This one is from www.thedadspeaks.com with a date of 09/09/2021. Marketing 101 After I click publish and copy my most recent blog to Facebook and LinkedIn, my job is done. I don’t schedule interviews with the local or national NBC, CBS, ABC, or FOX affiliates to promote it. I also don’t Tweet anything about it…
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NaNoWriMo 11/03/2022
This one is from www.thedadspeaks.com with a date of 04/21/2022. Dads of San Antonio Dads of San Antonio is a Facebook group that I belong to, along with 2200 other dads. This is taken directly from Facebook… it’s a group where local dads can positively support each other through encouragement, tips, advice, occasional business networking…
NaNoWriMo 11/02/2022
This one was in draft mode on www.thstatmanspeaks.com with a date of 04/26/2021. SAN ANTONIO SPURS I worked for the San Antonio Spurs from October of 1999 through May of 2002 in the Guest Services department. I worked every home regular and playoff game at the Alamodome during that timeframe. I still have most of…
NaNoWriMo 11/01/2022
I have always wanted to participate in NaNoWriMo, also known as NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH for the month of November. So, I am going to do it every day this month. I have seen that it needs to be 50,000 words by the last day of the month. I am not sure I will make…
Niko’s 10th Week
On Thursday, I was on a work call and must’ve been really paying attention, because my wife told me something and then left the house. All I heard were Costco and Niko. I was confused, because Niko gets out of school at 2:50 pm and it was much earlier than that, so I thought she…
A Birthday Invitation
Last Tuesday, one of Niko’s classmates invited him, along with the rest of the class, to her birthday party in a few weeks. When we asked Niko if he wanted to go, he screamed happily – YES! I told Niko that for his birthday, we can also invite his classmates and find someplace fun to…
Week One
My first week in my new job has been very good, and I have three great managers treating me nice and showing me the ropes of my job. When I logged in on last Tuesday for the first time, I had over 100 emails! The earliest was from September 27th! Yeah, it was a bit…
The Dad’s New Job
On August 15th and after 15 years with WAMU/Chase, I resigned. I was supposed to start a new job on that same day, but that job fell through. I probably should’ve held off on resigning and used one more sick day, but I was excited and eager to start something new. It was a remote…
The Seventh Week AND Happy 12th Anniversary
Last week, the only interesting thing that happened was that I got to pick Niko up by myself on Tuesday and Wednesday. Nina worked some extra hours at her job, so she wanted to keep working during the pick-up time. No biggie! I am the dad, and I can do it. When I arrived at…
The Sixth SICK Week
Niko has had a cough for several weeks, and when it comes to medicine, it’s very hard to get him to take it no matter what the flavor is. We have a lot of variety to choose from. He expects medicine to taste good, and we are like nope. On Sunday night right before bedtime,…
The Fifth Week
On Wednesday, the school had early dismissal. We dropped him off at school at 7:40 and picked him up at 11:45. During that time, he had his two favorite activities – recess and a small snack in his classroom. We also surprised him with the pizza car (that’s what he calls it) for lunch. When…
The Fourth Week
I am not planning on writing about each week of school for Niko, but so far, each week, something fun has happened. On Friday, Niko had a dentist appointment scheduled in advance. So, I got the lucky straw and got to get him out school early. It took less than 5 minutes from the time…
Alex Cross Books
After I read the autobiography of James Patterson in May, I read the first two books in the Alex Cross series; mainly because they were both made into movies. Immediately, I was hooked and read the rest of the series in order which was 29 books! Yeah, 29 books and number 30 will be released…
The Third Week
Last Monday, Niko woke up 10 pm because he needed to use the bathroom. I don’t think he has a sense of time, because during that time, he asked me what are we doing afterwards? I was like, well, Niko, we are going back to bed as it’s only 10 pm and we can sleep…
The Second Week
Niko finished his second week of school and again, he did awesome. Despite the fact, that one morning me and him were awake at 4 am and neither of us went back to sleep; sometimes that happens with him. I stopped in June waking him up in the middle of the night for a quick…
The First Week
Well, Niko is one week into school, and so far, everything has been going great. It’s a big change for all of us and we are still getting familiar with new routines in the mornings and afternoons. All last week, Nina and I dropped him off and picked him up together. We are allowed in…
The Statman Speaks
My third Amazon e-book has just been published, and it tells the extraordinary story of how I got started as a statistician, writer, and photographer. It’s free for a few days, so get it now and leave a review on Amazon. Click here for the link! I will tell you that I was the Track…
Niko Goes To School
Tomorrow, Niko starts first grade, and it will be his first schooling experience. Last week, the school had an open house where we were able to explore the campus, and also meet his teacher and see his classroom. Niko is excited and nervous, and so are we. It will be weird not having him home…
Test School Run
Niko starts first grade on August 22nd. It will be his first experience in that environment as he has been home with us since he was born. We would’ve sent him last year to be a Kindergartner, but at that point in the Covid-19 pandemic, vaccinations weren’t available to kids, and we didn’t want to…
Niko’s Playlist
Niko has two playlists. One of them is on his iPad and it plays every night as he sleeps. It’s mostly from Kiri Te Kanawa and a few songs that are Super Mario Bros related. I hear it clearly when I sleep as I have an audio monitor on my night table – sometimes, I…