This morning, as I was taking a shower, I started thinking back on my first job as a sound engineer at our local church. Specifically, I was thinking back on all of our hacks to make things work the way we thought they should.
One of our big problems was communcation between the sound booth [...]
Last Sunday, Tracy and I were sitting downstair on the couch watching TV. Aiden was upstairs watching The Lion King. All was quiet, which is a rarity in a house with 2 boys, when we heard the upstairs toilet flush.
“You think he’ll wash his hands?” I asked Tracy. Before she could respond, I [...]
Last night, Tracy comes downstairs after putting Aiden to bed and tells me that she’s worried about raising two boys. I immediately think that I’ve done something retarded and am the “second boy”, so I fire off a pre-emptive “Sorry, baby”.
She follows with this great toothpaste story.
“After Aiden’s bath, I told him to brush [...]
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> One who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit.
That’s what I want to be :). I’ve got the stories and anecdotes part down, I
just need to work on the skill and wit part.
My good friend Brandon Salinas is out in LA and he’s looking for writing or game designing gig. He’s great at both, so if you (and by you, I mean the royal You) or anyone you know is looking, you’ll be hard-pressed to find someone better.
His contact info is at http://www.bpsalinas.com.
“Knock Knock, Daddy!”
“Who’s there?”
“Apple!”
“Apple who?”
“ME! HAHAHAHAHAH! That’s funny, right Daddy?”
Substitute “Apple!” with banana, ice cream, and Cheeto and you have our dinner conversation last night at Chuy’s. The funniest part is that it actually got funnier and funnier as the night went on :).
My dear, sweet, first nephew. We all longed to see your face and hold you tight, especially your Mom and Dad. They loved you so very much. And they love you still.
As a young boy, I spent many great summers with my cousins and I couldn’t wait for you to come up and spend the [...]
Samuel,
You should know that I’m really bad about remembering birthdays. Actually, I’m pretty bad about remembering a lot of things, but I seem to have a real problem with birthdays. We’ve never met, so you’re just gonna have to take me at my word on this one.
I’m sorry I forgot your birthday this [...]
Here’s a couple of great pics of the E-bros.
Aiden’s first words when he saw little Dom: “Can I pet him?”
Introducing Dominic Hiro Escamilla, born today at 12:15, weighing 8 lbs. 7 oz. and measuring 20″ and some change.
He and Mom are resting comfortably at the hospital where they’ll stay until some time on Fri.
Pics available here.