"Gould 0738" wrote in message
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Fidel Castro is turning 77. Feliz Cumpleanos, hombre.

Once considered a dire threat to the security of the US because of intense
Soviet sponsorship, the island nation just 90 miles from Florida enjoys
full
economic and diplomatic relations with the vast majority of the world.
Including the closest allies of the United States.

It's time to end the pointless US boycott, and reopen commerce and
unrestricted
travel between Cuba and the US. We can use the good rum and cigars, as
well as
improved access for boaters.


Agreed. I want to walk, fish (and drink) in Hemingway's footsteps for a
couple of weeks.

My girlfriend's mom (from Puerto Rico) was in Cuba last year for a teacher's
conference. She said the best travel advice she ever got was to bring a few
rolls of toilet paper. It's rationed, meaning that as she went into public
rest rooms, an attendant would dole out a foot or two. That's ridiculous.