Emantable

Lo conocimos como Rodolfo, Rudy, Popo, Tata, Deri, y para mí…Papi. Aunque de chico a veces me confundía la gente que me decía, “a mira, hay viene tu abuelito”. Fue una bendición tener a un padre 60 años mayor que yo, porque la experiencia y sabiduría de un padre de esa edad no tiene comparación.… — read more

Before heading to the mortuary for my Dad’s wake, I stood in my parents’ bedroom to feel a little closer to my Dad by looking at his things. On his nightstand was Misal Romano Diario–a book containing the readings for Sundays and the other days of year. It seems similar to the books used for… — read more

I really dislike how my phone makes everything in my pictures look so far away. After weeks of rain, this is the first time I had a clear view of the mountains. To give you and idea how close the mountains are, when you look towards the mountains from the middle of a room in… — read more

Went to the flower district today with one of my sisters to place an order for the flowers that would be at my father’s funeral. Sometimes I feel like he’s at home and I can imagine him sitting in the balcony, in his room, or at the dining table. Then it hits me that those… — read more

I’ve been doing my best to fight procrastination and I feel pretty good about today. I tackled a few things I needed to get out of the way and went to bed very satisfied with what I was about to accomplish, but I couldn’t shake the feeling that I had forgotten about something. I grab… — read more

“It is not the healthy who need the doctor, but the sick. I came to call not the upright, but sinners.“ Mark 2:17 I came across the above today and it was very comforting. As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve been exploring religion and spirituality more recently for numerous reasons. I sometimes wonder if perhaps I’m… — read more

I’ve been humbled by the amount of love and appreciation my coworkers have shown me during the past several difficult weeks. I received flowers, words of comfort, offers to help, and letters. On my birthday this past Wednesday no one remembered my birthday and I thought I was in the clear. Apparently they forgot and… — read more

The picture doesn’t really do it justice, but it was quite the beautiful drive this afternoon. A few clouds were tinted pink, and the mountains a slight bluish-purple with beautiful white peaks. — read more

This was the most uneventful birthday I’ve ever had, but it’s not that bad since I tend I treasure the quiet moments. My mother told me how excited my dad was 37 years ago when I was born, and it reminded me of how he was always very proud of the fact that he was… — read more

8 years ago, on the eve of my birthday, I somehow managed to get a large group of friends together and arranged for us to have a private tour of the museum gardens at the Getty Center. It was a beautiful day–lightly raining and a little chilly. We were all attentively listening to the docent… — read more