It’s been one of those hectic weeks (they all are!) so I thought I’d post a vintage photo of myself from 1989. I was 13 years old and in the 8th grade. I had won my school spelling bee, which…
Spotlight on Catholicism
The other night, Dean and I watched Spotlight which is nominated for several Academy Awards including Best Picture. I’m going to take a different format with this post and interview myself based on questions I’ve been asked in the past…
Morning Commute: Guns Drawn, Police Chase
I take casual carpool from Alameda to downtown San Francisco to work every morning. Casual carpool is one option for commuting in the Bay Area in which drivers pickup additional passengers. This benefits the driver since the toll is reduced and the…
Self Help Book: Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
In researching must-read, life-changing books, I kept coming across Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning. I recently finished it and wanted to share my thoughts. It is divided into two parts: Experiences in a Concentration Camp and Logotherapy in a…
“I desire mercy, not sacrifice” (Matthew 9:13)
It’s Ash Wednesday which kicks off the Catholic Lenten season: 40+ days of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving before Easter Sunday. In Pope Francis’s message for Lent 2016, which he begins with the gospel verse “I desire mercy, not sacrifice,” he…
Super Puppy Bowl
San Francisco is hosting Super Bowl 50 which has turned our downtown into Super Bowl City. Because of the tourists, traffic and rerouting, I have to leave work an extra 30 minutes early to make sure I’m on time to…
No One Laughs at God in a Hospital
Have you heard of Regina Spektor? She is one of my favorite singer songwriters, right up there with Adele. Regina is less popular, but equally talented. I have been a fan since she began her career. You have to check her out….
Self Help: Acupuncture
I was really sick this past week, wasted away to nothing. When the nurse checked my weight, she practically jumped back, she couldn’t believe the scale. I frowned, “I know, I have no appetite. But I’m also only 4’10”!” I…
$700 and Better than Powerball Lottery
Who wasn’t dreaming about winning the Powerball lottery of $1.5 billion, the largest jackpot in world history? But can you imagine how stressful that would be? Hiring lawyers, financial advisors, and bodyguards! I read that someone matched 5 of the…
Self Help: Floatation
After putting most of my mental energy into work the past two weeks, I decided to tick something off my self help list with the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday yesterday. Floatation. Have you heard of it? It’s sensory deprivation while…