Over a month ago, I was laid off. Since then, I have had to update my resume, apply for unemployment insurance, create several profiles on job sites, hunt for open positions, apply to jobs, and wait. In this daily experience of waiting, I’ve been forced to think, a lot! Being laid off from a job…
Author: Eric
Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
Recently, our dear friends’ daughter lost a classmate by suicide. This was devastating news because this young girl was one of the bright students in her class and had a promising future! When our friends told us about it, I went back to my own personal loss many years ago–a close friend, Ace, who was…
First day of school jokes
This past week, our 3 year old started preschool, for two days a week. On his first day, he was so excited and couldn’t wait to head to school. My wife captured that moment with three pictures. In light of the back to school experience that most families here in the US experienced, I collected…
Family and communication
A recent conversation with my siblings touched on the importance of clear, transparent, and honest communication in the family. Interestingly, the following day, I came across an article written by marriage and family therapists, Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott, titled “3 Hallmarks of Poor Communication Every Couple Needs to Know“. But before I share the…
The Monkey’s Paw
Recently, our good friends, Jim and Ailyn, celebrated a milestone in their lives! Their Facebook post recounted that day’s events, with details that catapulted you to that very moment when Jim suffered a Ventricular Fibrillation outside the hospital, and survived it, thanks to Ailyn’s quick thinking and the family’s fast response to the emergency. In…
Remembering Tito Norge
On May 24th, the family lost a dear uncle, Dr. Narciso “Norgic/Norge” P. Tenorio. He was 89 years old. As my wife and I went through our photo libraries, looking for pictures of him, we took turns in recounting stories and “Norge-isms” and shared laughs and tears together. There was no doubt that Tito Norge…
Words have power!
In this blog, I’d like to talk about words and its effect on us. Growing up, one of the rhymes taught in school was “Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never harm me.” Researching the origin of this rhyme pointed to Gary Martin’s The Phrase Finder site, where he explains: ‘Sticks…
Just jokes…
It’s May 2021! Since it is a new month, and because my sister reminded me to incorporate humor in my blogs, this week’s post will just be jokes. Thanks to Reader’s Digest and Peanuts Fandom for these. Enjoy! Hunting gone wrong Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them collapses. He’s not…
What truly matters in your life?
Two weeks ago, with the passing of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, I searched online for more videos and info on him. He was 99 years old, just short of being officially a centenarian in June! From what I saw and read, his was a life committed to duty first (he knew his role as…
The Lights Fest
Last Saturday, our little family drove out to Stonyford, CA to participate in The Lights Fest event nearest us. This event, as described by the organizers, “is an experience where thousands of friends and families gather to listen to live music, fill up on food trucks and light up life by sharing personal wishes, dreams…