In Ricardo Montalban’s enchanting Fantasy Island voice: “Welcome to California, my friends. Land of the furloughed, home of the foodstamp. We might not be able to educate you, but we’ll be glad to have you standing in line at EDD with us. Shoulder to shoulder in brotherhood. Misery loves company. Welcome!” -Hey, at least Gonzalez [...]

A few minutes before I read an ABC News  article on California is now officially the brokest damn state in the union, I was reading an article in the Bee stating how Sac State University president Gonzalez would be welcoming another thousand immigrants into U.S./California citizenship today. Good Lord.
Where are these people going to live? [...]

Merry Christmas and happy new year, everyone. This article is about blessings and reasons I’m thankful for 2009 this Christmas season.
Overall 2009 was a very good year for my family and I. We sold our house in Natomas, moved to the foothills, got our kids in a good school district, joined a great parish, and [...]

Twas a beautiful day on the mountain at Sierra at Tahoe ski resort. Temperatures hovered around 45 degrees. Put my new skis to the test. Well, they are new to me. I bought them at Play it Again Sports in Orangevale. $900 Volkl skis for $100. That is how I roll these days: the bargain [...]

I am in the process of writing a book about fatherhood. The working title is  “If you don’t lead your kids, who will?”  This book (it is my third, the previous two were on musicianship), is essentially a compilation of anecdotes and lessons for young men whom are considering a family as well as  those [...]

“I believe there are three essential phases of parenthood, in this order: 1) Nurturing/providing; 2) Educating/developing; 3) Coaching/supporting.  Number one is the easiest. Two requires leadership training. Three requires wisdom. If you don’t lead your children, someone else will.” -Mark Johnston on the necessity of full spectrum parenting skills for the health of individuals and [...]

The Bee posted an article today about a guy named John Marcotte who would like to see divorce BANNED in California. According to his web site, John (a “concerned Christian”) believes Prop 8  “didn’t go far enough to protect the future of marriage.” His solution?  Literally chain spouses together  for life with no possibility of [...]

The Sacramento Bee ran a great multi part story on health care reform today with an equally great back story about a local Sacramento man who is fighting the system to get the cancer surgery he needs to live.  As usual, the usual responders were out in force to either: 1) Blast the cancer victim [...]

First and foremost I am thankful for my Creator,  the God of the universe from who all good things come. I don’t care how old the planet is; it’s amazing and I’m thankful for having had the chance to freely experience it as a conscious life form with the miraculous ability to discern its beauty [...]

I feel my days are numbered so I want to say all this while I still can. I pray to god no-one will ever have to read this but as death is all around me if it falls upon me you will understand my recent feelings on this madness we call life.
My views and outlook [...]