Someone just posted the question: Why have I not said anything about Joe on his birthday? This is a great question. I looked on Facebook and saw all the comments about him but I just couldn’t do it. I really did not know what to say. I didn’t even...
So I am on Twitter and I see the following article from the Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-ln-std-stigma-20180507-htmlstory.html What can I say? Only in California. Basically, the article is saying the rates of sexually transmitted diseases is on the rise in Los Angeles and the city cannot figure out how...
I am going through the news and looking at all the posts on Twitter. There are some very interesting topics out there. Let’s take a quick look at some of those big news stories. The Boy Scouts of America will be called Scouts BSA because they are now allowing...
It was time to hit Amazon’s must read 100 list. It had been a while since I took the leap, but I just finished one that I was sure I was going to love. Guess what (foreshadowing), I loved it. The book, Unbroken, was written in 2010 by Laura...
It has been a month since Joe died and I am still struggling. The most concerning problem I am dealing with is my anger. I get angry at every little thing. Most of the time, I catch it and just try to put it away. I am lucky to...
Well, it’s done. We had Joey’s funeral. This is suppose to be the moment of closure. The time when I have some sort of catharsis. I am supposed to just move on and everything will work itself out. Well…yes and no. The weekend was supposed to work like this:...
Here is the shocking announcement of the day: the Middle East is a hot mess. This week, the president (dictator) of Syria decided to use chemical weapons on the Syrian rebels (we think he did). Of course, he decided to bomb an area where tons of kids were located....
I am going to do something really different today with this post. This post will be published but not advertised or announced. The only people that will see that are those who know of the site and visit on their own. I need to do this one for...
With his book, Born to Run, I was excited to read Christopher McDougall’s new book, Natural Born Heroes. I thought the premise was be interesting and I already knew that that McDougall had a way of mixing history and athletic science in a way that made for a good read....
Since my son dies, I have been dealing from a lot of emotions. Not just from me but from those around me. Every person said that what they (and I) were going through were just a stage of grief. But when I asked for the stages, nobody seemed to...