Me, Daddy

Fit Bit and the Wii Fit

2019-01-02T12:38:00.000-07:00

For Christmas, I got a Fit Bit Surge. I had mentioned something to my wife about it while I was working at Macy's as a seasonal picker. I did a lot of walking during the ten hour sifts and mentioned that it would have been cool to know exactly how far I walked each night. By the time Christmas rolled around, I was informed that my services as a seasonal employee was no longer needed. So, I

All About a Bird

2018-12-11T01:06:00.000-07:00

So here it is. My sad story for "the happiest time of year". It all started a number of years ago when I quit my profession to become a stay at home dad to my kids. Fast forward ten years. Because we were a one income family, we have found ourselves in a financial crisis at a time when when we should be celebrating the birth of best person who has ever walked the Earth. But here I was, a

Football Follies, Band Bonanza

2018-09-23T20:07:00.002-07:00

Friday night, under the bright lights, my youngest daughter, her older sister and oldest brother performed with their respective bands at the high school football game. I am really proud of each of them for playing an instrument and performing in front of a big crowd. My youngest son also plays an instrument (violin) with the string orchestra but they only perform two concerts during the school

Braceface

2016-09-19T09:54:00.000-07:00

It is only one more month until my oldest son, Zachary, finally gets his braces off. He can hardly wait. It has been a long 18 months but in the end, it will be well worth the small fortune we paid. My youngest son, Jeffrey, had braces a while back to correct severe bite issues and has been out of them for over a year. Now, he will begin his ‘second phase’, as the orthodontist calls it, for a

The Case of the Dusty DVDs

2016-09-10T06:29:00.000-07:00

I am definitely no Sherlock Holms or Jessica Fletcher (for those of you in Rio Linda, she is the main character in a TV show from the 80s called ‘Murder, She Wrote’) so this mystery has got me. This thing crept up upon us silently while our attention was elsewhere. The DVDs were sitting on the shelf in plain sight for some time when they decided to hide inside some boxes, occasionally showing

Life Lessons from a Thirty Year Old Movie

2016-07-24T11:22:00.001-07:00

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” No, that isn’t something that I came up with, I am not that smart. Nor is it something that the person who said it came up with. It was written by director John Hughes for the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off that came out in 1986. It was an instant hit. I loved it back then also and I still do

From the Diary Luna, Pet Dog Extraordinaire

2016-06-18T16:38:00.004-07:00

June 11, 2016Saturday 7:32 am My human finally got ready to take me on my morning walk. I had been telling him to get his butt in gear for fifteen minutes. He is always looking his phone. What could possibly be on that thing more important than me? 7:35 am My human puts the leash on and I try and run out the door hoping that he will accidently let go and I can run free. Disappointment. He

There's a Scorpion in My Boot!

2016-05-28T08:44:00.000-07:00