The kiddies I hung out with today had a flower sale (think lemonade stand) outside their house and decided to use the money made from it (all $2.73 of it) as a donation to the Berkeley/East Bay Humane Society. Perhaps the next generation is saved after all. Then again, these kids also ate a ridiculous amount of fruits and veggies, so perhaps they ( Read more... )

Cavaties (or any dental work really) is probably the worst thing to have to spend money on. You're paying for pain and getting nothing else, except the relative comfort of knowing that the small holes in your teeth won't get bigger.

I am going to floss everyday for the rest of my life.

In my life I've seen two NFL players in person outside of a football environment ( Read more... )

There is a ghost in Amy's apartment complex that likes to steal essential yet fairly inexpensive items. Here is why I've come to this conclusion ( Read more... )

The trip to Catalina was actually pretty fun. Some things of note: my 13-year-old cousin Megan is several inches taller than me (and I'm no shorty), my other 13-year-old cousin is going through puberty and his voice is changing (so cute), my aunt is a Republican, my grandma may have Alzheimer's and I now have two uncle Marks. So all in all, an ( Read more... )

I have a strange weekend ahead. Tomorrow I fly down to LA (hopefully without too many fire-related delays) for my aunt's wedding. The wedding is on Catalina Island, safe from the fires, but my aunt and several other family members live in San Diego. Right now their houses are all fine and my grandma is the only one who's even been evacuated. But ( Read more... )

Between moving, the start of prep football season and the heatwave, I got really worn out for a few days last week. It was one of the first times in my life as a working person that I really, really needed a weekend. Now I'm voluntarily up before 8 a.m. on my Sunday, just because I rarely get to enjoy mornings ( Read more... )

My first summer as full-time working person has gone fairly well, so far. I got a new job, for one thing, at the Vacaville Reporter. I've been there three days and so far so good. I have a clearer role here, which I like. They also pay me more ( Read more... )

I just got a text message from an unknown person saying: "Hi Josh, This is Albert Baez. Mrs. Marquardt died." Obviously it was not meant for me becasue my name is not Josh and I don't know anyone named Albert Baez or Mrs. Marquardt, but still made me a little sad. I'm not sure if it was spam, a joke or what, but if it was real, I'm glad I'm not ( Read more... )

This is my least favorite day of the year. I am so guillible. It's 12:05 and I've already been fooled ( Read more... )