: About Me

I'm a father of four, happily married for almost twenty years to a terrific wife and mother. My interests are varied and run the gamut from fine restaurants to military history. I've been lucky enough to have made my living from writing and/or entertaining for most of my life. I've worked as a writer on a couple of different TV shows as well as contributing material to "Saturday Night Live," "The Simpsons," and "South Park." I currently reside in the midwest and pay the bills by managing the poker room at a large casino. It's challenging and fun but it doesn't provide much of a creative outlet. That's why I enjoy Helium so much.

My passion is ...

my family

I know too much about ...

poker

My parents always told me ...

you can be anything you want to be.

My childhood ambition ...

to be a famous writer

My favorite memory ...

playing football

Why I write ...

because I can't imagine not writing

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

always listening to different things. Always reading multiple books

My first job ...

was as a busboy

My best moment ...

seeing all four children born but especially the first one

My inspiration ...

my wife

Health & Fitness > Nutrition (Other) Tips for eating healthy Mexican food

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Everyone knows that la comida de Mexico es muy bueno. The challenge has always been to indulge and not end up looking like un puerco. Is there anything better than a huge burrito covered with cheese, guacamole and sour cream? How about a big plate of nachos piled high with beef, cheese and jalapeno slices? Well, maybe we need to expand our horizons a bit and figure out exactly what Mexican food is all about. First of all, many of the foods we traditionally think of as Mexican are actually Tex-Mex and were either invented in the United States (nachos, chimichangas) or are Anglicized version...

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