Thank you to all of you that have been a part of my journey.
Some of you have shared a classroom with me.
Many of you have shared a laugh. On a rare occasion I may have even had a drink with you.
“Yessir” I told him. “Straight-off-the-boat-Mexican!” I had to defend him on the basketball court and I wasn’t looking forward to it. I had noticed earlier that he had a sick handle and an amazing shot from long range. He couldn’t have been taller than 5’6″. I had just finished lifting weights and was super tight and don’t like being...
She said:
Daddy I miss you, and when I see you, I’m gonna kiss you.
He said:
In life there are no such things as real friends.
She said:
I don’t know where I’d be without you. I wouldn’t have known where to begin.
She said:
You always make me smile.
Yes! I don’t have a television yet I was on TV. All my loyal readers may remember that I was mentoring in my community 😉 I have continued to mentor and have a blast getting to know my mentee. The leader at the LULAC Center where I meet with my mentee, Otis Gray, asked me a couple of weeks if I would be open to doing an interview with Univision 23 Noticias (Spanish television) Of course I...
One of my passions since about the beginning of the year has been my boxing training. It is one of the few things that allows me to let go of all my aggression that I may have built up throughout the week. Jay Sanchez of The 10th Street Dallas Boxing Gym has been my guide throughout my journey. I am proud to say that he has helped me reshape my thin body into something that will be doing some...
< update> Jenny just posted the video. Enjoy. Teevee Shaking What His Momma Gave Him This video was “birthed” and inspired by Jenny McCoy at workinonaramp.com. She challenged her readers to a dance off. Being the competitive person, I am I felt obligated to submit a video. She is even giving a trophy to the winner. Nice! I haven’t received a trophy for anything since I...
DISCLAIMER: I do have one television that was given to me 2 years ago. It is at least 10 years old and does not have a converter thing-a-ma-bopper. I used it for my girls to watch their Disney movies. But now I don’t have a DVD player and haven’t watched anything on it in months. So, it is basically a HUGE paperweight. So why then the name Teevee? Yes, my name is Teevee (sorta)...
“Tighten your core, tighten your core !!!” Jay Stylz, my salsa mentor and instructor screams at me during my personal private lessons. Again and again. “Plant your feet firmly when you land!” “Don’t collapse when you come out of turns!” He yells at me over and over again. The truth is he may not be screaming, but that is the way it sounds in my head! I...
At the end of February, I wrote a blog post and said that I was going to adopt the Minimalist philosophy. Being a minimalist is many things to many people, but essentially it involves removing anything that doesn’t add direct value to you or your life. For example, my book collection and movie collection. Many of the books and movies on my shelf have not been touched in years. So why bother...
It is a beautiful day to say
I miss you and when I see you
well…I’m going to kiss you.
It’s a beautiful day to say I care.
Because with each passing day
I become wiser and find a new gray hair.
And the wiser I become
the more I realize there’s no day like today
and there’s no days to spare.
I was inspired after reading a post by the lovely Ashley Ambirge on her blog The Middle Finger Project (Yes, the nerve!)
She challenged her readers to go out and hula hoop in public and make fools of themselves for a 100-dollar reward! (yes, the nerve!)
I am divorced and every other weekend I get my daughters and shower them with love, discipline, values, lessons, laughter and whatever else I can sprinkle in our short time together. This morning I dropped off my daughters at their mother’s house. Sometimes I wonder where I would be without them? What if I was to lose one of them? I know that sounds like a terrible thing to be thinking...
On Fatherhood, Manhood & Becoming Better Ancestors.