Archives
Let’s Get Caught Up, Continued
Posted on May 3, 2022 1 Comment
A horrible nightmare came true. I lost my brother. Vaya con Dios.
How Do You Know Better?
Posted on January 12, 2017
“You should have known better,” she said to Carlos (not his real name) after the judge handed down the conviction, as Carlos was being taken away. His mother then told him she loved him, they shared a quick hug, and off he went to federal prison. She then turned to look at the half-empty gallery, […]
Of numbers and proportions
Posted on July 11, 2016 4 Comments
Last week, after the events in Dallas, Texas, where 5 police officers were shot dead, the Chief of Police in El Paso, Texas, decided to make a statement. Unfortunately, he decided to label the “Black Lives Matter” (BLM) movement as a hate group. This is unfortunate because we’re at a point in history where there […]
History you should know: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Posted on February 22, 2016 2 Comments
My wife and I were in San Antonio a few years ago, and we decided to take the tour of the Alamo that everyone seems to take when they visit there. As we walked around the different exhibits, we noticed a mother talking to her young child about what happened during the battle there. “The […]