It’s Thanksgiving. A day I thought would be really tough since it is the first Thanksgiving since Joe. Died. Heck, I think the entire holiday season is going to be rough. Josie, her daughters and I went to Los Angeles to have Thanksgiving dinner with my father. It was...
Holidays
Dia de los Muertos
From October 31 through November 2, the Mexican people celebrate a tradition called Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead. The matriarch of the family set up an alter with all those the family has lost. It was beautiful. Josie, seeing me look at it told me...
7 Is Not a Lucky Number
I was writing out a workout schedule yesterday and, with frustration, that the seven day week is a real pain in the ass. It seems to screw everything up for me. So, today, I have initiated a Change.org petition to have the the week changed from seven days to...
New V-Log: Happy Easter!
Enjoy the new addition to my blogging: my Video Log (V-log). https://youtu.be/c-crRIcYOa0 If you enjoy the video logs, please subscribe to my YouTube channel and follow my on twitter @RunninFewl .
A Valentine’s Night to Remember
It can be tough getting time alone with the one you love. Especially when that one you love has three children (they are great kids, by the way). So, when we had time without kids, you better believe we were going to make the most of it. And we...
My New Year’s Resolution…NOT!
My life and what I believe in have been a series of metamorphosis. As a youngster, I would believe in something. As I became a young adult, my beliefs would change (usually to the opposite of what I believed in before). And, now, that I have reached middle age...
My Twelve Days of Christmas…After My Divorce
I decided to do something fun. I am am divorced and my ex-wife has done all she could to make my Christmases miserable. But I refused to let her do it. The best way is not to ignore her but to have fun with it. So, after receiving a...
Hannukah, Chanukah or Hanukah? Facts About Hanukkah
There was a time that I would have just written a post about Christmas facts and left it at that. After all, I am Catholic (sort of), went to Catholic school for twelve years (which is why I am only “sort of” a Catholic), and have been sheltered from...
Tis the Season: Little Known Christmas Facts
This is my favorite time of year. Needing another topic for a post, I decided to scour the Internet looking for some interesting Christmas facts. Here is a list of twenty-five facts. Have fun and Merry Christmas! All the gifts in the Twelve Days of Christmas would equal 364...