Monthly Archives: June 2013

10 Minutes Does Not Mean 30 Minutes

I never really liked empanadas. To me they were just shells stuffed with beef, and the ones I’ve had had more of a beefy paste than chunks of beef. But that was well before I was introduced to Empanada Cafe … Continue reading

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Zombie Runner

Last night I ran the best run of my life. I really can’t believe that I reached my 2-mile goal within three runs. 75% of the run was uphill and it was pretty humid. And I only took one 25 … Continue reading

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No Bullies Allowed

My last day at school yesterday wasn’t carefree, but pretty stressful and I actually got upset at some people. The program office was buzzing with a ton of printing going on in which we had three printers running at the … Continue reading

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Plus 10

Living on the fifth floor has some benefits as higher units are more expensive and desirous, but one thing I’ll always hate is the temperature discrepancy. As heat rises, our apartment has always been warmer than what it is outside, … Continue reading

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A Decade of DONE!

After today, I will have completed ten consecutive years of teaching mathematics for the New York City Department of Education. As a whole, this is simply amazing as I never would have thought ten years ago that I would last … Continue reading

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Ambushed By Prayer

Last night I attended my church’s monthly praise and prayer night, and I must say that I was unexpectantly really blessed. I don’t think I ever experienced such an exciting and freeing worship in a very long time, years perhaps. … Continue reading

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CJ’s Water World

The weather started to heat up on Sunday, so I asked my parents if we could come over and have CJ play in his kiddie pool for the first time. I originally had plans to play softball, but I didn’t … Continue reading

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Dodgers 6 – Yankees 0

For my dad’s birthday I got him a pair of Yankees tickets to last week’s night game against the Dodgers. I also dialed up my friend Tim who’s a scout for the organization who took the time to hang out … Continue reading

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Church Plant Addicts

The Yung’s from our church invited us over Saturday night for an awesome home cooked meal. Stephanie cooked these amazing ribs that literally melted and slid off the bone simply from contact. And they cooked everything gluten and egg free … Continue reading

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LIC Flea & Food

After picking up the wife from work Saturday afternoon, and winde the weather was beautiful, she got the bright idea of driving over to the LIC Flea & Food market held every Saturday and Sunday. It was a quick drive … Continue reading

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