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You gotta have faith…
I have been on a major faith journey deep into my Catholic roots. Being French and Puerto Rican you are about as Catholic as you can be. I grew up in a very faith based family. The locally famous Monsignor Robert Fox baptized me in the basement of the building we lived in. The building…
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The fear is the hardest part…
When you get laid off its the worst feeling. Like you’ve been dumped, stabbed, and punched in the face all at once. For me I start the process of blaming myself for all the things that I didn’t do. Then after the self-flagellation I start thinking about the shame of failing my family. I start…
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Starting again
This time for real. I got laid off today from my first financial institution job here in sunny San Diego. It was an experience. I learned a little bit about being more professional and a little more about the importance of details. Every single job experience you have to take things from. There are small…
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(I didn’t write this post, and that is not a real person)
Here is what this sucker came up with: As technology advances, so does the world of blogging. With the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI), bloggers can now create better content than ever before. In this blog post, we will explore how AI can be used to enhance your blog writing, and how user-generated images can…
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The Story of East Harlem FC (made with AI)
* Once upon a time, in a small neighborhood of New York City, there was a football team called East Harlem FC. They were a strong team, but they were facing a difficult season. The team had been dealt a heavy blow when they were hit with a 15 point deduction for a violation they…
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Back on the market
So I was unemployed most of the summer. Happens. I did the work and pushed myself to get a new job and thought I was in good shape with an offer from an interactive educational software company that was part of a university. I took on a 6-month contract and felt excited about the opportunity.…
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Algorithms making me nuts!
I like music and yes I am of a certain age so there is a certain music I am a fan of. I use Spotify regularly sure. But for the love of the algorithm can you not give me the same 20 bands? Am a that predictable? Do I like the same things over and…
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Sticking too it and building confidence
The other day the job hunt felt endless. That I would never get a job again. Then, one good day later and some good results and bingo, everything kicks off. Its so funny how confidence and feeling going into those 20 minutes you have to answer one of those “Tell me about a time…” and…
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Being Unemployed is hard
San Diego has been great for sun and fun and family. It has not been great for my career. You don’t realize until you leave your hometown how much of a personal network gets left behind. The bar, the corner store the little things that connect person to place and help make connections. That doesn’t…
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Writing instead of scrolling
So I was scrolling on Twitter watching Voltron with my daughter… (Good update to the 1980’s show) and thought? What the hell am I doing? Why scroll when you can create. Why look for things to entertain when you can create or at least get your thoughts down. Passivity is easy, activity is hard. I’m…
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Should we feel bad that Manchester United are falling apart?
There is an idea that Manchester United fortunes are connected to Englands football soul as a whole. As an international (American) football fan, I don’t want to connect the clubs to national interests. If there were “good” owners who were non-British it would be fine. I think at this point, the Premier League has outgrown…
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I used to write alot…
I find it really hard now. Just more content to consume social media than consume. The funny thing is, social media doesnt inspire ideas. I used to read books quite a bit and passage in a book could easily inspire a thought or idea. Little tweets or Facebook posts? Not so much? I wonder why…
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Never side with owners or management
My friend Tommy suggested that I write about the Juan Soto contract situation in baseball. Soto is a 23-year-old player who is already one of the best players in baseball. He was offered a 15-year, 440 million dollar contract. Huge! A must-take. Well, he didn’t take it. And so ensues the disgruntled star dance that happens in all…
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Back at it.
Yes, I realize the last post from March said the same thing, but sometimes you just have to start. 2022 has been a very difficult year for the family. In January we lost a brother-in-law and brother at 49 years old and in April lost a dad and father-in-law. My wife has been incredible through…
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It needs to begin again
I do this periodically – write. It’s been great when I do it. I find amazing things that I’ve written years later. Sometimes they are good. Sometimes they not. But it has to begin with beginning. Let’s start again. Writing a post a day…
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Expansion and inclusion is power
Humans naturally create ‘us’ verses ‘them’ by default. We will protect, help, understand and sympathize with our ‘us’. But the ‘them’? They are barely human and we don’t even consider them. We’re even worse if they look different or speak a different language. We’re wired for our own groups. The most powerful empires in history…
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Unify and break apart. Unify and break apart – the cycle continues
Greece to Rome to Mongols to Charlemagne to European Empires to United States to ??? World history and culture is a study in unifying and breaking apart. Unifying again then breaking apart. Rome unified and spread Latin then broke apart. Roman Catholic Church unified and broke apart into Protestantism. It’s part of human history to…
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Having a hard time
I’m unemployed – been so for 2.5 months. I’m scared and recently had a job that I was promised for months be pulled out from under me. Whether it was nefarious or just a miscalculation, it’s hurt and really flung me for a loop. Trust and confidence are very fragile things. In this instance, both…