Ahh a new year. A new opportunity for growth… to turn the page and start a fresh chapter and personally… another calendar year closer to breathing the free air outside these gates with my boys and my ‘tribe’. The new year is a time to reflect… to take a look at the 365 behind us […]
We love our burgers and fries. It is no secret… I mean drive around LA for a day and check out the ridiculous lines at every single In & Out Burger… there is something about those beef patties and crunchy potatoes that just make us happy. And it is no different in here. Burger day
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“Hi Daddy! Hang on… Hang on…” (I hear rustling and a moment of silence) “You still there?” “Yeah buddy… I’m here.” “Okay… okay… hang on Daddy just hang on one second…” I hear my oldest say as he seems to be looking for something. “Okay. I’m back. I just needed to set up my talking
I was spinning laps around the track this past Wednesday talking to one of the “homeboys” in here… well… let me clarify. I was spinning laps around the track getting ‘talked at’ by one of the “homeboys” this past Wednesday. He was going on and on about how he was getting out soon and the
There are “coincidences” that take place in our lives that simply cannot be explained through the logical lens that we view this world. Some may say that these events are an act of a higher power… some may say that it is a loved one that moved on from this life and is now “speaking”
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Here’s another little something for the Dads out there… especially the ones that are being kept up at night stressing about how in the hell they are going to be a ’15 minute Father’ for the foreseeable future. Just a bit of insight from the inside… it’s going to be okay Dad… I look down
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It’s starting again… I hear bath water and feel the heat from the steam coming from the faucet. I hear him laughing behind me… he’s right outside the door. There he is… he runs in and out of his room with only a diaper half strapped to his body. He has the biggest smile on
Picture a mason jar. The thick glass… the screw on lid with the aluminum top that pops on just under the lid. Now imagine a small pile of sand… a handful of small rocks… and 3 larger rocks sitting next to the mason jar. If you opened the jar and poured the sand in first…
To tell ‘the story’… I must tell the back story… so this is that… I can feel them shaking. I look down at my hands thinking maybe if I look at them they will stop. My wrists are tightly secured by the steel handcuffs that are chained to my waist which are chained to the
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This past week has been powerful… honestly more powerful that I anticipated it would be and impacted me emotionally much more than expected. With the combination of the presidential debate on Tuesday night followed by the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on Wednesday… there was such an overwhelming feeling of appreciation for the