DAD
December 29, 2015
I love going to the zoo, but even better with my dad. I loved looking at the animals when my dad was carrying me. (He’s amazing!)He cared for me 24/7.He cared about me, when I playing, when I was at school,ALWAYS. He is an amazing dad!
“Burt! My mouth’s bleedin’, whadaya know?!?!”
December 28, 2015
Posted on December 28, 2015 by Porrada Ruthless or Toothless?Ok, it’s my fault. Well, gravity certainly played a part. As did what’s called vasovagal syncope – medically speaking it’s your body dropping the mic and saying “oh, sorry – were you vertical? Yeah well we’re gonna go ahead and have some ground-time for ourselves”. So
Estero Beach Sunset
July 28, 2012
First Night Estero Island Sunset, July 28, 2012 Enjoying our first sunset on vacation…once again back in Florida enjoying time with our family and for the first time we’re just going to take some time on the beach instead of driving all over the state trying to see everyone we can. While it means less
Wow!
February 16, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009 Our second son was born this past Monday at 7:49am, weighing 6 lbs., 5 oz., and measuring 19.75”. Just…wow. 😀 There was a moment of profound sadness as I ached to call Dad and share the joy with him, but I know that he already loved little Daniel Oscar deeply, simply
Brothers
February 14, 2009
Saturday, February 14, 2009 There’s precious little I can write that matches the emotion and beauty of the image above, but I’ll try to provide a context to grasp what it shows. After my parents split up, he moved to Mexico and met Adriana and her three sons. Their biological father was not in the
Feeling a little mad, actually
February 12, 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009 I’m currently at 31,000 feet in a cramped MD-80 sandwiched between my elbow-position adversaries and with a damp right leg that will most certainly retain both the smell and the stickiness of the orange juice that was spilled on it. This comes after a 3:15…make that 3:30 wake up alarm and
One Week
February 2, 2009
Monday, February 2, 2009 Seven days. I got a speeding ticket. I returned to work. We went to Santa Cruz and walked on the beach. My Dad died of liver cancer. Many things happened, most of them pretty much normal and expected. Except they weren’t normal. Everything, no matter how pedestrian or routine or automatic
Change We Must Believe In
November 4, 2008
Tuesday, November 4, 2008 I still can’t believe it. I mean, I was pretty sure – all the polls and news reports suggested it was a fait accompli – Barack Obama would be our next President. But still, would it…COULD it happen? In a world in which lingering questions remained about everything from buggy Diebold
12 Not Particularly Angry Men (and women)
September 3, 2008
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 Today I changed people’s lives. Not in some conceptual “if a butterfly flaps its wings” way, but in a concrete, definitive way. I stood up along with 11 other random strangers and affected the actual path along which people previously unknown to me will follow. This came about with a simple,
Are You Okay?
August 17, 2008
Friday, August 17, 2008 I just realized something about myself a few moments ago. I’ve lost a fraction of my ability to be a simple human being. I was driving home from a totally monotonous little errand. Mabel and I were sitting down to watch a movie and I asked her if she wanted some