: About Me

I am a 38 year old, married, father of 1
I enjoy writing as a means of expressing my opinions and getting my ideas formulated. I was invited to Helium and after cruising around have found it to be a comfortable place to express myself.

Through the course of many events in my lifetime, I have accumulated experiences that writing helps me to share. I certainly do not agree with everyone on every subject, but I feel there are always opportunities to educate myself from other people.

During the day, I own my own pest control business. This aspect of my life provides me with varied opportunities to expand my creative and factual writing. I also like to fill my days by occasionally doing background and extra work for the various studios here in southern California. It is always nice to be "someone else" for a day.

My passion is ...

my family, my career, my thoughts, in that order

I know too much about ...

loss

My parents always told me ...

you'll get over it before you get married

My childhood ambition ...

to play 3rd base for the New York Yankees

My favorite memory ...

The way I felt the day I graduated from Marine Corps boot camp

Why I write ...

as a form of expression

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

not much right now

My first job ...

delivering newspapers and bagging groceries

My best moment ...

when my wife said "I do" it led to other great moments

My inspiration ...

my wife, my daughter, and myself

Politics, News & Issues > Baseball News & Opinion If I ran the New York Mets

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With the advent and popularity of Fantasy Baseball Leagues, everyone has the ability to run a Major League baseball team. Drafting and trading players has been the dream of most baseball fans since the dawn of the game. Even though it is not a real baseball team, fantasy baseball allows the average fan the ability to make the decisions as in real life. For the record, my fantasy baseball team has a horrendous record and will miss the playoffs. If I ran the New York Mets in real life, I would make some big changes. The first change I would make is the firing of the General Manager Omar Mina...

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