He was – perhaps next to my maternal grandfather Manolo who raised me – the most influential father figure in my life. Last month my longtime pastor Mel Santiesteban (I simply called him Pastor) passed […] Read more

I’ve been so uber busy this year that I didn’t take the time to produce my annual Father’s Day Guide. In lieu of producing my guide, NBC Latino interviewed me today for my thoughts on […] Read more

Quietly inside, as the economy has wreaked havoc on public schools, parks and many services in my hometown of Miami, I’ve been worrying about the future of the teaching profession. I have three school age […] Read more

Growing up in Miami I’ve always loved avocados but it wasn’t until I met my Mexican-American wife from Texas that I understood how superior Avocados from Mexico are compared to others. I don’t know if […] Read more

While millions of children grew up fearing La Llorona or El Cucuy, my maternal grandparents Manolo and Margarita raised me to be afraid of the Zamacun monster. The weird thing was not that I was […] Read more
Glad to have discovered this ad today during the Dads 2.0 Summit in Austin. The main reason I don’t think I saw it sooner was ironically because I was at the actual Superbowl in Miami […] Read more