Twenty-three years ago during the summer after my junior year, I was invited to represent my beloved Capuchino High School at the annual Boys State conference in Sacramento. Attended by a pair of male delegates from every high school in California, we descended upon the Sac State campus with the express purpose of immersing ourselves [...]
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Following in My Footsteps
Posted in Emma, Memories on November 19, 2009 | 6 Comments »
A Dollar’s Worth of Memories
Posted in Memories on July 2, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Back in the day, after we completed his afternoon paper route, my friend Sean M and I would pedal our bikes up to the neighborhood 7-11 on San Bruno Avenue. We would park our Mongooses (or is the correct term Mongeese) and head into the convenience store. Dollar bill in hand, I would belly up [...]
You’re Gonna Miss This
Posted in Memories, Music on June 3, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Last night around 9 PM, I was lying in bed, legs outstretched and crossed at the feet, right hand resting comfortably between the back of my head and the pillow, tiny white earbud headphones placed snugly in my ears as I listened to the sounds emanating from my metallic blue iPod Shuffle. As usual, my [...]
What Makes a Memory
Posted in Emma, Fehmeen, Memories on March 26, 2009 | 9 Comments »
When they called our name to seat us, Fehmeen and Emma were shopping for a headband in the store next to the California Pizza Kitchen restaurant at the Hillsdale Mall. We had decided to head to the mall to pick up birthday outfits for me and The Bug before going home after our weekend getaway [...]
