jessteronimotag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-558062011-08-07T09:11:56-06:00Charging Through Life with Style and Alacrity!TypePadJessteronimohttp://feedburner.google.comWhat Can I Say? I'm Really Busytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452783e69e2015434535af8970c2011-08-07T09:11:56-06:002011-08-07T09:13:39-06:00So, yeah, you probably noticed that I fell off the grid for a while. It isn't because I don't care about writing anymore. When people say, "I'm really busy," that can mean different things to different people. I've found that...JessteronimoQuid Pro Quotag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452783e69e2014e864cdf8c970d2011-02-24T19:41:33-07:002011-02-24T19:43:13-07:00A few months ago, my daughters schemed up a way to get stuff they wanted from their dad in exchange for stuff he wanted from them. (I was left out of this game, presumably because I get what I want...JessteronimoBluestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452783e69e2014e5f1fc0ae970c2011-02-10T07:25:33-07:002011-02-10T07:25:33-07:00Something in me changed recently. It's been coming on slowly, but I can definitely feel the winter blues sucking me down now. I was feeling pretty good at the first of the year, but a bunch of little things have...JessteronimoWho Needs Sleep?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452783e69e20147e1df67d7970b2011-01-23T04:15:35-07:002011-01-23T04:15:35-07:00For over a week now, I have been having trouble sleeping. I go to sleep all right, feeling my normal exhaustion level. But I wake up almost every day at ungodly hours like 3:24 a.m. (today) and 4:17 a.m. (yesterday)....JessteronimoField Sobriety Testingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452783e69e20148c7c56d9c970c2011-01-19T04:19:19-07:002011-01-19T04:19:19-07:00You've probably seen a dozen pieces of videos of officers of the law giving field sobriety tests to people suspected of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Trust me, those tests are a lot harder to administer--and to...JessteronimoThen Cometh the Floodtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452783e69e20148c7540107970c2011-01-07T07:15:00-07:002011-01-07T07:15:00-07:00The other day, Ben and I were watching a movie together on his iPad in our living room when my brother-in-law, who lives in our basement apartment, came dashing up the stairs and darted into our family bathroom. A few...JessteronimoSuperMomtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452783e69e20148c754220f970c2011-01-06T07:26:00-07:002011-01-06T07:26:00-07:00My daughter texted me while I was at work all frantic because she'd discovered that her laptop was broken. She said that it wouldn't close. I told her we could fix it, but she said that dad said it wasn't...JessteronimoShe's Baaaaaaaack!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452783e69e20148c753fa6d970c2011-01-05T07:19:16-07:002011-01-05T07:19:16-07:00No, I didn't die. I've just been slacking here, but this is the only place I have been slacking. The rest of my world has been crazy busy. Mostly work stuff: hiring frenzy, massive server upgrade, big changes at my...JessteronimoBlack, Baby!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452783e69e2013487b6fb8f970c2010-09-26T08:00:00-06:002010-09-26T08:00:00-06:00On September 17th, I fulfilled a major dream of mine: I tested for and earned a black belt in Kenpo karate. When I started studying Kenpo in 2006, I didn’t really have Black as a goal. I was looking for...JessteronimoTribute to RBtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452783e69e20133f49611f4970b2010-09-25T19:12:46-06:002010-09-25T19:12:46-06:00Today is the 15th anniversary of the day we laid my mother to rest, thus losing the privilege of her loving embrace and warm, enthusiastic smile. The thought is as impossible today as it was those many years ago, and...Jessteronimo