“I’m a disabled veteran, and they keep touting preventive medicine at the VA. I thought, well, I need more exercise. But my feet were so bad that I could hardly get around. So I decided I would purchase a recombinant bike...
“It was 1966, and I was in Vietnam with the 5th Mechanized Infantry Division. I got medically discharged after about three months as a combat medic. I guess I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. A piece of...
“As I’ve gotten older, I’ve gained a real level of respect for the homeless. For these people to be able to wake up every morning and only have whatever they can fit in their bag or whatever they’re carrying, and go...
“It was 2011. At the time I was a single mom, and I had lost my job. I was living with my mom, trying to get back on my feet. It was one of those Christmases that was really, really hard....
“My mom had diabetes with all the complications. But she just kept going. She kept working as long as she could. She was in and out of the hospital, and we always knew she would come right out until the day...
“We recently had a conference here on campus called the Voto Latino Power Summit. Some of the speakers told us that while we’re making an impact in the community, there definitely are things we still need to work on. For example,...
“We met 10 years ago at a mutual friend’s birthday party. The friend’s wife came over and said, ‘I’ve got somebody I’d like you to meet.’ So we visited a little. The next day, a Sunday, we talked for an hour...
“My first wife and I had a very nice home on four acres. Then she got pancreatic cancer. She died six months after she was diagnosed. It was a beautiful home. But it just wasn’t … It was not a happy...
“I’m a veteran. I was in the Marine Corps. And there were two things the Marine Corps forgot to teach me. Number one, rollerskating. Number two, ballet. But what did they teach me? They taught me to take my job seriously....
“My grandmother is the epitome of a nana. She always feeds you. She always listens to you. She’s always there for you. She always wants the best for you. Now, for her and my grandfather to do this garage sale to...
