Hey everyone,
 Wow, today was pretty insane. Jessa got up pretty early so I gave her a bottle and had her watch a Doodlebops video while I went back to bed for a little while.  When we got up, the kids ate breakfast, was slow for the most part.

 This afternoon, we all went to the park as my parents told us there was a Latin Music Festival there today. As many of you know, I'm 100% Puerto Rican, born in New York (making me an official "Nuyorican"), so Jessa and A.J. are 1/2 PR. The park was really nice and with Mandi holding the camera, Jessa, A.J., and I ran around the field. It was a lot of fun...but then it started to pour!!!! It got to the point where I carried each Jessa and A.J. in one arm and carried them across the field to the truck. My parents followed and we just went home, where Jessa fell asleep on the couch and A.J. kind of napped..maybe an hour. That would explain why he is sleeping now.

 So it's been pretty crazy today for the most part. Tomorrow is a brand new day and I got work in the afternoon. Hope everyone is doing well!!!

 Here are some pics from the park today. To see the rest, go to the new album :)

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(01) Are you currently in a serious relationship?  Yep...I'm married :)

(02) What was your dream growing up?  Going to Hong Kong :)

(03) What talent do you wish you had?  To have been an excellent martial artist

(04) If I bought you a drink what would it be?  Alabama slammer or Sapporo

(05) Favorite vegetable? Carrots (I never ate veggies before, but do more now)

(06) What was the last book you read? Iron and Silk by Mark Salzman

(07) What zodiac sign are you?  Aquarius

(08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.  No tats or piercings

(09) Worst Habit? Spending too much time on the computer (but have been doing good at breaking that lately)

(10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?  probably

(11) What is your favorite sport?  kickboxing

(12) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude?  optimistic for the most part, but have my pessimist moments.

(13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?  talk...and talk...and talk...

(14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?  Hmmm...will have to get back on that one.

(15) Tell me one weird fact about you.  I tend to make sound effects and impersonations...yes they can be annoying, but it took years of practice...as the Fonz says.."It's a gift" LOL

(16) Do you have any pets? No pets here.

(17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?  hopefully both Amanda and I are home

(18) What was your first impression of me?  Pretty cool beans.

(19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary? Depends on the clown.

(20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? teeth

(21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?  Conscience.

(22) What color eyes do you have?  Brown

(23) Ever been arrested?  No.

(24) Bottle or can soda?  Bottle but only can if no bottles

(25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?  Clear my bills, get an apartment, some furniture

(26) Left intentionally blank because there's no question!!!!  ---

(27) What's your favorite place to hang out at? Home with the wife and kids...and the park.

(28) Do you believe in ghosts?  Sometimes.

(29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?  Spend time with the kids and wife, AnD, KungFuCinema

(30) Do you swear a lot?  Only when I go into a major tirade.

(31) Biggest pet peeve?  Can be short-tempered.

(32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?  Just ok.

(33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?  Getting back into the gist of things when it comes to that :)

(34) Favourite and least favourite food? Favorite: Chinese food, pizza. Least favorite: olives, fish

(35) Do you believe in God?  Sure do.

(36) Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you? You bet I will :)

Hey everyone,
 I want to thank everyone who responded to my venting blog on Friday. Believe me, I just had so much aggression I needed to let out that the last thing I wanted to do was vent out to Amanda and make it look like I was taking it out on her. Well, everything is okay now, so I'm feeling much better. Spent the day with the family yesterday as we took a walk around the block, spent time playing with Jessa and A.J. (we play this little hide and seek game now and again and when I see the kids laugh, I can't help but bust my gut laughing), and get this...I baked chocolate chip cookies last night...2 dozen batches.

 I've also gotten back into reading lately. It took me a week, but I read a book entitled Iron and Silk by Mark Salzman. For those who don't know who Mark Salzman is, I'll give a quick bio on him. Mark Salzman has been a fan of the Chinese culture since he was young. At 13, he began studying wushu, Chinese calligraphy, and literature. He went to Yale and graduated Summa Cum Laude in Chinese language and literature. The book was an account of his life from 1982-1984, when he was an English teacher in Changsa, where he studied wushu under Master Pan Qingfu, a legendary martial artist who appeared as a villain in Jet Li's first film, The Shaolin Temple. He studied wushu under Master Pan and studied Tai Chi under various masters, hence the title "Iron and Silk"

 Iron refers to wushu, a hard style martial art and Silk refers to Tai Chi, a soft style martial art. However, this book was not just about Mark training in these styles, but it was also a look at China during this period and its effects on foreigners and its laws. Mark took an in-depth look at the people he would meet throughout his journey, taught us a thing or two about the customs on Mainland China, with some of his martial arts training mixed in. I really enjoyed this book and one day, I hope to find a way to contact Mr. Salzman himself and tell him how much I enjoyed this book.

 Movie fans will want to know that a movie version of this book came out in 1990. Mark wrote the screenplay and starred in the film as himself as I think Master Pan played himself as well. The book is definitely worth reading and I will suggest it to anyone who asks me for suggestions on books to read just to kill some time.

 Today looks like it's going to be somewhat of a quiet day. Mostly house work to be done so maybe after the kids' cartoons, I'll just turn Winamp on the play music today. I hope everyone is doing okay...I for one, am doing much better And Gary, you are right..."parents just don't understand"