Tag: The Dad Speaks

Niko’s school is less than a mile from our house, but we still drive and park across the street from the school in the mornings. It’s been so hot (like over 100 degrees for the first few weeks of school), that when Nina and I come home, we are both drenched in sweat and have…

I have written many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many many ODES TO THE WIFE, as Nina is an amazing mother and an awesome wife. But up till now, I have only written a single ODE TO THE DAD. So, that is why this one…

I stopped watching television when Niko was born in 2016. I was a frequent watcher of The Simpsons, CSI, Criminal Minds, and The Walking Dead. And to be honest, I don’t miss them, and I don’t care what happened to the characters. I also stopped paying attention to sports (ESPN) and couldn’t even tell you…

Well, Niko’s second first week of school went very well. His favorite subject so far, is Language Arts. On Monday, the first day, my alarm was set for 6:15 am, and when it went off, I woke up and walked to Niko’s room where I opened his door quietly, then jumped into his bed and…

I promise I won’t dive into the movie, Back to School, starring Rodney Dangerfield, Sam Kinison, Salley Kellerman, and a very young Robert Downey Jr. So, at what age is it appropriate to show Niko this movie? Tomorrow, Niko goes back to school. It feels like just yesterday we were picking him from his last…

Yesterday, Nina and I took Niko to a kid’s cooking class at Maggiano’s. My parents emailed me about this on July 6th, so we have had this planned for several weeks. As the date kept coming closer, I reminded Niko about it as sometimes it’s hard to do planned things with him, and this one…

On Friday night, I stared at a blank screen for a few minutes. On Saturday night, I again stared at a blank screen for a few minutes. I was really hoping something would strike me to write, but that didn’t happen. Usually, I can get something written even if it makes no sense to anybody….

Last Friday, I had a colonoscopy, and everything turned out fine. I won’t bore you with the details, although I did write some stuff down, but I won’t be publishing it. If you do have questions, contact me and I will be glad to answer them. If you look at the weather for Texas, you…

On Friday, I had a routine medical procedure. Don’t worry, I am perfectly fine. I will be back to writing this week as I have a book review to publish.

I had planned on writing something totally different, and already had a good start on it, but then something else happened and I got inspired. Oh, you want to know more about what I was writing prior. Well, it was about Niko being a superhero with all the superpowers and my job at bedtime, is…

So, last Saturday, I went to CVS to pick-up some medication for myself, and I asked N squared (that is what I call Nina and Niko sometimes, but most of the time, I call them Nino), if they had any special requests. Nina said no, and Niko said something sweet and salty and a toy….

Do you ever think too much that it keeps you awake for a few minutes in the evenings? I do. And most of those thoughts revolves around writing! Yeah, I am totally serious. Like a few weeks ago, I was thinking if I should take everything I wrote on www.thestatmanspeaks.com and merge it to the…

Last Monday, and right as I logged into my work at 8 am and was looking at my outlook calendar for the day, our Wi-Fi went out. When I started to troubleshoot it, it was nothing on my end. It was on AT&T’s end, and they were already aware and trying to fix it; not…

On Thursday around noon, and as Nina and I were both working, Niko politely advised us that he needed some time alone. So, he went downstairs with his iPad. Now, it’s not like downstairs and upstairs are far from each other; I mean, we can still have a quick conversation with him to ask him…

It’s not, Mark Lieberman, a son. It’s not, Mark Lieberman, a brother. It’s not, Mark Lieberman, a cousin. It’s not, Mark Lieberman, a husband. It’s not, Mark Lieberman, BBA. It’s not, Mark Lieberman, MBA. It’s not, Mark Lieberman, a Financial Analyst. It’s not, Mark Lieberman, a published author. It’s not, Mark Lieberman, doodlebutt (as my…

I don’t have anything brewing in my brain for what to write today. Sometimes, I tell Niko my after work and on the weekends, my brain is literally a monkey playing the drums! I could tell you how much I enjoyed waking up at 4:45 am on Friday. It wasn’t fun. Despite that, Niko and…

The last time we swam at a pool was on our cruise last December, and Niko with a swimming vest, thoroughly enjoyed it (he felt free in the pool). We have lived in our current house for almost 4 years, and we have a very nice pool at our clubhouse. But we haven’t used it…

Niko’s last day of first grade is this coming Thursday. He is off tomorrow, as are Nina and me, for Memorial Day. So, three days left! I know, he will very likely, be happy to sit on his butt on the upstairs sofa with the television remote and the Switch remote for a at least…

Even though I haven’t watched or paid attention to sports since Niko was born, I still like to read autobiographies/biographies of athletes, broadcasters, sportswriters, and sports in general. I live in San Antonio and was a fan of the San Antonio Spurs for as long as I can remember, but again, I stopped in 2016….

Last Wednesday, Niko had early dismissal. Also, on that day, Nina was in the hospital as she had another surgery. Remember last month, when she had appendicitis! Poor baby, my sweet Nina. Don’t worry, she came home on Friday and is already doing much better. So, back to early dismissal. I decided to take that…