A few weeks ago at work, one of my co-workers asked me why I am unable to watch TV or binge watch Netflix shows? The simple and easy answer is, my attention span for that is about 15 minutes and it’s usually while I am eating dinner with my laptop on my lap; and I…
Vacation Is Over
So, how was my vacation? Well, under normal circumstances; meaning without a baby, our cruise was awesome and I ate a lot of stuff! But, that didn’t happen this vacation. We did look at cruises, but we don’t have any extra money sitting around. Ok, it was very nice to be home with my wife…
Week 14 – Cuero Vs Navarro
On Friday, I was at Heroes stadium for a 3rd round Division II playoff game between the Cuero Gobblers (11-0) and the Navarro Panthers (11-1). I chose this game because the match-up on paper looked really even an I have never seen either of these schools play football; and I have been involve with high…
Week 13 – Austin Vandegrift vs Steele Knights
On Friday, I was at New Braunfels Canyon high school for a 2nd round 6A Division II playoff game between the Austin Vandegrift Vipers (7-4, 4-2) and the Cibolo Steele Knights (7-4, 5-2). When I arrived at the stadium and as I rummaging thru my backpack to get everything out that I needed immediately; mainly…
My Boss Calls Me Dad
I am 40 years and my boss is 18 months old. Yes, I take orders from Niko and most of the time, I have to oblige otherwise, I get a screaming angry baby. If he wants me to do something, 99.9% of the time, I will do it; even it makes me look weird! And, unlike…
Week 12 – Jay at Smithson Valley
On Friday, I was at Ranger stadium in Spring Branch, TX as the Smithson Valley Rangers (9-1, 6-1) hosted the Jay Mustangs (7-3, 3-2) in the 1st round of the 2017 Texas high school football playoffs. I chose this game because Smithson Valley is the closest school to my house; it’s 6 miles away. I pass…
Niko’s 2nd Football Game
In addition to being a daddy blogger, I am also a professional writer and photographer for high school football games; www.thestatmanspeaks.com. One of the teams I covered all last year and one game this season is the St. Anthony Yellow Jackets, a private Catholic school. Here is an excerpt from that article: When I first…
Week 11 – KIPP Houston at St. Anthony
On Saturday, I was at Lang field as the St. Anthony hosted a TCAL playoff game against KIPP Houston. Yes, the St. Anthony Yellow Jackets football team are in the playoffs. Now, to be honest, I don’t know how the competition is in TCAL as compared to TAPP; but it looks easier to me. When…
The Dad Is On Vacation
This month, I am taking a lot of time off from work and I am very much looking forward to it. I am off today, 11/17, 11/23-11/24, and 11/27-12/1. No cruise is planned yet! We did look but we don’t have any extra money and that is OK with me. We will be doing lots…
The Daddy Style
I am 40 years old, have been married to a beautiful woman for 7 years, and we have an 18-month old son. And, an old adopted old cat! Basically, what I am trying to say is I am a responsible; most of the time, adult. So, because of that and the fact that I have…
District 27-6A Preview for Week 10 and 11
Here are the standings for District 27-6A going into Week 10: Judson Rockets (8-0, 5-0) Smithson Valley Rangers (7-1, 4-1) Clemens Buffaloes (7-1, 4-1) New Braunfels Unicorns (6-2, 3-2) Steele Knights (4-4, 3-2) New Braunfels Canyon (1-7, 1-4) Wagner Thunderbirds (3-5, 0-5) East Central Hornets (0-8, 0-5) Week 10 Key Games Smithson Valley at Judson…
Ode To My Wife – Part 4
My wife is a stay-at-home and a work-from-home mom; how she balances these in addition to taking care of me and Franklin, I have no clue. All I do know is she is doing an awesome job and I really appreciate everything she does. She deserves more than an ode; she deserves a hug and…
Week 9 – Reagan at Johnson
On Friday, I was at Heroes stadium for a HUGE 26-6A match-up between the Johnson Jaguars (6-2, 4-0) and the Reagan Rattlers (6-1, 3-0). I know you can’t tell by the records, so I will tell you that these two teams are number 1 and 2 in the district; basically 1st place is on the…
S P E L L I N G W O R D S
Just a really quick announcement and it doesn’t involve any human beings; if you know what I mean. I am actually rebranding my writing and photography Facebook pages to one new page at facebook.com/themarkspeaks. So, please go and like it. You will find my sports articles and photos and my daddy blogs; basically it will…
Week 7 – MacArthur at Madison
“Hi, I am a writer and photographer for thestatmanspeaks.com,” I said to the lady at the media/press entrance. “Where do you want to go,” she answered? Without hesitation, I said, “not the press-box.” She said, “ok” and handed me an official NEISD media pass for sideline access. Now, I have that one, mine for www.thestatmanspeaks,…
7th Wedding Anniversary
On Tuesday Nina and I celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary. I was planning on picking up dinner for us, but that didn’t happen. After a lot of back and forth text messages regarding food, Nina told me she had some steaks in the freezer; as soon as I saw that, I was like yes, steaks…
Words
Niko is 17 months old and knows a lot of words; what they mean and what they look like. Where did he get his smarts from? He imitates sounds we make and I just love that! I really need to start watching what comes out of my mouth! He also helps clean up his toy…
Week 6 – Austin St. Michaels at San Antonio Christian
Before I write about the football game, I need to address the National Anthem; it will take you less than 2 minutes to read my rant. I will always stand, remove my hat if I am wearing one, and put my right hand over my heart. I really don’t care what you do. All I…
Baby Dreams
I know Niko dreams, but what does he dream about? Are we in his dreams? Is Franklin cat in his dreams? Are boobs in his dreams? Does he know he is dreaming? Does he have nightmares? Every night and when I put him down for naps, I always tell him I will see him in…
The Working Dad – Part 2
For the past few weeks, Niko has been waking up around 6:30am; probably because we are transitioning him to one nap and haven’t yet mastered the awake and sleep times. Hopefully soon we will get it perfect and he can go to bed later and get up later. This really early wake up time is…