Health insurance is just not important until you need it. Right? When my father turned 65 years old, and was eligible for Medicare, he felt it was enough. It wasn’t until many years later, when I realized he’d be penalized … Continue reading
My English professor at Loyola Marymount University always said that a good story has a beginning, middle and end. I’ve been taught to write using an outline with a conclusion in mind. But how do you tell your story when … Continue reading
Tomorrow is a big day! My dad is having stomach surgery. We have been so greatly touched by all the phone calls, emails, text messages, thoughts, well wishes and prayers. Thank you! I’ve set up a real-time microblogging site for friends … Continue reading
It’s World Cancer Day; and its time I share my story. I’ve been holding onto a secret; a big secret! My dad has stomach cancer. We’ve known for exactly 2 months. Two insanely, crazy, horrible months of going to doctors, … Continue reading
2013 was an awful year! We left 2012 reaching for the stars, and pretty quickly found ourselves just a few feet short of grabbing on. We were so close… so close to achieving our dreams… being entrepreneurs… building our empire… … Continue reading
10 Tools to Maximize Your Personal Efficiency Frank Addante, CEO of Rubicon Project, came up with this list of his favorite productivity tools. Good read! 1. SaneBox: Smart Email Filtering Tool
I’m torn— to cut or not to cut? I’m pretty sure that most men prefer long hair while most women prefer short to mid-length hair. I know I can find statistics on Google to back up my theory… but ultimately … Continue reading
Definition of the the Marriage 15 as written in Urban Dictionary: “when a newly-married person (usually female) gains 15 lbs soon after the wedding–often not working out and eating too much. similar term is “freshman 15″ for first year college students.”
Charles Dickens describes the first year of marriage best when he writes the opening lines in the “Tale of Two Cities”: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it … Continue reading
Even though my wedding day is long gone, I still get a lot of vendor emails on a daily basis. Some I forward to other brides to-be, but most of the time I just delete! This one caught my attention … Continue reading
Tomorrow is a big day! My dad is having stomach surgery. We have been so greatly touched by all the phone calls, emails, text messages, thoughts, well wishes and prayers. Thank you! I’ve set up a real-time microblogging site for friends and family who would very much like status updates on the entire day. Please go to: http://photoshigeo.tumblr.com/
Or click on the picture.
Also, if you’d like to leave any messages for my dad, please leave here. He is so afraid that he’ll be bored for the next 9 days in the hospital.
XOXO,
Aki
With Stomach Cancer: The Blog
Aki and Tom 