Friday night – went to a friend’s barbarakah (kinda like a bar mitzvah). This ceremony is a celebration of a son’s transition into manhood. It started with worship and then we got to see a little show of Josh’s life, then his dad read encouraging words about the various things he will face in life,…

Congratulations to my cousin Lisa and husband Joe on the birth of their new baby girl – Julianna Marie Mirabile (how’s that for an Italian name!) who was born yesterday. This is their second child. I am sure her big brother Joey will be excited to have a little sister to take care of.

2 days from now is April 15th…. the dreaded tax day. Usually by now I have paid my taxes (since I always have to pay), but not this year. This year I owe $2,440 and change. As of right now I have about half of that. So I am hoping for a miracle. This brings…

I know I look scared in this picture. That’s because I was. All those knobs and dials… Actually, I just posted this picture because I wanted to copy Jason, because he posted a picture of him behind a soundboard on his xanga. The main differences are: 1. His soundboard is way more expensive and bigger….