I write about things here that interest me. The topics are all over the place, ranging from burritos and business to my deepest feelings and most powerful memories. What connects them is me.
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I know I definitely want to keep doing this, but at the same time I also know I need to find a clearer direction and purpose to keep me excited about it.
Saturday evenings are so untainted (relatively speaking) by the rat race that I can take a moment to look out upon my life and think about it in a “purer” way, a more “objective” way.
I can still see (and feel) Eric’s smile so clearly. It was gigantic, almost cartoonish, his lips and cheeks filling to the brim with delight, straining to contain his immense energy, on the verge of exploding with joy.
Dancing makes me happy, pure and simple. It’s so reliable in that way, like my kids, or freshly grilled hot dogs on a summer day. But for all of my love and passion for dancing, I still get this weird feeling inside when I talk about it.
Business, and particularly small, family business, has always fascinated me. I love the hustle of it, the creativity, the cooperation. There’s a beauty and an art to the whole process that I’ve been chasing ever since I was a boy.
Both sides of my history, half Havana, half South Buffalo, are essential parts of who I am that have shaped me.
When I remember Fred I see him out in the yard in his old blue jacket. He’s smiling and breathing warm clouds into the cold, crisp air. He’s happy to be outside, happy to be raking leaves.