Love on Wheelz

Sometimes I question the effectiveness of nursing schools. The “nurses” that slip through the cracks are wildly incompetent and in no way capable of caring for newborn puppies, much less medically dependent people. It’s understandable that unqualified employees sneak passed filters in most professions, but nursing deals with human lives. It should be held to [...]

My friend Nick over at Life As Nick wrote a really nice story about me. You can read it here. Check out his site, too. He makes funnies.

Part of having little to no social life means that I don’t interact much with girls my own age. Over the years, I’ve watched other guys flirt and talk to them, but I never learned how to do it myself. I mean, I understand on an intellectual level what to do, but I’m incapable of [...]

The one non-family member who’s always been there for me, no matter what, has been Rodrigo. Actually, calling him non-family is an insult. He is family. He’s my brother. He only lived nearby for about a year, but the bond we formed turned out to be unbreakable. He moved thousands of miles away, but still visits and stays with us for at least one month out of the year. He will come during the summer, for the new year, or both.
We met in religion class while rehearsing for a play. Our entire kindergarten class was sitting on the floor and he was sitting next to me, legs crossed and hands dutifully intertwined on top of his legs.
He leaned over, looking to make sure the teacher wasn’t watching and whispered, “Hey, I’m Rodrigo.”