Mutterings and Musings
Shaun’s favorite pastime is to be out fishing and on the lake, He likes relaxing, and listening to the water slap against his boat. However, let there be no mistake, that his two sons and wife, For sure, are his greatest joys in his life. Shaun’s life’s work is to serve and protect the public… Continue reading Shaun
Elsa is a mother and grandma, and has quite a fulfilling life. Likes the finer things in life, I’m quite sure, as anyone would. She’s also a great wife, Is married to an Argentinean, a tennis freak, but it’s rumored, that he is quite good. Elsa does things to stay young, fit, and is really… Continue reading My Cousin Elsa
From a little town in Mexico, and humble beginnings, he came, As a kid working in migrant fields, he and his family would spend every six months of the year there. Jose recalled what his Dad kept saying that if he didn’t do well in class, He’d work the migrant fields all his life; and… Continue reading Jose Hernandez
We don’t call him Jimmy or Jim; he won’t go for that. Because it’s just James, he’d say. He is a great partner to have, with good street smarts for his age. A patient man, he won’t lose his cool, even when you try to rattle his cage. He hails from a little town called… Continue reading James
Thinking back today after thirty-six years, the day was a Sunday. Her labor had started on Friday night, very much to our dismay, For She was only in her seventh month of term. And it was much too early for our Son to be born. I can still recall that El Paso night we went… Continue reading Our Son
Seems like only yesterday; well, maybe not. But looking back, Javier reminded me that it was a long time ago When he and I both worked in that chicken plant in a USDA spot. The seventies had not ended, and the twin towers were still a jewel. Yes, we worked hard; but times were simple… Continue reading My Long-Time Friend Javier
Being from a large extended hispanic (third-generation American family), we are very proud of our heritage. My Dad grew up in a household of 10 boys, and one girl. You always hear stories that American families have always been very patriotic and have gone off to fight wars very willingly for the love of their… Continue reading The “Greatest Generation of Collazo Brothers”
We buried Ted Kennedy today, and are again, faced with sadness, I say, thank God, that at least he was a grandfather, where his brothers did not live long enough to enjoy that experience. It seems at least there was not as much pain as in the earlier tragedies, For he lived a complete full… Continue reading Ode to Ted Kennedy
There is something about finding out that your child has won an award that just gets proud parents reeling. Of course, to me, the first image that pops into my head, is that you are so proud. The second image are flashbacks of all his awards won throughout his life, i.e. in grade school bringing… Continue reading The First Ever Straight Jacket Award
It seems like only yesterday, When I was just a kid; and my fuzzy memories of that day resurrect When I presented a gift to Dad that I made in school in the form of a cardboard display. I remember how my Dad treated it like some sort of golden object; By him doing that,… Continue reading Remembering a Special Father’s Day When I Was Young