July 13, 2010

Today is July 13th and this blog should go live at 10:53 but I’ve set it for 12:01. That’s for you mudda. 😉 This date and time is significant to a number of people but most importantly… To me. This moment marks a new era in my life. It’s been 5...

Going to Die in One Year

Live. A timeless message that has been and will be spoken and written about until nobody is around to do so. Sometimes the message is beautiful, other times… Here are some examples: “Never put off tomorrow what you can do today.” Thomas Jefferson...

Gram, I am Going to Miss You.

On May 9th, at approximately 1 pm, Helen (Orr) Cocchiola passed away. She was 87. She was my Gram. For the past four months emma and I have driven to CT to visit her on a weekly basis. The time spent with her was wonderful. Gram, as I learned from mudda, enjoyed chats...

Limited Functionality = Frustration(s)

For just over 10 weeks I have had people ask me “Why?” when I say I can’t eat something at random times of the day. It may be at work or a gathering of friends or family. It’s confusing to them and a repeated one liner for me. )points to teeth(...

Family Site Name Poll Results

From 01/19/09-02/01/09 the fam, on my mudda’s side, voted on a site name with the goal of bringing everyone closer together through the intertubes. I used a Google Form and emailed everyone a link to a static page on my site with the poll embedded. Everyone was...