Life and Times of...

Summer of 1997 I had an ACL replacement surgery and had my meniscus scoped. It was a pretty big scar, a couple actually, it was a long heali...

Cruz's Pop Warner team ended their season on Sunday. They lost 19-18, there was crying, there was yelling at refs, there was even yellin...

The last few weeks I have been overwhelmed. Not just at work, but at home, with friends, with family, with everything. It is maybe the compo...

Reset.  Last week I had the chance and found the time (and weather cooperated) to go back to Gingerman Raceway for a track event with the S...

I often post about my immigrant background, especially as it relates to work (La Casa) and my dad's side of the family. Well the past tw...

Yesterday my brother stepped into the ring. He ran for city council in Oxford, MS. He ran as a Democrat. He ran against an incumbent Republi...

Today was interesting to say the least. After work I spent time with the kids and Cruz mentioned getting bullied... a kid told him he was go...

A couple weeks ago I did a triathlon. I didn't feel like it was an achievement so I didn't post, and then I got busy. I mean it was ...

Well this former Autotech Community College Dropout ( past blog on going back to school) is back at the grind. I am sure you have seen pict...

The past week our house was a buzz... my parents came for a quick visit, N came home from college to see them, and she brought Leo the cat. ...

This weekend I vacuumed newly installed carpet.  A few weeks ago I dusted newly painted spaces, months ago I swept after demolition started,...

Last week I crossed the mark, got the notification on my watch, that I had meet my daily "move" goal for 365 days (760 active calo...

I have been thinking about what to write, not just for today, when we celebrate the life and impact of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., but abou...

First week of January 2014 I couldn’t sleep. I was four months into a new job and my bank account was drained because I didn’t get a paychec...

Often New Years resolutions are about what you plan to do, for you. What you will do to improve your life, how you will live your life diff...

I will be honest 2008 was a crazy year, maybe not as crazy as 2020, but crazy still. January 2008 I moved into a little apartment in South B...

Tuesday morning, at 7:55AM I walked into Ivy Tech Community College. I was nervous, I had not walked into the tech hall in over 6 years. I w...

For Father's Day my daughter got me an Ancestry DNA test. I loved the idea, I hated the waiting time, and the results have been, well in...

The past week was a whirlwind. One of my best friends passed away, I had a birthday, work was crazy, but between it all I worked to try and ...

Megan was one of those people who could absolutely change your whole day, whole week actually, with a few simple words.  “Ooohhhh, counter p...