HE’S MEXICAN… BUT MEXICO NEVER CALLED HIM😪
Michael Lorenzen could have played for Mexico, but Italy pushed harder and he ended up joining the European squad.
🇲🇽“My great-grandparents are from Jalisco. I have Mexican roots and I’m open to playing for Mexico,” he once said.
The pitcher was an All-Star in 2023 while playing for the Detroit Tigers and also has experience with the Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies.
Pitching was exactly what Mexico needed the most.
Los Urías van a estar jugando en LMB en 3 años, ojalá dejemos de considerar a Rowdy Téllez como mexicano, no quiero volver a ver los nombres de “Nick Gonzales” y “Joey Ortiz”.
Dependemos que Kirk, Aranda y Paredes sigan en la élite, que Marcelo Mayer se consolide y 3 bates más.
@martindelp Demasiado basico decir esto es mejor que eso, cuando todo es relativo y depende de las necesidades, gustos y objetivos de cada persona. Ademas no es lo mismo Nueva York, que Oklahoma ni Barcelona que Fuenlabrada.
Yo no soy paranoico con el screen time ni ando con dogmas raros, pero en mi casa hay caricaturas vetadas
La principal: Peppa Pig.
No dejen que sus hijos vean Peppa Pig, ni Masha y el Oso. Ambos shows normalizan niños groseros, irrespetuosos y malcriados. Se burlan de los adultos, desobedecen sin consecuencias y presentan ese comportamiento como algo gracioso.
Los programas que si dejamos que vean:
1. Bluey (Disney Plus, YouTube)
Padres presentes, pacientes y firmes. Juegos creativos, resolución de conflictos, cero niños gritones mandando a los adultos.
2. Stillwater (Apple TV)
Más calmada y para niños un poco más grandes. Enseña regulación emocional, paciencia, reflexión. No sobreestimula ni idiotiza. Respeta la inteligencia del niño.
3. Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood (PBS Kids/YouTube Kids)
Continuación directa de Mister Rogers. Modela empatía, manejo de emociones y rutinas sanas.
4. Puffin Rock (Netflix/Netflix Kids)
Ritmo lento, narración tranquila, curiosidad por el mundo natural. No hay sarcasmo, no hay gritos, no hay niños cretinos “graciosos”
5. Little Bear (Paramount+ y YouTube)
Ritmo lento, silencios largos, conflictos pequeños y resolubles. Lenguaje simple, cortesía constante, adultos competentes. Promueve curiosidad, paciencia e imaginación sin sobreestimular. No hay sarcasmo, no hay gritos
6. Franklin (Amazon/Paramount+)
Historias claras sobre responsabilidad, miedo, honestidad y convivencia. Los errores tienen consecuencias y se reparan. Los padres existen y guían. Amistades imperfectas pero sanas.
Just experienced the absolute most crushing thing as a parent.
My 9 y/o daughter is trick or treating with a friend and sleeping over at her place tonight.
Selfishly, I won’t see “the big dump” of candy and the excitement that comes with it.
On top of that, we’ve spent *years* watching the Blue Jays together. And on a night where they could win it all, she won’t be there.
Tonight, in almost every aspect, just won’t be the same despite the potential joy in wait.
Hug your kids, man.
Because damn, them growing up hits a lot harder than you might expect.
Love you kiddo.
ICE apparently doesn’t know what Qualified immunity is because before they know it they will learn what it is and will end up losing everything including their freedom!👇👇👇👇
@notgaetti Of all people, Papi should know of miracle comebacks. The Sox were down to their last out their last strike in 2004 against the Yankees and they came back and took the World Series. So as a Jays fan I ain't relaxing until that last strike is thrown/tag is made/hit is caught.
Family & friends are over, we’ve got the game on inside and outside, taco salad, ciders, and two grandkids on a perfect late-September afternoon.
Is this heaven?
❤️⚾️😎
My mother died in an unexpected accident at her home on Friday night in Baltimore.
I want to take a brief moment to honor her life.
She was admitted into the first ever female class at John’s Hopkins (a huge accomplishment, because before that, it was men only).
She ran a private eye surgery practice for years.
She went to Africa multiple times to operate on entire villages to literally heal the blind.
She helped anyone who didn’t have money - despite never having much of her own.
She gave her life to Christ when she was 42, and never looked back. She lived in God’s grace.
For the few who knew her, you know she was incredibly intelligent, kind, and unyielding in her faith and values.
She also loved me fiercely despite her difficulty showing it.
But she was always proud. Always available. Always genuine. And truly did not care what anyone thought besides Jesus.
Also…
She was a great stay at home movie date. We’d get double features on the weekends. And I’d get to pick one candy.
She was a great cook and liberal with her use of butter. I only found out as an adult that the proper way to make Mac n cheese was not simply “melt a stick of butter then add noodles & powder.” This method also applied to eggs, steak, most other things worth eating.
She could hold her liquor like a champ and was always down for a good time.
On her good days - she was honestly wonderful to be around.
That being said, she was also a terrible driver. She was disorganized, clumsy, could not remember where she put her keys, wallet, phone, shoes or whatever she was looking for - ever.
And she’d argue about anything.
And that was Florence.
No matter what you thought of her, she was consistent. And she bent for no one.
Florence was a ball of goodness that struggled to deal with the world around her. She suffered her own demons. And near the end was in great mental and physical pain.
Now that she has passed, her pain has ended. And she can finally reunite with her Creator.
I hope her worldview is right and she is welcomed home in His arms with a message we’d all want: “well done my good and faithful servant.”
Maman, I will miss you.
Today, I lost my best friend and wife, Roxanne Benton . I love her with every ounce of my being and she passed away next to me holding her hand. She passed peacefully and quietly, which is how I knew she would.
She was an incredible mother, wife and friend. She was the most generous, sweet hearted person I know and she made me a better person and husband and I am forever changed by being with her for 17 years.
I haven’t shared much on Twitter/X but Roxy was diagnosed with cancer in 2022, only months after we moved to Reno. I did one Facebook post about it but removed it because she wanted privacy through her battle. That’s who she was, a very private person and didn’t want to burden others with her struggles. So it’s also why I didn’t discuss it on social media.
She fought HARD for 3 years, through many ups and downs that are even hard to explain in one post. She went through hell on earth, to put it bluntly. I was at every doctor appointment, emergency room visit and hospital stay. And I would do it all again to be there for her.
She will be greatly missed but I am grateful to our Lord that she is no longer struggling or in pain. She has been healed… fully.
I love you Roxy and we will see you again… ❤️
Bouncing off the walls with excitement all week, our 7 & 5 yr old girls FINALLY get to go to camp.
Each summer my parents put on "Cousin Camp" for the grandkids.
For the past 9 years, they invite all the grandkids age 5+ to spend 4 days on the farm - away from parents - with their cousins.
My mom goes all out making it feel like a genuine summer camp:
-bedrooms turned into cabins
-pledge of allegiance
-arts & crafts
-kitchen duty
-talent show
-music time
-swimming
-campfires
-field trips
-sports
...and the list goes on.
Even the older cousins who are 'too cool' to be campers are involved - they're "Junior Counselors"
It culminates with a "program" on Sunday afternoon when the kids get to show off all they've done to their parents.
Our kids talk about it, and look forward to it, all year long.
And the parents enjoy the weekend respite as well...
Just extremely thankful for my folks being willing to put in the effort so these cousins can create lasting memories.