealDream</a>.</span></div><p>Rosa Baez inspects meat before buying at her favorite Brooklyn supermarket, Western Beef.</p>Amaris Castillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287666512626521534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153569552933846811.post-25501252541363031362010-07-09T08:00:00.000-04:002010-07-23T23:27:30.521-04:00Let's Looka Here<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_aH3yfO8bL-HrjpsGJ7th51pm6geWs7A3uidXajt3E7KpQHYdfujc4MlTP8PJx-jWDVJszrkJKEjuRM10Aj3dXRlF54yoNELbkrmYEttMToPFsJSk-EZZTNJWO2Ra7KjoT68TwJRRlAg/s1600/NYC+Spring+10+072.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_aH3yfO8bL-HrjpsGJ7th51pm6geWs7A3uidXajt3E7KpQHYdfujc4MlTP8PJx-jWDVJszrkJKEjuRM10Aj3dXRlF54yoNELbkrmYEttMToPFsJSk-EZZTNJWO2Ra7KjoT68TwJRRlAg/s400/NYC+Spring+10+072.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497308835202047010" /></a><br />Ana Gonzalez peers at the gems hidden in her refrigerator, preparing to cook a special Dominican dish.Amaris Castillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287666512626521534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153569552933846811.post-15236842716365508972010-07-07T08:00:00.000-04:002010-07-23T23:26:54.686-04:00Worn out carpet<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4794873121/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4794873121_35b916f401.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4794873121/">Worn out carpet</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/40503598@N06/">TealDream</a>.</span></div><p>Brooklyn bathroom, from the ground.</p>Amaris Castillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287666512626521534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153569552933846811.post-28921482519926866472010-07-05T08:00:00.001-04:002010-07-15T00:08:34.342-04:00Tiramisu in Little Italy<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4794872769/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/4794872769_aa62b1dc34.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4794872769/">Tiramisu in Little Italy</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/40503598@N06/">TealDream</a>.</span></div><p>Moist tiramisu dessert at a Little Italy restaurant, to be consumed.</p>Amaris Castillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287666512626521534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153569552933846811.post-56189445832826635162010-07-02T08:00:00.000-04:002010-07-15T00:08:49.218-04:00Brooklyn Hunter<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4795486892/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079/4795486892_2e2569eaf3.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4795486892/">Brooklyn Hunter</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/40503598@N06/">TealDream</a>.</span></div><p>Waiting for the bus with the Bounty Hunter.</p>Amaris Castillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287666512626521534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153569552933846811.post-10155623100148622822010-06-30T08:00:00.000-04:002010-07-14T23:58:31.077-04:00S Shuttle Speed<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4794872395/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/4794872395_857770a6c0.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4794872395/">S Shuttle Speed</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/40503598@N06/">TealDream</a>.</span></div><p>Watch it go.</p>Amaris Castillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287666512626521534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153569552933846811.post-80023769854006222202010-06-28T08:00:00.000-04:002010-07-14T23:57:53.851-04:00Worn out carpet<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4794873121/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4794873121_35b916f401.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4794873121/">Worn out carpet</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/40503598@N06/">TealDream</a>.</span></div><p>Brooklyn bathroom, from the ground.</p>Amaris Castillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287666512626521534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153569552933846811.post-75195020168405388442010-06-25T08:00:00.000-04:002010-06-25T09:06:12.122-04:00As the subway rushes behind her<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4655277718/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4655277718_11d29edb3c.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4655277718/">As the subway rushes behind her</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/40503598@N06/">TealDream</a>.</span></div><p>Rosa Baez jokes around as she waits to board a train in Manhattan.</p>Amaris Castillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287666512626521534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153569552933846811.post-84404127738188830692010-06-23T08:00:00.000-04:002010-06-22T11:03:14.891-04:00The Blues, Underwear<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4569115425/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4569115425_7c34d15c56.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4569115425/">The Blues, Underwear</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/40503598@N06/">TealDream</a>.</span></div><p>Underwear airing on a Brooklyn window.