Treat Your Goals Like Your “Bucket List”
What I love about life is that it always gives you opportunities to learn, grow, and challenge yourself on a daily basis. Those who say otherwise must be rich bastards. A big part of having a life is living it, and that means deliberately. How does one live life deliberately? Goals.
It would be pretty cool to be born with [...] Continue Reading…
July 15, 2010 1 Comment
Mexicans In Brazil, Don’t Cut Off Your Arms!
Good ol’ Billy Bob here has an interesting philosophy: If you play soccer, you’re going to hell. The logic of his assertions would have impressed me in elementary school, but you can’t fool me now BillyBobNeck! I don’t want to ruin the video for you, but all of his statements are instant one-liner classics
How does this guy [...] Continue Reading…
July 1, 2010 1 Comment
Now That Summer Is Here, “Wear Sunscreen!”
The beautiful thing about the internet is that motivation is just one click away. You can use it for good and to cultivate your well being in any way possible. The following video is very uplifting. I recommend you watch it while lying in a hammock like I am. Swing away…you can even close your eyes if you want [...] Continue Reading…
June 29, 2010 No Comments
Just Like the Word “Ain’t”, Spanglish Is More Than Popular
You know, growing up I was told that “ain’t” was not a word. Why? Because it was not in the dictionary. A few years later, the word was incorporated into many dictionaries (although prefaced with “nonstandard English”). Apparently, once a word becomes commonly used by society, it receives the forced blessing of dictionary and language scholars. As much as [...] Continue Reading…
June 18, 2010 3 Comments
How Good is Your English?
I always find it interesting how measuring and quantifying your own language skills and speaking abilities can be so subjective. I find it amusing to see people inflate their fluency with a very high percentage when reality says otherwise. Often times, employers in Mexico ask how well you can speak English as it is becoming more than an asset [...] Continue Reading…
June 16, 2010 No Comments
Sam’s Club Betting Against Mexico In World Cup
I could write a dissertation about the pride that pumps through every Mexican’s heart. During World Cup time, this pride boils with so much passion that our Latino Heat actually contributes to the global warming problem we are facing today. I once witnessed an amazing and unique Mexican moment in Mexico while heading over to my best friend’s house [...] Continue Reading…
June 4, 2010 3 Comments
Pepsi Refresh Grant & College Success Foundation
Not many of us have/had the privilege and blessing to attend college all 4 years knowing that our parents will fund our education. Even those parents who can partially fund their kid’s college education can appreciate any financial assistance that does not come in the form of a loan from a bank or federal government.
One foundation that takes the [...] Continue Reading…
June 4, 2010 No Comments
