My bucket list has one less item. Last month, I played two songs at the West Coast Songwriters competition, held monthly at Whirlow's on the Miracle Mile. I can fully admit that some items on my bucket list will likely never get checked off. Playing the guitar and singing in front of people, strangers, is one of those.
Read MoreI had the honor of being the guest instagrammer on the takeover of the popular @stocktonca account this last weekend. It was a fun weekend and very cool to be @stocktonca for a few days and show off what I love about Stockton! Thanks Miguel for the opportunity!
I finished. I rode my bike on every street in Stockton. On Saturday, December 27, three months after I started my quest to ride every street in Stockton, and just a few days before my self-imposed deadline, I crossed the ceremonial finish line. In those three months I rode 1,566 miles throughout Stockton, taking 119 hours. That was, by far, the most I had ever spent on my bike in any three month period in my life.
When last we met, I was two months and 1,053 miles into my quest to ride every street in Stockton. I know it's been a while since that update... so drumroll please... I finished!
Read MoreOne of the best concerts I have ever seen was Garth Brooks, at Arco Arena, on August 17, 1997. Well, here we were again. Dawn and I just hanging out with Garth Brooks. Well, us and thousands of his friends in low places.
Read MoreI love living in Stockton and I love riding my bike throughout Stockton. There are so many great neighborhoods and so many interesting places. But for as long as I have lived here (nearly all of my life), I am embarrassed that there are so many parts of it that I've never seen. That's about to change.
Recently, I set out to ride my bike on every street in Stockton. Yes, every street!
Read MoreYesterday, Tim Cook, the Chief Executive Officer of Apple, came out as a gay man. He penned an article on Bloomberg Businessweek and for the first time publicly acknowledged his sexuality.
Read MoreOn Sunday, Dawn and I celebrated our 2nd Grandiversary. I mean, Avery, our wonderful granddaughter, turned two years old! Since she entered this world, she has captivated my life. I don't mean to brag but she is simply amazing. She is immensely curious, funny (yes, toddlers can have quite the sense of humor), loving, caring, generous, and at times, ornery. Also, she is quite the grandpa's girl.
Read MoreHere's a question to my fellow call center and customer service colleagues: have you re-evaluated your company’s cancellation procedures in light of the recent Comcast cancellation fiasco?
Read MoreWith last year’s very hot Canyon Classic Century still fresh on the mind, I watched the weather reports like never before leading up to this year’s ride. Thankfully, the forecast called for a high of only 90°, pretty chilly compared to last year’s high of 107°!
Read MoreMy friend Wes, the CEO of Visit Stockton, was the first to text me to tell me that my picture had been used in a post entitled “The 10 Most Boring Cities in America”. He wasn’t the only one though. My partners on Podcast Stockton as well as a few other friends also brought it to my attention. I wish I had time to write a response right away, but I didn’t. My wife and I were too busy rushing home from work in time to get ready to go out and celebrate the wonderful work that Puentes is doing with the Boggs Tract Community Farm.
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