When I first updated my iPhone to Apple's iOS 12.0, I was frustrated that I couldn't rotate my iPhone to horizontal mode to get the bigger stock chart on Apple's native Stocks app where I could (previously) change the time range for the stock chart to 5 and 10 years. Then I realized, though rotating […]
A while back, my infinitely creative wife culled up what turned out to be an exciting, very fun and super easy breakfast idea for our five-year-old son. An unofficial culinary wizard (by that I mean she binge-watches cooking contest shows entire seasons at a clip while studying and learning from them), but incredibly busy building her non-profit […]
My son is and always has been very energetic. When he was 1-2 years old, anyone that took care of him, be it a nanny, a sitter, or a daycare worker would be sure to let us know. Early on, the nicer caregivers politely termed him as being "very busy." Then it was "strong-willed." As […]
While my son is still a bit too young to be officially diagnosed with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), he has been officially diagnosed by a licensed child neuro-psychologist as having ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder). The psychologist has also indicated that the ADHD diagnosis is likely to come as he enters school age (he is […]
A few weeks ago, I received a message on Facebook Messenger from my father in law to play a game of "8 Ball Pool". I wasn't expecting a game request to come on my phone's Facebook Messenger app. I thought it might be spam. So I texted him, outside of FB Messenger, and asked if […]
Receiving Walmart Gift Cards for $1,500 My wife runs a local non-profit, Foster Kinship, that helps kids and their families. Recently another non-profit purchased three $500 gift cards from a local Walmart store for a total of $1,500. They gave the gift cards to Foster Kinship to purchase gifts for 50 kids as Christmas presents. […]
My wife and I adopted our (nearly) 5 year old son from the Clark County foster care system here in Las Vegas. Once I figure out how I want to write publicly about our experience as foster and now adoptive parents (i.e. what to make public and what to keep private), I'll be writing more […]
Every year when Halloween rolls around our child suddenly has a bucket load of Halloween candy and because we don't want him to ingest that much sugar, the question becomes, "How do we get our child to give up his Halloween Candy". Last year after watching an on-demand replay of the old ABC Halloween Special […]
In this article I will review my experience in care and maintenance of a brand-name marble product called Piedrafina. Piedrafina Marble is the brand name for a man-made marble product, touted by the manufacturer, to be uasable in a multitude of residential and commercial applications such as: Bathroom Vanities, Tub Decks, Shower Surrounds, Walls, Fireplace Surrounds, […]
This article is my review of the Mealime dinner preparation app along with some background information for the basis of my opinions. Mealime is a dinner meal preparation app geared towards time-strapped professionals looking to prepare healthy meals while learning to cook. Mealime allows the healthy eater to save time by allowing the busy professional […]