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fun day in Coney Island

Every Year, Taylor honors and thanks the Graffiti Church staff, by taking everyone out to eat a nice lunch.  He also gives every one some “fun” money, which they can use to do whatever.

The rule of the day is: “no stressful thoughts”.  Just enjoy the day and each other, and don’t think about work.

Even though [...]

an unlikely invite

Yesterday, Fabio had the writer’s guild meeting. Although I’m thrilled he has this space to share with other fellow writers, it is always a challenge figuring out what to do with the boys for 1.5 to 2 hours.

Driving is not an option, because finding parking elsewhere is unlikely, and I can’t sit in the [...]

a day full of surprises

My birthday was full of surprises,  just the way I like it!

Fabio took the day off work, so we could spend it together.  After we dropped off Phoenix at school,  Fabio took me to a place we’ve never been to before, called Tom’s Restaurant.  It’s been there since 1936.  It’s in Brooklyn, but it felt [...]

stuck in queens

yeah! Who knew one could be stuck in quuens.
I brought my car to Bayside, to a dealer, to get a recall taken care of, and the car seats checked for safety.
Well, in order to do that, they’re gonna take all day, and now I’ve had to call for help, to be rescued and borrow [...]

stolen cars, vandalized cars and bad neighborhoods

Most of you know that New York City has been losing it’s luster for me for some time.
One could say it started happening as early as the first time I spent a summer away doing missions in the Twin Cities, Minnesota, while attending Art School in the city.
I guess it was the first time I [...]

the end of the saga…

about where Willik will attend Kindergarten.
I’ve been meaning to write about it for some time, and by now many of you know that Willik did get in to the special lottery school I wrote about before.
I have been hesitant to write, as I’ve almost been in disbelief over it, though I have been equally excited, [...]

Easter Egg Hunt challenges

The last couple weeks have provided me a chance to serve my church and it’s sister ministries in capacities which I love.

Graffiti 2, a new ministry in Motthaven in the South Bronx, had an Easter Egg HUnt on the saturday before Easter. There were 5000 eggs sprawled across 3 different fields. This is [...]

weird spring

Look closely! That was what it looked like the other day, with about 4 hours in between.
Yes! That is the same day!

You see, I was feeling kinda blah that day. Actually, I feel pretty blah every day that Fabio is gone, but that day was even more blah.
Willik had a ride from [...]

i’m not equally excited

Living in the city is not all it’s cracked to be. I’ve felt that way for some time now. But the last few days, have confirmed that in my head even more.
You might have similar feelings if you’ve ever dealt with the NYC Board of Education. For the past few days I’ve [...]