I hate the F-Word so much that whenever it slips out of one of my children's mouths, one of them will immediately run to me to report that one of their siblings, ages 17, 13, 8 […] Read More >>

I've been blessed to live 47 years without a cavity so if you are as "teeth-aware" as I am, you may want to take a close look at one of the best gadgets I was recently gifted […] Read More >>

This has been an incredibly tech-rich holiday season for gift ideas - perhaps the best I've ever seen - so I thought I'd share five of my own must-have gadgets that I either purchased or […] Read More >>

How does one respond to the death of a man who for more than 57 years symbolized the very embodiment of evil?  A man who's iron fist rule of a country over the course of […] Read More >>

My 16-year-old son Jonathan and I are in that delicate stage of our relationship where nothing I do for him matters much and everything I say easily tunes me out of his life. It’s not […] Read More >>

DISCLAIMER: State Farm® compensated me for this post but the opinions expressed in this story are solely mine. During my family's recent holiday road trip through Texas, El Niño reminded us that when it comes […] Read More >>

This post originally appeared on Best Western’s YouMustBeTrippin.com’s blog, where I regularly contribute stories. I was compensated for this post but the opinions are mine. For us Cubans, Thanksgiving, Christmas AND the New Year are […] Read More >>

This post originally appeared on Best Western’s YouMustBeTrippin.com’s blog, where I regularly contribute stories. I was compensated for this post but the opinions are mine. My Cuban-Miami roots are unique. My Cuban family moved to […] Read More >>

Our Thanksgiving Week trip to London and Paris was the greatest family vacation we've done yet.  During this eight-day trip sponsored by Shutterfly and Best Western we snapped so many awesome memories that it was hard […] Read More >>