</p>Amaris Castillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287666512626521534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153569552933846811.post-73013054019416029192010-06-21T08:00:00.001-04:002010-06-22T11:03:02.466-04:00Peaceful in her kitchen<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4655290044/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4655290044_fabb992250.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4655290044/">Peaceful in her kitchen</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/40503598@N06/">TealDream</a>.</span></div><p>Rosa Baez stands peaceful in her kitchen on a recent afternoon.</p>Amaris Castillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287666512626521534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153569552933846811.post-87811842878345777492010-06-18T08:00:00.000-04:002010-06-17T10:23:35.456-04:00Cut Platanos<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4613559902/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3540/4613559902_81daa21e93.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4613559902/">Cut Platanos</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/40503598@N06/">TealDream</a>.</span></div><p>Rosa Baez cuts plantains for a lunch on a recent Saturday afternoon.</p>Amaris Castillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287666512626521534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153569552933846811.post-56016574546324658772010-06-16T08:00:00.000-04:002010-06-16T02:50:26.289-04:00Cupcake a reminder<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4655229584/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4655229584_0df841f50b.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4655229584/">Cupcake a reminder</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/40503598@N06/">TealDream</a>.</span></div><p>Brooklyn resident Julio Castillo studies his birthday cupcakes. His niece and son, as a joke, intentionally bought candles that displayed a much older age than his real age - 53.</p>Amaris Castillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287666512626521534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153569552933846811.post-36532934394721935502010-06-14T08:00:00.000-04:002010-06-14T09:22:18.430-04:00Chinatown glows orange<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4654661781/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/4654661781_0ebf515641.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4654661781/">Chinatown glows orange</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/40503598@N06/">TealDream</a>.</span></div><p>Daily life in Chinatown, NY.</p>Amaris Castillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287666512626521534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153569552933846811.post-8231193230360854602010-06-11T08:00:00.004-04:002010-06-14T09:26:45.219-04:00What seems ancient<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHJJsUgJKI56PEq1hwDWP8gD4_und2upp4XTLwlvg0JViCC6sicNohD_0AOj3Cg19eTBxrTJz8cmwV73J6OFNpC9W0F9Xg56y-vo7WN0Sl8mtJAhAQdL_UbjaFEX26uOE1zsPXCI2RGEg/s1600/NYC+Spring+10+022+(4).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHJJsUgJKI56PEq1hwDWP8gD4_und2upp4XTLwlvg0JViCC6sicNohD_0AOj3Cg19eTBxrTJz8cmwV73J6OFNpC9W0F9Xg56y-vo7WN0Sl8mtJAhAQdL_UbjaFEX26uOE1zsPXCI2RGEg/s400/NYC+Spring+10+022+(4).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482619822271960898" /></a>An old fire escape in Brooklyn, worn and rusty.Amaris Castillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287666512626521534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153569552933846811.post-7306444969555025272010-06-09T08:00:00.000-04:002010-06-09T01:42:54.783-04:00Yo!<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4654661437/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4654661437_7579b062b0.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4654661437/">Yo!</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/40503598@N06/">TealDream</a>.</span></div><p>Saying 'Yo' in Chinatown.</p>Amaris Castillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287666512626521534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153569552933846811.post-46686846468574805932010-06-07T08:00:00.002-04:002010-06-07T08:00:05.710-04:00His life story<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoDfgIX5_iqGraTxL3Yh30RCbjHFWUx_6aPDHSJhCEuUze_cBY1Y2KCWHJOsyJNXh5i_XEAbR7foRwVEXdDPiagaL5o81oHY6Ce8hXcpViv3gYoGV1YYAAb32ARmUs9iZKSrKrkH9BYuY/s1600/NYC+Spring+10+018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoDfgIX5_iqGraTxL3Yh30RCbjHFWUx_6aPDHSJhCEuUze_cBY1Y2KCWHJOsyJNXh5i_XEAbR7foRwVEXdDPiagaL5o81oHY6Ce8hXcpViv3gYoGV1YYAAb32ARmUs9iZKSrKrkH9BYuY/s400/NYC+Spring+10+018.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479923478272776322" /></a><br />Julio Castillo, 53, shares his life story recently in his Brooklyn apartment.Amaris Castillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287666512626521534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153569552933846811.post-45937151353233456412010-06-04T08:00:00.000-04:002010-05-31T15:35:22.323-04:00Patience is a virtue, they say<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4654637739/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4057/4654637739_e1383b3170.