I've been thinking a lot about resistance lately. What exactly is resistance? Well, in an electrical circuit (yeah, I'm going nerdy, but bear with me), resistance is a material that slows down the flow of the current. Obviously, that's what resistance is in everything: Something that stops the flow. And what happens when there is a lot of resistance? Friction,…
People are hating like crazy about Pokemon Go. I don't really understand why everyone is so upset about a simple game. For those of you who are, let me explain why Pokemon Go rocks, and if you don't understand that, you just don't get it. It all started a long time ago with a cartoon that launched with a card…
Lo extraño Lo extraño con dulzura Veo su transformación y me sorprende ¡Qué rápido! Ahora me mira diferente Siento que hay algo de sabiduría Cosas que puede ver Y me aconseja Me extiende la mano y no tengo que ñangotarme Somos iguales Al mismo nivel Me enorgullece Sé que será grande Porque ya es grande Sabe cosas,…
Today begins a new stage in life for a special couple I hold dear to my heart. One of them is a friend from grade school (enough said). And today they became daddies thanks to surrogacy. I've had the pleasure of seeing their process through Facebook and well, what can I say, I'm impressed! I think surrogacy is admirable. Pregnancy…
I have been thinking a lot about tests lately; mainly school tests. The more I think about it the more I realize tests make absolutely no sense. You see, we are constantly testing our children, yet adults never really get tested out on the real world. Sure some careers require a final test in order to get a practicing license,…
I've been reading a lot about writing and publishing these days. I notice there are a lot of writers out there drowning in self-doubt and frustration and the common element I notice with these authors is what is generally known as the "publishing world". Yes, we have all tried to understand and hopefully weasel our way into the "publishing world".…
My son lost a tooth yesterday. It had been wiggling for a while and yesterday it finally came loose. The new tooth was already coming out behind it. Now I don't know if you're aware of this, but the Puerto Rican tooth fairy is actually a mouse. "El Ratón" to be precise. The little "rajiero" comes at night and takes…
Recently I read an article about a new book coming out called "Slow Parenting". Slow parenting is about letting kids be and grow at their own pace. It's about not rushing their developmental milestones and forgetting the timeline printed in books. I discovered this on my own with my second child. He was a slow walker, talker, teether, potty trainer,…
That's what my mother predicted. Yup. The Queen Mother had it right. Of course, she spoke from experience. She said a second child would complicate things, not x2, but x4. The laws of physics and logic do not apply here. I thought she was exaggerating. You know mothers. We exaggerate to make a point... or maybe not. Confident and delusional,…
The baby birds have flown! Recently I posted about a mother bird who had nested in my flower box. In my last post, the baby birds were already full feathered, but still had not flown. I had mentioned how the mother had been cooing at them from the floor and that I thought she was trying to encourage flight. Well,…