John Valadez on September 9th, 2009

I make it a daily practice to bond with my children. Bonding with children is a very easy thing to do because they are so willing to join in on most any activity; as long as your intentions are genuine and sincere. Your intentions have to genuine and sincere or they’ll sniff you right out [...]

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John Valadez on September 7th, 2009

It’s that time of year again. We are starting a new tradition for the girls this year – we’re going camping. That’s right, we’re starting a new tradition before school starts and we’ll spend some time in the wilderness appreciating nature before starting a new year hitting the books; both for the girls and Dad, [...]

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John Valadez on September 5th, 2009

After my long Eden Diet and Water Fast, life seems a little more precious and enjoyable. I have loads more energy and wake up early enough now to really get my day started with my kids. My new life finds me up at five in the morning. I write my posts every day, going back [...]

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John Valadez on September 3rd, 2009

I’m taking a course in Logic for a Philosophy degree I’m working on. Prior to my class, I never heard of Logic other than from Star Trek. Judging by the size of the class and the same general response when they were asked the question, “Have you ever heard of logic?” I’m judging much other [...]

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John Valadez on September 1st, 2009

I made Shrimp Gumbo yesterday. It took me 7 hours. After all that work and it’s a lot of work; I’m going to eat the Gumbo, minus the andouille sausage. One o’ clock in the morning I sampled a small bite of my Gumbo and it was all worth it – delicious. I lived in [...]

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