Dear Anthony

Today’s blog post is dedicated to my son who finally broke down and informed us of a situation he has been dealing with in school. While not life-threatening, it is indeed having a negative effect on his personality as well as his everyday life of being an 8-year-old kid. Dear son, I write this letter … Continue reading Dear Anthony →

Making Changes

A fellow blogger brought this to light on her post today and although I’ve said it in another post I’ll go ahead and say it again. Me and Facebook need to be further apart. I am posting way too much over there and not enough here, something I’ve toiled over since 2004. Just look at … Continue reading Making Changes →

Smilin’ Jack

If you grew up in the South Bay like I did (Wilmington in particular), your Halloween just wasn’t complete until you and your family paid a visit to Smilin’ Jack (see image). It’s a tradition that has taken place for the last 60 years and the local residents love it. So what exactly happens when … Continue reading Smilin’ Jack →

Sideways

Author’s note: this post in no way endorses any presidential candidate. Frankly, I don’t trust either party at this point but you can bet I will be voting in November. Have you ever seen something that was so atrocious that it drove you the brink of insanity and you wouldn’t rest until you finally righted … Continue reading Sideways →

Space Shuttle Endeavour in Inglewood

It was about three weeks ago when I wrote a post about the Space Shuttle Endeavour’s tour of southern California and until yesterday, it was stationed at LAX where it was waiting to be removed from the transport jet and onto another vehicle for its final destination: the California Science Center. For its ground travel, … Continue reading Space Shuttle Endeavour in Inglewood →