Tag: The Dad Speaks

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…

WHAT DOES NINA not DO? On Friday, Nina was going to have lunch with Niko at school, and when she arrived in the cafeteria to meet him, he was nowhere to be found. Fortunately, Niko’s classmates know us, and they were like, oh Niko’s mom, Niko is in the nurse’s office. He was complaining about…

I usually don’t get embarrassed, but yesterday Nina and I did something together, because I was too embarrassed to do it alone, even though a lot of people do it alone. I have done it once before with Nina before Niko was born. I was so clueless when they asked me questions, that I had…

His birthday is on Tuesday, but we celebrated on Saturday. We kept asking Niko if he wanted to have a party and invite his classmates, and he wasn’t sure on that. So, we had to think of something else to do with him. Remember a few blogs ago, where I had to take a Friday…

It’s my birthday today, and to celebrate, I had a terrific eating weekend. Friday Nina went to Costco earlier in the day and got a Tuxedo Chocolate Mousse cake. The three of us had a small piece that evening. For dinner, I wanted to get something from the food truck at our amenity center in…

So, how has you week been? Mine has been hectic as Nina is still recovering from having her appendix taken out last Saturday. Every day, though, she feels better, and on Thursday, she ventured downstairs for the first time and on Friday, when I got home from dropping Niko off at school, she was downstairs…

Niko was off on Friday for Good Friday, but Nina and I had to work. Despite that, Nina was going to surprise him with a movie date that afternoon to see the Super Mario Bros movie. Well, plans had to be changed because when she woke up on Friday morning, Niko and I had to…

Even though we don’t believe in the religious aspects of the holidays, Niko enjoys them because he either gets gifts or food! On Saturday, our neighborhood, had their annual Easter Eggstravaganza, and Niko was excited because he may see some of his classmates from school. Nina and I even brought him a bucket to gather…

Tomorrow, my mom and dad will celebrate their 54th anniversary. That means, they were married in 1969. Thank goodness for Google as I can learn more about that day in history: So, it was a Thursday. Ok, mom and dad, why a Thursday and not a Saturday or Sunday? Oh wow, Mariah Carey was born…