The most Catastrophic event in my lifetime is freshly underway. Our family is being tested by a worldwide event that will change the way we live from here on out. What feels like a science fiction movie or the first episode of Fear the Walking Dead is now a reality. A new tiny piece of…
Dietician Mia Syn discusses the health properties and benefits of plant-based food options on her 4th appearence on Fox Busisness Jan. 09, 2020 – 2:31 US New & World Report just released its 2020 Best Jobs List. Social Media Influencer didnt make the list but PA, Dentist and Orthodontist for the third year in a…
This past year has seen amazing success for our daughter in her business -Nutrition By Mia. Her job as a social media influencer, nutrition and lifestyle consultant and TV personality has brought her success in ways we never imagined as parents. On this Christmas Eve 2019, she again appeared on Fox Business to talk…
November 11, 2019 – I thought the day might be tough because of the big full moon the night before. If it would be anything like last week, I figured I would find a few good fish right off the rocks of the dam. Today I concentrated my efforts on the dam and fished…
Not a day goes by that I don’t feel lucky and fortunate to have met and married you. Happy 36th Anniversary. My buddy Kenny sais it all for me… For You Kenny Lattimore For you, I’d give a life time of stability Anything you want of me Nothing is impossible For you, There are no…
This morning, Mia appeared on Fox Business Newtork Live to discuss Plant Based Meat Substitutes.
Chicago has always been my sentimental favorite city. I spent 5 of the best years of my life there going to school at Northwestern Dental School and it is the city where I met my wife. When Mark decided to go there for his Physician Assistant Masters Degree, Gina and I were thrilled that we…
Each one of us here today will at one time in our lives look upon a loved one who is in need and ask the same question: We are willing to help, Lord, but what, if anything, is needed? For it is true we can seldom help those closest to us. Either we don’t know…
January 28, 2019 – I had a very good friend in 1992 come to me with a cash problem. He needed some fast cash and offered me a chance to buy a brand new Fleetwood Searcher 25 foot motorhome for half price. At the time, it seemed like a dumb idea with two toddlers at…
This weekend, My son proposed to his girlfriend of nearly 8 years. We couldn’t be happier. Six months in the planning, he popped the question on a local beach they love. A hour before they arrived at the beach, family members from both sides set the stage that mark had requested pitching a tent on…
Monday March 28, 2018 -Years from now when I remember Memorial Day 2018, I wont think of the catching two stripers on one cast, or the American Shad that I stalked and caught in the lake chasing them around the edge. I will think of the day the Warriors beat the Rockets in Game…
MIa Syn was quoted in the Huffington Post recently. It was great having her home these last few seeks while she did some work for Good Day Sacramento CBS Local last week. “Can You Take Your Kids to Mickey D’s And Not Feel Guilty?” “As a dietitian, I am happy to see the nutrition…
The last of the Mia\Mark generation of family graduated from Leland High School today. In a beautiful ceremony at the Rose Garden , Megan, our niece, graduated with her friends from Leland and is heading for Monterey State University next Fall. We are so proud of our Megan. Good luck in college and know…
“You fish — then you die — or you don’t fish and die anyway — your choice” Unknown I met Jim 14 years ago at my daughters soccer games. He was the grandfather of Mia’s teammate and we shared a passion for fly fishing. He moved to the Villages in San Jose from Bodega…
In a rare event, Gina and I were able to plan a vacation with both our adult kids and Ryan (Mia’s boyfriend) at our favorite island destination-The Kanapalli Ali on Maui. Mark is heading to PA school at Rosalind Franklin Medical School, Chicago in June. After buying a new Subaru Crosstrek for the two year…
This Christmas was another great one for Gina and I having our kids home for the Holidays. We especially enjoyed Kimmie the dog for the last couple weeks and it reminded us of when we had a dog in the house over 20 years ago. The outdoor christmas displays created by PHS Greenleaf gave…
With the election of Trump, some of the smaller proposition results have flown under the radar as to the long term impact to fishing as we know it in the California Delta and ocean. Proposition 53 -The California Voter Approval Requirement for Revenue Bonds above $2 Billion Initiative- would have given Northern California a say…
Today Gina and I celebrate our 33rd wedding anniversary. “I will spend an eternity loving you, caring for you, respecting you, showing you every day that I hold you as high as the stars.” What a busy weekend its been. On Friday, We saw Boz Scaggs and Michael McDonald in concert at the Mountain Winery…
University of Oregon Commencement Ceremony 6/13/2016 If someone told me at his high school graduation,that my son Mark would graduate from college with a degree in Human Physiology and an minor in Chemistry, I would have said, “that would be highly unlikely.” If someone told me that he would graduate with a 3.7 GPA…
Nick’s Military Honors Ceremony will take place on Saturday February 6, 2016 at Los Gatos Memorial Park 2255 Los Gatos Almaden Rd, San Jose, CA 95124 My father in law, Nick, passed away Saturday night around 10PM peacefully, four weeks before his 100th birthday. He was my dad, my friend and a great man. Despite…