Splendid Little Enchilada...

I decided to do a video blog post today. I made enchiladas last night, and here’s the...

Threat Level: Midnight...

I really hate to admit this to some people, but I have written several comedic “mystery” plays. The purpose behind each one was to raise money for a youth program Brent and I both work with. A couple hundred people would come, laugh, and empty their wallets for a non-profit I love. What a cool way to raise money for a non-profit, especially since I’m a sucker for silly humor. (Or as Brent would say, “delusional humor” where the main character(s) have no idea what’s really going on.) When I was in high school I would write short...

Over! And yet we’ve just begun....

The election is over. The pundits are regrouping to figure out their next topics of discussion. And there was no rioting (as far as I know) in the streets. It is certainly an historical day this November 5th. Barack Obama will be our next president. Last night I listened to both McCain’s gracious concession speech, and Obama’s victory speech. I became more optimistic while listening to both. McCain is really an incredible man, who is a true leader and has undergone so much in his lifetime. Obama is about to embark on the ride of his life. He urged Americans to...

This one time in El Salvador…...

Have you ever woken up to the sound of automatic guns firing off? (All my homies from the ghetto say “Ay!”) That’s really not a common occurrence in my life, and I’m very thankful for that. But this has happened to me once before (unfortunately I’ve awoken to the sound of ‘regular’ guns firing off a few more times). I’m reminded of this incident on this day that we vote here in the USA. The year was 1994. Were you alive then? I sure was. :0) I was in post-civil war San Salvador. The utter chaos of a 12 year war had...

NaBloPoMo...

Yes, I’ve done it, I’ve decided to blog for 30 days in a row. Just found out about NaBloPoMo, a site dedicated to getting people to blog daily and consistently. I will do my...