What a long strange trip it has been. From a former heroin abuser in a poor neighborhood in Michigan, to Michigan's 2007 Hispanic Artist of the Year, I constantly thank my blessings. Thanks for you for visiting my blog where I discuss what matters in education. I hope you enjoy my articles dealing with education and how we can improve education across the nation. If you are in the educational system and would like to see what I can do for your school please click HERE.


My son, Hector, was 16 when he started taking drawing more seriously.  He entered the Congressional Art Contest and became a semifinalist for Hawaii.  He represented Kauai.  He met Congresswoman, Mazie Hirono, our Congresswoman!  I love how art connects you with your world.  Hector drew Albert Einstein.

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How I Measure My Wealth

August 14th, 2008

I changed the way I measure my wealth.  I used to measure it by the amount of material things I owned like a built in pool out in the country and my farmhouse in Michigan.  I had arthritis and had plenty of insurance to obtain medicine whenever my ankle would become inflamed and prevent me from walking.

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