I have quite a few Facebook friends who are die-hard NFL football fans and they always share their words and memes of agreement or disagreement about their favorite football teams. But, what I enjoy most is seeing football pictures from my cousin Ben who lives in New Jersey and has season tickets for the New York…
The Alone Masked Dad
Last Wednesday and Thursday, I had to actually go to my work for a few hours in the morning. The good thing though, is that once I finished, I was able to come home and continue to work from home for the rest of my shift. It was nice to have some alone and quiet…
Tracking NFL stats over wins, losses
My favorite thing about the NFL is the stats; I don’t care about the wins and losses. The reason being is for 19 years I was a high school football statistician in San Antonio. On a quick side note, I have seen many high school football players from San Antonio make it to the NFL and I…
Night Noises
For the past few weeks; and in addition to his noise machine, we now play music for Niko for a about an hour while is going to sleep. Niko calls the two playlists Tinkle Tinkle and Spaghetti! Spaghetti, because Nina’s mom would put that particular album on and cook meat sauce and by the time…
It’s Dak Prescott vs. Tom Brady as Cowboys, Bucs face off in NFL week one
Don’t make any plans for Thursday, September 9th because that is the day the 2021 NFL regular season starts. Watch as hopefully a fully healthy, Dak Prescott, the quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys takes on the defending Super Bowl champions, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tom Brady, the Tampa Bay quarterback, will be 44 years old and will be…
Mario
Niko; who just turned 5 years old two weeks ago, really enjoys playing Mario video games. I can’t play Mario video games with him because he is so much better and faster than me. I always die immediately when we do play together and most of the time, when I do die, he leaves my…
Tales of the City
Two weeks ago, I finished reading the last book of 9 in the Tales of the City series by Armistead Maupin. It was also adapted into a television series and I watched two seasons on Netflix and two seasons on YouTube. I finished watching the television series last Sunday. The last season; from 2019 on…
Ode To My Wife – Part 7 (Happy Mothers Day)
Why is it that only one day a year we celebrate Mothers Day? In my little world, everyday is Mothers Day! Niko and I absolutely adore Nina and cling to her throughout the days. The only alone time she gets is in the evenings after Niko goes to sleep and I am downstairs doing things…
The Dad Bod – UPDATE
This will be very short and sweet; oh my god, I really want something sweet right now. I am kidding. I am actually doing really good and am proud of myself. But, I will also tell you, it’s really hard since our house is full of stuff I don’t want to eat (like pasta, rice,…
The Dad Bod – Part 9
I did really good not eating pasta and rice for almost 27 days; I started on 3/25 and was aiming for 30 days. But, my birthday was on 4/23 and I had Chinese noodles and fried rice that entire weekend; it actually started on 4/22! And, after that, I just continued to eat pasta and…
Nikos 5th Birthday
Niko 5th birthday was today and we are did an easy; just the three of us, celebration. So, I will make this very short and sweet. Basically, he got a homemade chocolate cake and lots of gifts; most of them were Mario related. But, his favorite is sleeping in bed with him and it’s Optimus…
Reflections On…NBA Basketball
ALSO PUBLISHED ON WWW.THESTATMANSPEAKS.COM Before Niko was born, I was a huge NBA basketball and San Antonio Spurs fan. Football and baseball, were not on my horizon. I could watch those two sports, but I wasn’t enamored like basketball. If anything, I liked basketball first and high school football second. From 1997 through 2016, I…
The Dad’s BIRTHDAY and NO STRESS
So, my 44th birthday is over and next up on birthday agenda is Niko; his is next Sunday. I don’t feel any different! Should I? I mean, I am happy as I have Nina and Niko and they make my life so much better. I have no stress as my schooling is completed; I got…
It’s My BIRTHDAY
On Friday, I will celebrate my 44th birthday! I have no big plans, but I am taking tomorrow and Friday off from work. I always eat a lot of bad stuff during my birthday and this one started tonight with Domino’s Pizza! Tomorrow or Friday, my food consumption will primarily come from a Chinese restaurant;…
Reflections On…Music
If you asked me what my favorite music genre is, I would quickly answer oldies; 50’s and 60’s! The funny thing about that is the fact that the majority of those artists are my parents age. I wasn’t even born! I was born in 1977 so, I should like late 80’s and 90’s! But, I…
The Dad Bod – Part 8
I am on day 11 of eating no pasta and no rice and am doing great as I haven’t had it since 3/24/21. I am doing it for 30 days so I can fit comfortably in some clothes I purchased a few weeks ago. Don’t worry, when the 30 days is over, I am not…
The Dad Bod – Part 7
I have been working from home for almost a year already and I know I am not the only person who has gained weight during this time! I have tried to eat healthier and it usually works for a few days, but then I fall off the cliff and eat unhealthy. Last week, I ordered…
What Have I Been Doing?
On March 1st, I completed my final course at WGU for MBA and earlier this week, I was notified that my diploma has been mailed. Yay! Last Monday, while I was visiting my parents, I grabbed my undergraduate diploma from there house because Nina and I will frame my MBA and find a safe place…
Moving My Work From Home Desk
I have been working from home since last April. When I first started this, my downstairs office was a leather sofa! It was good for a few months, but then I wanted a real place to do my work. I wanted a real desk! The desk I have been using is actually a small sofa…
Sleeping
Last Friday and since I didn’t have any school work to do (I completed my MBA on 3/1/2021), I decided to sleep with Niko. But, not just at midnight when we usually get him for a pee, but actually at 8 pm when he first goes to sleep. I needed it also! I can’t even…