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4654637739/">Patience is a virtue, they say</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/40503598@N06/">TealDream</a>.</span></div><p>Rosa Baez waits for the train near her home, on her way to run errands.</p>Amaris Castillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287666512626521534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153569552933846811.post-84939437221152444092010-06-02T08:00:00.000-04:002010-05-31T15:33:54.490-04:00Chickens' graffittied death<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4655228754/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4052/4655228754_90a7725ab3.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4655228754/">Chickens' graffittied death</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/40503598@N06/">TealDream</a>.</span></div><p>Outside a poultry store in Long Island City, NY.</p>Amaris Castillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287666512626521534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153569552933846811.post-87816231425619831862010-05-31T08:00:00.000-04:002010-05-31T15:32:04.221-04:00Paperless NYC, never<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4654638463/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4654638463_ce59f5e8ef.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4654638463/">Paperless NYC, never</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/40503598@N06/">TealDream</a>.</span></div><p>Newspapers cling to dear life on a Brooklyn sidewalk.</p>Amaris Castillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287666512626521534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153569552933846811.post-6162147958096012832010-05-24T08:00:00.000-04:002010-05-22T01:31:31.613-04:00Queen of her Brooklyn Building<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4569726582/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4569726582_6a58395fa6.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4569726582/">Queen of her Brooklyn Building</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/40503598@N06/">TealDream</a>.</span></div><p>Yvonne Mahmood, 81, sits in front of a neighbor's stoop recently in her Prospect Heights neighborhood. Born in Trinidad but raised in Venezuela, Mahmood has lived in the same apartment for 27 years, which makes her a self-proclaimed "Queen of the Building". <br /><br />"I like everybody, everybody likes me," she says. "I'm the oldest in my building. Everybody tends to me like I'm a queen".</p>Amaris Castillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287666512626521534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153569552933846811.post-64477102783662864562010-05-23T08:00:00.002-04:002010-05-22T01:46:24.174-04:00Football Stuck<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4569753492/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3473/4569753492_0ae211c4e8.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4569753492/">Football Stuck</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/40503598@N06/">TealDream</a>.</span></div><p>Two men try to retrieve a football stuck in a fire escape recently in their Prospect Heights neighborhood. The football got stuck during a game of catch between several children in the neighborhood.</p>Amaris Castillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287666512626521534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153569552933846811.post-50737872224549865922010-05-22T08:00:00.000-04:002010-05-22T01:37:12.655-04:00An Urban Flavor<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/3728454162/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2631/3728454162_50bc98be20.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/3728454162/">An Urban Flavor</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/40503598@N06/">TealDream</a>.</span></div><p>An important call, wearing Nike Dunks.</p>Amaris Castillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287666512626521534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153569552933846811.post-85355659180375384122010-05-21T08:00:00.001-04:002010-05-22T01:40:00.799-04:00Cut Platanos<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4613559902/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3540/4613559902_81daa21e93.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4613559902/">Cut Platanos</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/40503598@N06/">TealDream</a>.</span></div><p>Rosa Baez cuts plantains for a lunch on a Saturday afternoon in early May.</p>Amaris Castillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287666512626521534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7153569552933846811.post-36265079370301354732010-05-20T08:00:00.000-04:002010-05-22T01:47:22.699-04:00Tio's Cereal<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4612943027/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4612943027_a0e90fbedd.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40503598@N06/4612943027/">Tio's Cereal</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/40503598@N06/">TealDream</a>.</span></div><p>Julio Castillo, 53, laughs at a joke in his Prospect Heights apartment recently.</p>Amaris Castillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11287666512626521534noreply@blogger.com0