The TSA Loves Santa Claus Piñatas!

What I do for a $2.50 treat I did think of a flag… but he’s so cute! If you’ve flown recently, then you’ve seen the new Transportation Safety Administration security guards at airport security checks and you may have wondered how they’re adjusting to their new role. Over the last…

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Congratulations Norman & Karina

And even the Pope blessed the marriage a happy day for all… especially the ladies… …and my folks Today I am celebrating my cousin’s wedding in Chihuahua Mexico. Norman and Karina Arras were married in a wonderful Catholic ceremony, complete with a benediction by the Pope, and I had no…

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The Tex/Mex Suburban Connection

The Gringo Cousin Adventures pretty in the afternoon lets see.. Yvette, Ren, Alma, Joselyn the newest Arras This morning, I woke up early in my cousin’s home and went for a run through his suburban El Paso, Texas neighborhood, where new homes are sprouting from the raw desert scrub, like…

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Stetson’s Vietnam

My friends are cooler than yours! the duck lady always delivers the real ducks waddle plastic bottles anyone? Stetson as cute as ever the Hanoi Hiltons Uncle Lenin a real hotel with a viewnow that’s beauty and this too!My friend & fellow Peace Corps Russia Volunteer, Stetson went to Vietnam…

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The Happiest Laid-off Man in America

Time to live my dreams, yet again post-tramitic stress I must think… my new office Yes, you read that right, I’ve been laid off by my Internet company, and I couldn’t be happier. Before you start wondering about my sanity, especially in this job market, let me explain:While I enjoyed…

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